diff --git a/boatmovers/results.py b/boatmovers/results.py
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+import trueskill
+from trueskill import Rating, rate
+
+class Athlete:
+    def __init__(self, first_name, last_name, club, birth_year, mu=25, sigma=25./3.):
+        self.first_name = first_name
+        self.last_name = last_name
+        self.club = club
+        self.birth_year = birth_year
+        self.rating = Rating(mu, sigma)
+
+    def expose(self):
+        return trueskill.expose(self.rating)
+
+    def setrating(self, rating):
+        self.rating = rating
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return u'{f} {l} {c} - {s:.2f}'.format(
+            f=self.first_name,
+            l=self.last_name,
+            c=self.club,
+            s=self.expose()
+        )
+
+class Crew:
+    def __init__(self,  athletes, name):
+        self.athletes = athletes
+        self.name = name
+
+    def size(self):
+        return len(self.athletes)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return u'{n}'.format(n=self.name)
+
+class Result:
+    def __init__(self, crews, name, validated=False, processed=False):
+        self.crews = crews
+        self.name = name
+        self.validated = validated
+        self.processed = processed
+
+    def validate(self):
+        # crews need to be more than 2
+        if len(self.crews) < 2:
+            self.validated = False
+            return False
+
+        # crews need to be all same length
+        l = self.crews[0].size()
+        for crew in self.crews:
+            if crew.size() != l:
+                self.validated = False
+                return False
+
+        # crew length need to be 1, 2, 4 or 8
+        if l not in [1,2,4,8]:
+            self.validated = False
+            return False
+
+        # cannot have same crew multiple times in same race
+        if len(self.crews) != len(set(self.crews)):
+            self.validated = False
+            return False
+
+        # cannot have same athletes in different crews in same race
+        allathletes = []
+        for crew in self.crews:
+            for athlete in crew.athletes:
+                allathletes.append(athlete)
+
+        if len(allathletes) != len(set(allathletes)):
+            self.validated = False
+            return False
+
+        self.validated = True
+        return self.validated
+
+    def process(self):
+        if not self.validated:
+            if not self.validate():
+                return False
+
+        if self.processed:
+            return True
+
+        # validate the race
+        ratings = list([athlete.rating for athlete in crew.athletes] for crew in self.crews)
+        result = rate(ratings, ranks = list(range(len(self.crews))))
+
+        i = 0
+        j = 0
+
+        for c in result:
+            for rating in c:
+                self.crews[i].athletes[j].setrating(rating)
+                j += 1
+            i += 1
+            j = 0
+
+        self.processed = True
+
+        return True
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        s = self.name + ': '
+        for crew in self.crews:
+            s = s + str(crew) + ', '
+
+        return s[:-2]