Worcester Rowing Club

🗞️ Junior Squad 🗞️

Last week our junior squad had fun taking part in a series of inter-squad ‘scratch’ quad races - followed by some well-earned cake! 🍰

If you would like to know more about joining the squad in time for winter training you are invited to come along to a parents and rowers meeting on Saturday 14th September at 12 noon in the clubhouse on Grandstand Road.

We welcome new and returning squad members from ages 12 to 18 as we discuss winter training, squads and events to target 🎯

EDIT Links to official photos are in !

Worcester Rowing Club’s 150th Centenary Spring Regatta
Thank you to all competitors, volunteers and our wonderful sponsors for making this an event to remember.
Official photographs are available to order from Chris Ham, official photographer.

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Email: [email protected]

Links to “Presentations”photos below…:

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1j-mAsyKIExo7N0a5M7DCNgv6kz4ccnr8

Link to race photos from morning division here

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1xl_TQNO_DugDKY6Frlc9LXlj1Q8EEGOl

Link to race photos from afternoon division here

https://drive.google.com/drive/mobile/folders/1lD8Tg4_fvo0F0GJyRTuLQ_jYu_C-LZys

If you missed out on sponsoring us there is another opportunity to promote your brand at our Autumn Regatta. Please contact Paula Williamson
[email protected]

Entries are open for our Spring Regatta, come and celebrate our 150th year with us. This year we are also hosting the prestigious West of England Challenge Vase for Open and Women’s coxed 4’s.

Spring Regatta - May 18th - Worcester Rowing club Join us for a full day of side by side racing over 850m in the heart of Worcester on the River Severn. Two Divisions from 9am and 1.30pm.

Are you a Worcestershire business ?

Would you like to explore promoting your brand with the help of Worcester Rowing Club at one of its high profile 150th centenary Regattas this year ?

Imagine your brand on the back of a crew number, or hosting lunch for your clients in our exclusive sponsors hospitality suite with front row views overlooking the regatta course.

Applications are invited from local business to partner with us. Prices start from just £75 and we welcome applications from businesses of all size.

Discover more in our Corporate Marketing Opportunities Brochure below.

Or Contact our Fundraising Lead: Paula Williamson:
[email protected]

wrc1874.co.uk

🔴⚫️ WEHoRR 2024 ⚫️🔴

After a less than ideal build up with our river seemingly continuously flooded over the winter, our senior women had a solid row at WEHoRR the other weekend. Best of luck to our crews at HoRR and Vesta Masters HoRR this weekend!

✨Annual Dinner 2023✨

For this year’s annual dinner we were incredibly lucky to have our fellow member and World and Paralympic Champion Giedre Rakauskaite MBE join us as the guest speaker. It was great to hear her story and get the chance to ask for some cheeky tips on race prep!

We also honoured the massive achievement of our women’s coxless four and their coach on winning the Lester trophy at Henley Women’s this year, by presenting them with club blazers. As highlighted by our club captain, this was the culmination of a phenomenal run of consistent results at a high level from our senior women’s squad, of which we are extremely proud.

Of course we also presented the infamous S*** Shovel award, awarded to another women’s 4- for a somewhat newsworthy rescue incident!

A big thank you to our fabulous Social Secretary Jackie and all helpers for organising yet another wonderful event. And Little Al's Kitchen of course for catering!

And we’re back on the water! Thanks to everyone for their help with the clear up the last couple of days and this morning, a great club effort 💪🧽🪣

Thanks to everyone who came to our Small Boats Head! Here is a link to the results, sorry for the delay in posting! It will also be made available on the website.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1d1wt0YMJF-TY8Kl9mvE749fTQwKRKrxtw5zRRSEEyhI/edit

Also here is a link to the photography taken at the event:

https://www.oarstruck.co.uk/f724714783

Copy of Worcester SBH Results 2023 Div 1 Crew No,Club,Name,Event,Time Only,Start Time,Finish Time,Time (min:sec.00),Handicap/Penalty,Final Adjusted Time,Winner,Band 1,Birmingham, University of, Boat Club,UBI-SKIPPER,Op 4x-,10:52:15.19,11:05:27.30,13:12.11,13:12.11,WINNER 2,Aberystwyth University Boat Club,ABY-CRADDUCK,Op 4x-,10:...

Reminder of our Small Boats Head on Saturday 7th October, open for entries! Please see details below and ***attention Pairs Head crews*** 👇

Enter your Pairs Head crew! You will have until 6pm on Friday 6th October to withdraw without being charged. You must specify a pairs head crew in the additional info field in BROE2.

🔴⚫️ Head of the Dart 2023 ⚫️🔴

Our Vets crew finished off head season in style at Dartmouth. All eight 70+ years young and came a very respectable 47th in 55m32s. Bring on regatta season!

🔴⚫️ Gloucester Spring Head 2023 ⚫️🔴

Well done everyone who raced at Gloucester last month in tough conditions. Congratulations to the crews below for winning their events, and particular mention to our novice men in the four!

Op Mas D/E 4x - D O’Loghlin
Op 4+ - J Roberts
W J16 2x - H Nicholson

🔴⚫️ WEHoRR 2023 ⚫️🔴

Throwback to some snaps from WEHoRR last month. Massive well done to everyone!

Worcester A - 41st overall
Worcester B - 133rd overall
Worcester C - 233rd overall

⛰️ Malvern Hills Charity Challenge ⛰️

On the 15th of April our current and past members; Joanna Morgan, Amy Roscoe and Hannah Robinson, along with a group of mums, babies in slings, family and friends will take on the Malvern Hills challenge!
The hike which is 425mtrs at it’s highest point and 9.3miles long, with 18 babies in tow will take all day to complete!

The group have been raising money for the amazing charity Tommy’s which helps research the causes and prevention of pregnancy complications, miscarriage, stillbirth and premature birth.
1 in 4 pregnancies ends in loss and unfortunately some of our mums fall into this statistic which makes what we’re doing extra special.

If anyone reading this wants to join us or could spare a couple of pounds and sponsor us, we’d be over the moon!

https://www.justgiving.com/Malvernhillschallenge1

We are also asking local businesses to donate towards our finishing bags so if anyone would like to help us with this then we’d be so grateful!
Thank you.

🔴⚫️ WEHoRR crews 2023 ⚫️🔴

Here are our crew lists for the race tomorrow. Massive good luck to everyone!!

🔴⚫️ Head of the Trent 2023 ⚫️🔴

Our senior women’s eight had a great row on the Trent on Sunday. No pots but a close race in windy conditions, setting them up well for the Tideway. Good luck to our three women’s crews racing at WEHoRR this weekend. We’re all super proud, smash it!

🔴⚫️ Worcester Head 2023 ⚫️🔴

Thank you to everyone who came to our main head race the other weekend. We thoroughly enjoyed hosting and hope you had a great time racing! Big shout out to the army of volunteers who make it all happen. A successful day for our crews as well. Well done to everyone who raced and congratulations to the crews below for winning their events.

MasD/E 4x Barringer
W 8+ Band 1 Thomas
W 8+ Band 2 Aristizabal

🔴⚫️ Stourport Head 2023 ⚫️🔴

We had a great time racing at Stourport the other weekend. Some close times with only 13 seconds separating our W 8+ in 4th with the top crew, and our Op 8+ in 2nd by 10 seconds. Well done to everyone who raced and congratulations to our Op MasF 4x for winning their event.

Reminder that our main Head Race event on Saturday 11th February is open for entries! See details below. Please get your entries in by 12noon Saturday 4th February latest 😇🚣🏻‍♀️

🎄🎅 Mince Pie Head 2022 🎅🎄

Thank you to everyone who came to our festive head race the other weekend! Great to host our fellow Worcester based clubs RGS, Kings and Uni of Birmingham. We had a record 49 crews and there were some fantastic outfits on show. Twas a brilliant frosty day for it and we hope you all had a great time. Merry Christmas from everyone at WRC and happy 2023! 🎄🥂🎉

Grateful to have our river back this weekend for those crisp winter mornings 👌
And shoutout to the dedicated members who clear the steps every time! 🧹🪣

🔴⚫️ Vet Fours Head 2022 ⚫️🔴

Also well done to our Vet C men’s coxless four who raced at Vet Fours Head last Sunday. Especially Jim and Phil for battling the Tideway twice in one weekend! Great work guys 👏👏

🔴⚫️ Fours Head 2022 ⚫️🔴

Some good and very fast conditions on the Tideway on Saturday, with 10 of the 12 course records broken. We’re very proud of all the performances from all of our crews; some steering for the first time on the Tideway, a last minute medical substitution, the W Club 4+ coming second and the men making up some serious ground after starting second and third last of the pack. It is not just about the athletes racing on the day, but all the squad members training alongside, coaches and supporters who get them there. Well done all 👏

OP Club 4-
Worcester A: 11/35, 19:46.3
Worcester B: 23/35, 20:14.6

W Club 4+
Senior women: 2/27, 20:59.2 🥈
Dev women: 22/27, 23:02.3

W Club 4-
Senior women: 18/32, 21:40.9
Dev women: 32/32, 23:04.1

W Club 4x
Dev women: 23/23, 23:40.8

📸 Sport Focussed JET Photographic

🔴⚫️ Fours Head crews 2022 ⚫️🔴

Masses of good luck to our 7 crews competing at Fours Head tomorrow. Scroll for crew lists 👉

Wishing you clear skies and calm water. Well as calm as the Tideway can be…! Have a great race everyone 💪💥

🔴⚫️ Stourport SBH 2022 ⚫️🔴

Fantastic conditions at Stourport on Sunday, and lots of wins for our small boats! Well done everyone who raced and congratulations to the crews below for winning their categories. Particular recognition to our Women’s 4- for coming fourth overall and Op Mas B 4- third overall in the first division, and our two Op 4- boats coming fastest overall and third overall respectively in the second division.

Div 1:
Op 2- Whiteley
Op Mas E/F/G 2x Hiley
W 4- Jackson

Div 2:
Op 4- Jarrett
Op Mas E/F/G 4x- Nash
W 4+ Johnston
W Mas D 2- Fuller
W Mas F/G 1x Prichard (as BIR)

Here are the results for our Small Boats Head last weekend!

🔴⚫️ Gloucester 2022 ⚫️🔴

Catching up on the last of regatta season. A great couple of days at Gloucester over the very warm August bank holiday weekend. Some very close races, including a dead heat and re-row for our W 4+! Congratulations to the crews below who won their competitions. Particularly to our President Andy Payne for whom it is 50 years since he started coxing and 40 years since winning his last coxing pot 🎉

W MasE 4+ Fuller
W MasC 1x Crozier

With the very sad passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, we’d like to reassure that our regatta will still be going ahead tomorrow. A one minute silence will be held ahead of the safety briefings at 8am and 12:45pm.

Reminder of our Autumn Regatta coming up on 10th September. Entries close at 12noon on Saturday 3rd September. Look forward to seeing you there! 🚣‍♂️💥

Reminder, entries for the Autumn Regatta close this Saturday!! 🚣‍♂️

Reminder of our Autumn Regatta coming up on 10th September. Entries close at 12noon on Saturday 3rd September. Look forward to seeing you there! 🚣‍♂️💥