Peterborough Head of the Nene
By Emilia Bramwell It was a successful Saturday for Peterborough City Rowing Club as 30 different crews competed in strong head wind conditions down either a 2600m course or a 5000m course. Peterborough crews brought home a total of 7 wins, 6 second places and 5 third places against a wide range of competitive crews […]
Nottingham Autumn Regatta 2023
By Emilia Bramwell It was once again a splendid Sunday for Peterborough City Rowing Club after a number of rowers raced down a 1900m course or a 4100m course on the river Trent in Nottingham. City rowers gained a total of 5 wins over the weekend and a grand total of 4 second places as […]
Cambridge Autumn Regatta
By Emilia Bramwell Peterborough crews dominated the Cambridge Autumn Regatta with a total of 19 wins as they raced down 550m on the river Cam on Sunday. The juniors dominated their races as many left with two pots in hand. Emma Calver alongside Erin Ansell-Crook both gained two pots after an impressive win in the […]
Milton Keynes Regatta
By Emilia Bramwell It was a super Saturday for Peterborough City rowers as they competed down a 500m course on Caldecotte lake in Milton Keynes. City rowers raced down the course side by side against 14 other rowing clubs, some even coming from as far away as London. City Rowers smashed this regatta with a […]
Peterborough Spring Regatta
By Sarah Watson Peterborough spring regatta was a massive success once again this year, with athletes travelling from as far as Northern Ireland to compete over Peterborough’s 1000 metre rowing course. Over the weekend Peterborough scullers took home an impressive 16 wins and 11 second places. Keely Watson and Claire Widdowson both got 3 pots […]
National Schools Regatta
By Sarah Watson 11 Peterborough crews competed at the National Schools Regatta at the weekend, one of them took home a medal. The competition took place on the famous Olympic Dorney lake, where junior crews raced over 1000 metres on the Friday, and 2000 metres on the Saturday and Sunday. On the Friday the crews […]
Nottingham Regatta
By Sarah Watson Peterborough crews had a successful weekend at Nottingham returning with 5 wins and 1 second place. The event took place over 6 lanes at the National Watersports Centre’s 2 kilometre rowing lake, where on Saturday crews competed over 2000 metres, then on Sunday they competed over a shorter 1000 metre course. A […]
Kate’s Challenge 2023
We did it! 100k! Very tired but also very happy! On the Sat 13th May 2023, Kate Lindgren (aka “The Blind Sculler”), supported by her coach Pete Forrest completed a challenge of a lifetime by rowing 100km. Huge thanks to everyone who joined in and supported us as we could not have done it without […]
Lincoln Head
By Sarah Watson Peterborough rowers competed at Lincoln head at the weekend, where they picked up 6 wins and 4 second places. They competed across a 3500 metre course on the River Witham. Chris Elder and Joshua Seagrave had no competition in their pair, however they were still able to take home an award as […]
JIRR and Leicester Regatta
By Sarah Watson The Junior Inter-Regional Regatta took place at the weekend where 2 Peterborough crews competed representing the Eastern region, both crews qualifying for the A finals. The event took place over 1500 metres at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, where the fastest junior crews from all over the country took part, […]