Team WinTech and King had a stunning weekend at the 2024 National Schools’ Regatta, collecting 15 gold and a further 21 minor medals across a range of categories, more medals than any other boat brand. With three full days of racing on the iconic Dorney Lake, thousands of young athletes took to the water in contestation of prizes ranging from junior 14 through to 18. 

The Friday saw us win five golds. The first came in the open junior 14 coxed quads, as Henley Rowing Club sculled home to secure victory in a WinTech International. Behind them, Yarm School were silver medallists in the same shell. Our next gold followed immediately afterwards as Hampton School won the open junior 14 second octuples final in a WinTech International. 

Marlow Rowing Club took the open junior 15 second coxed quads category (WinTech International) whilst long-time supporters Windsor Boys won the first category in the same shell. Our final gold of the day came in a race where we also secured silver and bronze; Great Marlow School won the girl’s junior 15 coxed quads ahead of Marlow in second and Headington in bronze. All three raced in WinTech Internationals. 

On Saturday seven medals over the course of the day in our boats. In the second final of the afternoon, Great Marlow School won gold in the open junior 15 coxed fours category in a WinTech International whilst Hampton School secured silver in the open junior 15 second eights (WinTech International) in the following race.

Two bronzes followed in the shape of Windsor Boys in the open junior 16 coxed fours (King) and Kingston Grammar School in the girl’s equivalent (WinTech International). Our second gold of the day came courtesy of Headington School, who secured top honours in the girl’s junior 16 second eights (King) whilst a pair of bronze medals rounded off the day via Great Marlow School in the girl’s second quads (WinTech Cobra) and Canford School in the open championship coxed fours (King). 

Sunday was a deluge of afternoon ‘A’ finals and brought it with 17 medals including eight golds. The first three finals of the day were all WinTech winners across the open junior 16 second quads (Windsor Boys in a WinTech International), open junior 16 quads (Windsor Boys in a WinTech International) and girl’s junior 16 second quads (Walbrook Rowing Club in a WinTech International). The first of those three also saw us win bronze riding with Claire’s Court in a WinTech International. 

Our next gold came thanks to a stunning sprint to the line from AB Severn, who rowed down Sir William Perkins in the closing stages to win the girl’s junior 16 doubles in a WinTech Cobra SE FLX. We then won five medals on the bounce, starting with a bronze in the same race with City of Bristol (WinTech International), followed by a one-two-three in the open equivalent; Shanklin Sandown took gold in a WinTech International, Exeter were second in the same shell and Bewl Bridge secured bronze in a WinTech Cobra. Finally, we won gold in the open championship pairs as Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association took their final by the scruff of the neck, rating 40 in the opening exchanges and leading by an order of magnitude at the halfway point. They raced in a WinTech International. 

A slew of silvers followed as we finished second in the girl’s championship doubles (Tideway Scullers in a WinTech Cobra SE), open championship doubles (Windsor Boys School in a WinTech Cobra SE FLX), open championship coxless four (Nottingham and Union in a WinTech International) and the girl’s championship single (Hartpury College in a WinTech International). 

Our final three medals of the day were gold, bronze, gold. Open championship quads was won by a resurgent Windsor Boys crew, who saw off the heated attention of Marlow Rowing Club to win their third successive gold, with Hinksey winning bronze in a WinTech Cobra. Finally, Headington School won gold in the girl’s second eights category as the only second eight to make the ‘A’ final of championship eights. 

This was a phenomenal weekend of junior rowing, underlining what rude health the sport is in approaching an Olympic summer. With the Henley series now looming on the horizon, we cannot wait to join clubs and athletes on the banks and out on the water in pursuit of glory. 

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