TBC Racing News and Current Events

TBC Racing Annual Banquet will take place on January 10th, 2009.  Use the link below to sign up and pay for the Banquet through Regatta Central.

Uniform page is updated for Fall 2008

9-22-08 Head of the Potomac. Juniors, Opens and Masters raced many events at Head of the Potomac. Among the best finishes were 1st in the Junior Womens 8+, 2nd in the Junior Mens 8+, 2nd in the Masters Womens 4+, and 4th in the Womens Open 4+. (Full results)

126th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta, St. Catherines, Ontario. TBC Juniors, Opens, and Masters competed at the Royal Canadian Henley this year. TBC Women claimed Henley Gold in the Open 8+ Dash, a first time medal for TBC in a womens 8+. Junior Men placed 4th in the Junior 8+ Final. Masters Men sent both a B 4+ and a D 4+ and combined the two crews to race as a Masters 8+. The 8+ finished second in its qualifying heat to advanced to get 6th place in the final. The B 4+, rowing in a final, led the race for 800 meters but was unable to hold off a late move and finished in second place, bow-to-stern with the winning crew. The TBC Masters Women finished 4th and 6th in the C 4+ final and 4th in the D 4+ final. The Women’s E 2x and C 2x, in their first time racing, finished 4th and 6th in their age categories respectively.

7-27-2008 Diamond States Masters Regatta, Middletown, DE. The TBC Masters Men raced well, finishing second in their A/B Category 4+ heat and finishing second overall in the B age category. The Men later raced in a C 8+ finishing 4th in the event. The TBC Masters Women also posted respectable finishes in their C Category 4+ (5th place) and C Category 8+ (4th place). Strong thunderstorms disrupted the racing again this year forcing many crews to scratch their entries in later races.

7-22-08 TBC and USRowing Development Camp/TBC bring home 15 medals from USRowing Nationals in Camden New Jersey. Mens Intermediate Lightweight 4+, Silver; Womens Open Lightweight 8+, Gold; Womens Junior A 4+ Bronze; Womens Intermediate Lightweight 4+, Gold and Bronze; Womens Senior Lightweight 2-, Bronze; Womens Junior A 8+ Silver; Womens Junior B 8+, Silver; Mens Junior A 4+, Bronze; Womens Intermediate 4+, Bronze; Womens Senior Lightweight 4+, Bronze; Womens Junior B 4+, Gold and Bronze; Womens Intermediate Lightweight 2-, Silver; Womens Senior 8+, Silver. Full Results

7-12-2008 Capital Sprints, Anacostia. TBC Masters crews rowed with strong showings in several events at the Capital Sprints. The TBC Womens Novice 8+ posted a first place finish in their event, and the Masters Womens 8+ A and B boats both posted second place finishes in their respective events. The Women also fielded four 4+ boats, finishing 2nd and 3rd in one event and 2nd and 5th in a second. The TBC Masters Men took 2nd place in one of the 4+ events and the two other fours finished 3rd and 5th in their event. In addition, the Women fielded a quad for the first time.

7-5-2008 Independence Day Regatta, Philadelphia. The TBC Masters Men had a strong performance at the Independence Day Regatta. The Men had two fours entered in the same event and one of the boats kept pace with the leaders just two seats out of first place for 800 meters, the final results were 5th place and 7th. The TBC Women, rowing against some very strong competition managed respectable 5th place finishes in their races.

6-28-2008 Three Sisters Scrimmage, Potomac River. Five local Masters rowing teams had a friendly scrimmage followed by a potluck BBQ at Potomac Boat Club. TBC Masters Women 8+ were first in their event. In the Masters Women’s 4+ race they posted second behind the TBC Masters Men. The Masters Men 4+ finished second in their event.

6-21-2008 Charm City Sprints, Baltimore, MD. TBC Racing Masters continued their winning ways at the Charm City Sprints. The Mens Novice four began the day with a victory in their event. The Masters Men followed with a second place finish by one of their two fours. The Masters Mens eight posted a second straight victory holding off a late move to finish first and win the event. The Masters Women had similar success, finishing first and second in their fours event and finishing second in their Masters eight event.

5-31-2008 Stonewall Regatta, Anacostia. TBC’s Masters Men opened the 2008 season with a convincing win in their 8+ event. The Masters Women had a second place finish in one of the 4+ events. Heavy thunderstorms caused cancellation of races later in the afternoon preventing the Masters Mens fours and Masters Womens and Womens Novice eights from racing.

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5-1-07 TBC has been selected to host USRowing Senior Women's Openweight and Lightweight and Men's Openweight and Lightweight Development Camps.   

5-1-08 Junior Men and Junior Women will have information sessions about the Summer 2008 season.  May 1st and May 8th, 6:30 located on the upper floor at Thompsons.  Meetings are not mandatory, but are a good time to ask questions of the coaches and get a better idea of what Thompsons is all about.  If you have specific questions you can always email the coaches. 

4-30-08 Junior Men and Junior Womens pages are updated with information sheets for Summer 2008 prospective rowers to fill out. 

3-11-08 All program pages updated with Summer 2008 information.  Uniforms and Calendar pages also updated.

TBC Racing social gathering at Garrett's in the Parlor Room (3003 M Street NW), Saturday February 23, 2008, 8:00-10:00 PM.   Must be 21+ to attend. 

2-5-08 Jacket orders will be accepted through February 19th.  See the Uniform page for details

2-5-08 Many TBC Racing rowers raced at the Mid Atlantic Erg Sprints , 2-2-08

1-25-08 TBC Racing Annual Banquet was once again a success.  Thank you to everyone who helped organize the event and thank you to everyone who attended.  Congratulations to our 2007 Award Winners, Cara Frankenfeld, Alexis Zink, Marrah Galvin, Gabe Middendorf, Val Hutchins, Justin Manning, Margie Orrick, John Lancaster, and Robin Gilbert. (Results/Awards page updated) 

11-5-07  TBC Racing Crews raced at Head of the Occoquan yesterday.  The Junior Womens first eight won the Junior 8+ event, their second, third, and fourth boats placing, 5th, 10th, and 19th.  The junior women also won the junior 4+ event.  The Open Women placed 4th and 7th in the Club 8+ event, and 2nd, 4th, and 8th in the Club 4+ event.  The Junior Men placed 2nd and 18th in the Junior Mens 8+, and 3rd in the Junior Mens 4+.  The Masters Women placed 2nd and 15th in the Masters 4+ and 2nd in their age group in the Masters 8+.  The Masters Men placed 8th in the Masters 8+ event. (Full HOTO results)

10-29-07  It's that time of year again to start preparing for the TBC Racing Annual Banquet.   The banquet is a great time for all TBC teams to get together and reflect on the racing in 2007.  Please answer the following survey, so we can get as many TBC rowers there as possible.