Claire BarnesClare Boat Club will be launching a new eight today 🥂
Pictured here, a wooden shell four in action for the 1978 May Bumps.
Penny Sweet, no3 in the frig-rigged 1978 boat, stroked 'The Lady Clare' to go Head of the River in 1979. She also rowed for the University, and went on to the Moscow Olympics. 🧵 2/
In 2011, she unveiled an eight named in her honour. In 2020, Penny featured in a series on Twitter as a modern 'Lady of Clare'. 🧵 3/
'Penny Sweet' is still on the river, but 'Elizabeth de Burgh' has retired. It's time for a new boat... 🧵 4/
The ‘Lady of Clare’ is back! 🥂
In time for the Mays, in this 700th anniversary year. 🧵 5/
Yellow fire! 🔥
