Sunshine, Sculling, and Smiles: Row the Rhythm Festival Brings Clubs Together

Peterborough City Rowing Club was bursting with energy and sunshine on Friday 25 July, as it hosted the first ever Row the Rhythm Festival—a celebration of inclusive rowing that brought together over 60 people from across the country, including 20 visually impaired rowers, volunteer coaches, family members, and supporters. The event marked a milestone moment […]

Peterborough City junior rowers put Eastern Region on the podium at national Junior Inter Regional Regatta

  Three Peterborough City junior rowers contributed to the Eastern Region’s best showing in years at the national Junior Inter Regional Regatta in Nottingham on Saturday 26 April. The Eastern Region team, made up of club rowers from East Anglia who had won the open trials in March, was placed 3rd Overall of the 14 […]

Seven club boats named in April 2025

Members of Peterborough City came together on Saturday 12 April, to name and rename seven boats in the Club fleet. The boats, named after consultation across all the club’s squads, are: Three new fine singles:     Going Solo     Uno     All by Myself Two new stable singles:       Aquarius […]

Peterborough City juniors selected to represent Eastern Region at Nationals

  The 50-strong Peterborough City Rowing Club junior squad has been busy competing in March and preparing for the summer regatta season ahead. Seventeen U16 athletes represented Peterborough at the Eastern region Junior Inter-Regional Regatta trials at Peterborough on 16 March, from which the winners of each class were selected to represent their region at […]

Palmer wins for Peterborough at Vesta International Masters Head of the River Race 2025

  Peterborough City Rowing Club’s senior and masters winter racing season concluded with a win for Ian Palmer in the Masters C quads category and a third-place finish for one of Peterborough’s Open Masters E eights at the Vesta International Masters Head of the River Race in London on Sunday 23 March. Kate Read also […]

Row the Rhythm Celebrates First Birthday, Empowering Visually Impaired Rowers

  Peterborough’s Row the Rhythm is marking its first anniversary, celebrating a transformative year of breaking barriers and empowering visually impaired rowers. Led by blind sculler Kate Lindgren and her dedicated coach, Pete Forrest, the initiative has welcomed individuals of all abilities to experience the joy and freedom of rowing. The milestone comes with added […]

Peterborough City rowers win three at Head of the Trent 2025

  Peterborough City Rowing Club’s winter training paid dividends as crews across all age groups tackled their first long-distance time-trial race of 2025, the Head of the Trent on Saturday 22 February. After being starved of racing opportunities due to river conditions cancelling many events since Autumn 2024, rowers from around the country were keen […]