Team WinTech and King had a hugely successful weekend at the 2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships, securing 58 medals (17 gold) across a range of boat classes and emerging by far the most-decorated boat-builder across the course of the four-day event. 

Held for the first time as a joint event in July, the newly revamped British Championships attracted entries from across the UK, including recent Henley Royal and Henley Women’s Regatta winners.

Starting us off on the Friday were two medals in the open club coxless fours. Derby Rowing Club took gold (WinTech International) with Kingston Rowing Club taking silver (WinTech International). In the women’s equivalent, Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association took silver (WinTech Cobra). Nottinghanshire County Rowing Association also secured a bronze in the open club single. 

In a succession of junior events shortly after, medals flowed for WinTech shells; we won bronze in the open junior 18 singles via Shanklin Sandown (WinTech Cobra) and then took gold and bronze in the quad via Lea Rowing Club (WinTech Cobra) and Royal Grammar School High Wycombe (WinTech International) respectively. Gold was also secured in the women’s junior 18 double as Lea Rowing Club continued to flex their muscle in the junior community (WinTech International). Shanklin Sandown reprised the open junior 16 doubles title they took at the National Schools’ Regatta two months ago (WinTech International) whilst Exeter Rowing Club were silver medallists, also in a WinTech International. 

Continuing the junior theme, we won bronze in the women’s junior 16 single with A B Severn RC (WinTech Cobra) before Sir William Perkins took an impressive gold in the women’s junior 18 pair (WinTech International). The final three races of the day were also littered with WinTech medals; the Windsor Boys School – featuring several of the crew that won the Fawley Challenge Cup – took bronze in the open junior 18 coxless four (WinTech International) before Calpe RC of Gibraltar won gold in the women’s junior 16 pair (WinTech Cobra SE) alongside Marlow RC who claimed bronze in the same final (WinTech International). Finally, silver and bronze were collected in the open junior 16 coxed four as Windsor Boys and Claires Court School (WinTech Internationals) rounded out a hugely successful Friday for Team WinTech. 

Saturday was another warm and pleasant day, and medals begun to flow shortly after 5pm. Bronze was collected in the open club quads thanks to Shoreham Rowing Club (WinTech International) before Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association (WinTech Cobra) took silver in the women’s equivalent. Claires Court School were silver medallists in the mixed club coxed fours (WinTech International) before Hartpury College won gold and Lea Rowing Club took silver in the women’s junior 18 singles (WinTech Internationals). Rob Roy BC also won a strong silver in the women’s junior 18 quads (WinTech International). 

Our next set of medals came about 30 minutes later and begun with a phenomenal one-two-three in the women’s junior 16 doubles; A B Severn retained their national title from Dorney Lake two months ago (WinTech Cobra SE FLX) whilst Tideway Scullers School took silver (WinTech Cobra) and Calpe RC were in bronze (WinTech Cobra SE). We also won gold in the following race, as Shanklin Sandown took the win in the open junior 16 singles (WinTech International). 

We collected a further five medals on the Saturday, starting with a brilliant win from the Windsor Boys School in the open junior 16 quads (WinTech International) – this crew have swept all before them in 2024 and head into their senior seasons as strong contenders for national titles. Hinksey Sculling School were bronze medallists in a WinTech Cobra. The Windsor Boys School collected yet another medal in the open junior 18 pairs, winning silver in a WinTech International. Our final medals of the day came in the women’s junior 16 coxed four, when Great Marlow School took bronze (WinTech International), before Claires Court School rounded out the day with gold in the open junior 16 pairs (WinTech International). 

Sunday saw us add a further 14 medals to the growing collection, starting with a succession of silvers: Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association in both the open and women’s club pairs (WinTech Internationals) plus Derby Rowing Club and Oxford in the open championship coxless fours (WinTech International). We also won bronze in the women’s club pair courtesy of Calpe RC (WinTech Cobra SE). Windsorian Rowing Club added a bronze in the open championship doubles (WinTech Cobra SE FLX). 

In the women’s adaptive 1-2 single, Sudbury RC and Guildford RC were silver and bronze medallists (WinTech Explorer 24 and 21 respectively) before Deeside Scullers took gold in the open AR3 single (WinTech Competitor). 

We collected another six junior medals to close out the day, including bronze for Nottingham & Union RC in the women’s junior 14 coxed quads (WinTech International) and silver for Marlow Rowing Club in the open junior 14 doubles (WinTech International). Another podium sweep was stacked in the women’s junior 15 doubles as Cantabrigian RC secured gold, Calpe RC took silver and Hereford RC managed bronze (WinTech Internationals). Windsor Boys A won silver in the open junior 15 coxed quads to complete the set (WinTech International). 

12 medals were won on the final day of competition, including four victories, as Team WinTech completed their total haul of 17 golds. In the first final of the day, Tees Rowing Club won gold in the open junior AR-O single (WinTech Competitor) whilst Stratford-upon-Avon BC took silver (WinTech International). In the open beginner double, Windsor Boys/Windsorian were silver medallists (WinTech Cobra SE FLX) and Surrey University took bronze (WinTech Club Racer). 

Berwick ARC took bronze in the open junior 14 singles (WinTech Competitor) before Henley RC and Falcon RC collected gold and silver respectively in the open junior 14 coxed quads (WinTech Internationals). In addition, gold was secured in the following two races as Exeter RC & Hexham RC won the open junior 15 doubles (WinTech International) and A B Severn BC won the women’s junior 15 single (WinTech Cobra). Hereford RC added silver in the former (WinTech International). 

Finally, City of Bristol won bronze in the women’s junior 14 double (WinTech International) before Marlow Rowing Club took silver in the women’s junior 15 coxed quads (WinTech International). 

The 2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships rounds out the domestic season for Team WinTech in what has been another hugely successful year, featuring top-level wins at national events plus Trophies at the prestigious Henley Women’s and Royal Regattas. We are already excited to return to competition in the ’24/’25 season. 

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