7th April 2005: British Triathlon Honorary President joins Sport Lakes campaign [top]
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| Sarah Springman Courtesy of Mike Richardson |
Professor Sarah Springman, Honorary President of the British Triathlon Association is to join Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent as a patron of Cambridge Sport Lakes. Professor Springman will represent triathlon’s interest in this exciting concept, joining a rapidly growing group of national and international supporters.
Cambridge Sport Lakes will create one of the largest multi-purpose outdoor sports venues in the country for triathlon, cycling, rowing, canoeing and BMX. It will provide accessible and affordable entrées to these sports for the local community and serve as an important training and competition venue for amateur sports men and women and the international elite. The lakes will give a much needed leisure resource and breathing space back to the residents of Cambridge and the East of England. A fundraising campaign is currently underway to raise the remaining £10.9 million needed to finance the project.
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| Sarah on the London-Paris Relay Courtesy of Robert Garvey |
Professor Springman stated, “I am absolutely delighted about the prospects for triathletes to benefit from this initiative. Off-road, traffic-free training and racing opportunities combined with open water swimming under semi-controlled conditions will offer tremendous advantages to local and regional triathletes, duathletes and aquathletes of all ages. Great progress has been made but we now need to think laterally to discover new sources of financing that will enable the project to be completed as early as possible!”
Professor Springman, who is currently chair of geotechnical engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, is a well-known figure, not only in the triathlon community, but also in the world of sports diplomacy. Sarah Springman has been described as an inspiration for women and fair play in the sport of triathlon and was awarded an OBE for her services to sport in 1997. A distinguished international athlete in her own right, Sarah was the driving force behind the first triathlon and aquathlon events in Cambridge from 1985 onwards, and was a founding member of the Cambridge Tri Club. Cambridge Tri is now one of the country’s largest and most successful triathlon clubs, hosting both regional and national events, and with members of the GB team at elite, U23, junior and age group. Sarah lived and trained in Cambridge for the decade in which she won her 11 British open titles and represented Great Britain continuously in triathlon and duathlon. She was also a successful age group rower and sculler and has won 20 World titles in recent years.
Further information on Professor Sarah Springman can be found at: http://www.springman.info.
12th March 2005: Youngsters take up the Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust Team Challenge [top]
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Cantabrigian RC collect their prizes Courtesy of Magnum Opus Photography |
On Saturday 12th March 2005, over 100 young people from schools and rowing clubs throughout the region took part in the Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust Junior Indoor Rowing Challenge 2005 at Parkside Community College, Cambridge. Participants lined up on indoor rowing machines to see if their crew could follow in the footsteps of Pinsent, Coode, Cracknell and Williams and achieve gold.
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Lady Adrian School race the final Courtesy of Magnum Opus Photography |
The competition was a totally-inclusive relay event open to teams of four athletes aged between 10 and 18 years. Achievement of individuals was measured against “Gold Medal Standard Distances” and expressed as a percentage of that distance. Each competitor completed a 2-minute sprint trying to beat his or her “Gold Medal” target. The structure of the competition allowed young people with disabilities to compete without disadvantage.
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Five teams from Champion of the Thames RC competed on the day Courtesy of Magnum Opus Photography |
The final was a closely fought competition, with Cantabrigian Rowing Club under 18 boys narrowly beating a mixed under 13 team from St John’s College School to take the title of Challenge champions. Pewter tankards were awarded to both teams for their efforts by Laurie Hallifax, trustee of the Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust and well-known local junior rowing coach. Medals also went to Owen Giles from The Perse School, Tom Heathcote from St John’s College School and Nickie King from Lady Adrian School for outstanding individual performances. Every athlete went home a winner with a Challenge t-shirt for his or her efforts.
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25th January 2005: Sport Clubs Join Together to Help the Campaign [top]
Volunteers from each of the sports featured at Cambridge Sport Lakes: BMX, cycling, canoeing, rowing and triathlon, met on Tuesday 25th January 2005 to discuss ways of developing common strategies for support across sports.
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We are continuing to raise the profile of Cambridge Sport Lakes within the community. Trust volunteers have been visiting Sport Clubs and Committees across the community to brief members on Cambridge Sport Lakes. If your Club is interested in finding out more, contact Cambridge Sport Lakes Trust:
Tel: 01223 576360; Email: csl@cambridgesportlakes.org
