48 NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 2008
Next month
‘Much blood
will fl ow’ –
the Kaiser’s
Battle and
● MA ‘Doc’ Martin grimaces as he attempts a dead lift
the Royal
Naval
Division
Oars for good
Worth the
weight
RN POWERLIFTERS raised
the bar – and expectations
A TEAM of 13 rowers from the
championships, the officer shaved four tenths website www.navy.rowing.org.uk or Lt Kev
– at the Inter-Services
Indoor section of the RNRM
of a second of his Birmingham time to take Anderson on 9380 28774.
Championships.
Amateur Rowing Association
bronze in the men’s 30-39 age category. The association offers three boathouses, a
With only six weeks to
WO Paul Winton, in the 50-plus age category, large number of boats and coaching facilities
prepare, the scratch RN
entered this year’s British Indoor continued his run of solid performances with for both indoor and on-water rowers and is
team ran experienced
Rowing Championships (BIRC),
a 6th place fi nish, in a time several seconds actively seeking novice and returning rowers,
sides – containing several
at Birmingham’s National Indoor
faster than his BIRC race. wet and dry, for the forthcoming indoor, head
GB International lifters
Arena.
It is hoped that the RN will be able to fi eld a and regatta seasons.
– extremely close, fi nally
crew of up to 12 sailors and marines in the
being narrowly beaten by
The event, in its 17th year, attracted a
World Indoor Rowing Championships
the Army and National Police
record entry of 3,203 competitors, aged
in Boston, USA, towards the end of
1st teams and fi nishing an
between ten and 84.
this month.
extremely creditable 3rd
Races are ‘rowed’ on identical Concept
Anyone interested in rowing or
overall.
2 Rowing Machines and take place over
indoor rowing should contact the RN
In all, eight teams from the
a virtual 2,000m course, with progress
mens’, ladies’ or indoor captains
police, Army, RN and RAF
shown on a large screen behind
as applicable via the
entered the competition at
the competitors.
Hercules Gym in Colchester,
Several Royal Navy rowers
organised by the Army
are veterans of the event,
Power lifting Union (APU)
but this year the team
and licensed by the British
included a number of
Drugs Free Powerlifting
novice rowers.
Association (BDFPA).
Go
Notable performances
The team was managed
included those of this year’s
by Lt Cdr Simon Wynn
RN men’s champion, Shaun
Commando
(100kg) and consisted of
Hickson RM (7th in the
three lifters LPT Sean Cole
men’s 35-39 race), CWEM(R)
(team captain) (67.5kg), Mne
in your
Steve Card, in only his second
Mark Flemming (75kg) and
race, fi nished 6th, and LLogs
MA Doc Martin (90kg).
lounge – 20
Damian Spreckley (HMS Ocean)
All four RN representatives
came 29th in the men’s open race,
lifted well beyond
DVDs to win
against several members of the GB
expectation.
Olympic rowing team and many of
Lt Cdr Simon Wynn bench
the nation’s elite rowers.
pressed a massive 162.5kg
However, the performance of the
(358lb) – the biggest lift in
day was from Lt Cdr Neil McMullan
Plus
that discipline during the
RN.
competition.
Lt Cdr McMullan, returning to
competitive indoor rowing after
The biggest surprise of
a break of three years, won the
the day, for the opposition
The Ensign
national silver medal in the 35-
was Mne Mark Flemming
39 age category; his lung-busting
who lifted a massive 597.5kg
and the
time of 6m 4.8s, as well as being a
(1,317) over all three lifts
personal best, was the 19th fastest
– breaking the BDFPA record
Cross – with
time of the day – beating several
in the process and winning
GB squad and Oxford/Cambridge
the ‘lifter of the tournament’
boat race crew members.
title.
the Orion “I’d been training hard for this
As a result of the
race over the last few months
standards set by the RN
task force
and I was delighted with both
lifters as individuals, they all
a personal best and the silver
qualifi ed to compete in the
in Malta
medal,” said Neil. “I am now tur ning
British Nationals in June.
my focus to the World Championships in
For those not acquainted
February, where I hope to continue improving
with this sport, powerlifting
my performance.”
is distinct from weightlifting,
Just days later in Dresden at the European
● Oar indoors... (l-r) WO1 Paul Winton, Lt Cdr Neil
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