{"id":4362,"date":"2016-04-11T16:11:02","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T15:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/04\/11\/skadi-tweede-bij-varsity\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:15","slug":"skadi-tweede-bij-varsity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/04\/11\/skadi-tweede-bij-varsity\/","title":{"rendered":"Skadi comes in second at Varsity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Last Sunday, the rowers of Skadi were knocked off their throne at the Varsity, the premier annual rowing regatta for students on the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. The Rotterdam crew were the runners up in Houten, coming in 11 seconds behind Amsterdam\u2019s Nereus \u2013 in its record 41st<\/sup> Varsity victory.<\/p>\n

Proud<\/h3>
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As the titleholders in the \u2018Oude Vier\u2019 \u2013 the Varsity\u2019s main event \u2013 Skadi had very high expectations for the regatta, according to President\u00a0Falko Michielse. \u201cOf course, we travelled to Houten with one goal in mind, and that was to bring home the gold. In that sense, it is a pity that we didn\u2019t win. But our \u2018Old Four\u2019 put up a good fight. We can be proud of them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Get their own back next year<\/h3>

Until two kilometres before the finish line, the Skadi four still coursed half a boat\u2019s length ahead of Nereus\u2019s crew. However, in the final kilometre they started to run out of steam. The rowers plan to get their own back in 2017: \u201cNext year will be an important year, and we will once again be sending our very best rowers to Houten.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read about the performances of Skadi in the previous year <\/h2>