BUCS Regatta 2024 was another huge success for Team WinTech & King, with our athletes and crews collecting 16 medals over the course of three action-packed days of racing. Hailed as the student national championships, Nottingham’s Holme Pierrepont played host to thousands of rowers from across the United Kingdom, with a wide variety of ambitions on show. For some, this marked their first competitive foray into the sport and simply boating onto the lake was a show of strength. For others, last weekend’s racing was the first fixture in a series of contests leading into the all-important Henley series in a couple of months’ time. 

The Saturday saw us collect six medals in a range of categories. We won back-to-back bronzes in the open intermediate lightweight single and women’s beginner single; Aberdeen claimed the former in a WinTech whilst Edinburgh, the dominant force in beginner rowing, finished third in a WinTech in the latter. The following race saw us win silver in the women’s intermediate pair, as Durham finished second behind local rivals Newcastle in a WinTech Cobra. Shortly after, Nottingham secured silver in a WinTech International in the open intermediate single. Our final two medals of the day came in the women’s intermediate quad (silver for Durham in a WinTech Cobra) and women’s championship quad (bronze for Durham in a WinTech Cobra). 

The Sunday started in the best possible way with a brilliant gold in the women’s intermediate lightweight single. Birmingham University took first and second here and their ‘A’ sculler Erin Meredith raced home to the top prize in a WinTech Cobra SE. In the following race, we claimed a bronze in the women’s championship lightweight single courtesy of Leeds University in a WinTech Cobra FLX. Our next medal came in the women’s intermediate single, as Hartpury College secured both silver and bronze with the latter medal featuring a WinTech International. Our next gold came in the open championship lightweight double, as Nottingham were roared home by vocal local support; their victory was delivered in a WinTech Cobra. 

Monday saw us collect a further six medals, with a flurry in the middle of the day as WinTech and King shells won three medals in two races between the women’s championship coxed four (silver for Durham in a King) and the open intermediate pairs (gold for Durham in a WinTech International and bronze for Exeter in a WinTech International). Our final three medals came in the open championship quad, as Durham took bronze in a WinTech Cobra, and women’s intermediate double, where we collected silver and bronze thanks to Durham (WinTech Cobra) and Exeter (WinTech International) respectively. 

BUCS Regatta was another superb weekend of racing and sets us up for a phenomenal summer of rowing, capped by an Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. With so much to look forward to, Team WinTech & King cannot wait to be bankside throughout, supporting athletes and clubs in achieving their sporting ambitions.

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