ROSS Rowing Club's 2009 season

started well with the Performance

squad of the Junior Academy achieving

success at Dorney lake on January

25th in the Marlow spring head time

trial.

The performance of the day was

from Amy Surman and Ellie Grindle,

who rowed a year above their age

group in Women's J14 double sculls.

They won this event by a clear 30 seconds,

and even more impressively

beat most of the WJ15 crews and

many other more experienced and

older combinations.

Coach Robin Fletcher said: "This

was a terrific row, Amy and Ellie

developed terrific boat speed, and we

know we can develop this further as

training progress over the next couple

of months".

The women's J15 squad all rowed

in single sculls over the course, the

top result going to Kelly Morris who

came third in a highly competitive

field.

The scullers were competing

over the Olympic course and the

coaches were looking to see which

of the squad were showing early

signs of promise as the group heads

towards West Midland trails and

national Schools events.