We are here at Lucerne, the place where rowers worship, apparently! Since arriving in Lucerne, I have been amazed by the pituresque surroundings. There are mountains surrounding the city all with snow, including Mount Pilatus. As you push off from the pontoon at the lake, the mountains create a breathe taking backdrop that is unbelievable!
Today we won the heat by over six seconds to Great Britain and China who came second at the last world cup. They were a good crew to have next to us, as they were an indicator for us to use to measure our progression from the last regatta. The reigning world champs are here, the USA, and they won the second heat. They did clock a faster time than us, however, they were in a three boat battle to the line with Germany and Canada. We were all racing for the top position as first place went straig
ht to the final.
ht to the final. I have put a few photos of the last few days of the Varese Camp, where we were training with our men's double scull. They are a good training tool as they are the same speed, if not a little faster than us over 2000m. Enjoy!
