FISA Rowing World Cup Regatta 2009: ICBC’s Adam Freeman-Pask has won a bronze medal for lightweight single sculls at the Rowing World Cup in Banyoles, Spain. Freeman-Pask replaced Olympic gold medallist Zac Purchase (due to illness) as the GB representative in the men's lightweight single claiming his first international medal at senior level. Earlier this year he convincingly won the third phase of GB Rowing Winter Assessment Trials at Boston Lincolnshire and was subsequently placed in the top lightweight pair of the country. After an average performance from the Lwt 2- last month at GB Final Trials, Freeman-Pask moved back to the single scull for the first of three World Cup regattas. This is the first time a student from Imperial has won a sculling medal at a World Cup regatta. This latest achievement places Freeman-Pask in a very strong position for selection to the GB squad for the Olympics in 2012; especially as the only GB lightweight to medal at the regatta.

Twickenham Regatta 2009: Heartthrob Matt Lunt took first place in the IM3 1x event after an inspirational win from Erica Thompson and Rachael Davies in the W IM1 2x event earlier in the day. Glorious sunshine glistened off the pewter tankards as the winners collected their well-deserved prizes. The 1,250 metre course lies on a stretch of the Thames between Eel Pie Island and Richmond Bridge and offered many of IC’s novices their first taste of small boat racing. Confident steering proved the catalyst for success with many crews falling victim to the course’s bending profile.

Essen International Regatta 2009: Gold for ICBC cox Henry Fieldman for the U23 GB 8+ eased the pain of IC’s Danny Bellion, Henry Goodier, Josh Yerrell and Leo Carrington, who were defeated last weekend at the elite Essen International Regatta in Germany. The four have become the pride of Trapmore’s heart and have been elevated into celebrity status around the club. The crew were not expected to medal at the regatta but were instead sent to gain experience against top senior crews. They faced elite national squads and raced well offering promising hopes for the future. Trapmore (with no son’s to his name) has in recent weeks spent hours tweaking the crew in private outings with a view to getting the four onto the U23 GB squad next year. This would be a great test of their character and speed as the current U23 GB 4- was competing in the same race. But Bellion became suddenly and dramatically ill on the flight meaning Trapmore had to substitute for the race.