With regatta season steadily approaching, we look to Schools’ Head of the River (SHORR) to round off an exciting head race calendar – one last look down the Championship course before moving back into six-lane racing. The Women’s Second Eights category is stacked with incredible talent from up and down the country, and it’s brilliant […]
With the Women’s, Schools’, and Men’s Heads of the River Races all taking place on the Tideway in the space of a few weeks, conversations have been bubbling as to the ways athletes can taper before and recover after such a demanding physical feat. So, I’ll share a few tips that I’ve gathered from the […]
Women’s Head of the River is finally here yet it seems almost comical that we are coming to what normally would be the culmination of Head season with so little racing credentials to bank for this preview. The head-racing season feels as if it’s over before it ever really began. The School Girl’s Eights is […]
The Fours Head sees head season truly get underway, with hundreds of fours and quads flocking to the Tideway. This category is always intriguing, with smaller clubs often in the hunt for a trophy: this is reflected by the huge list of 40 entries, including many from further afield. The favourites are likely to be […]
The Fours Head of the River, put simply, is a gruelling test of might – both physical and mental. As autumn bridges the gap between the memories of regatta season and the tumultuous full-swing of winter, Fours Head falls upon a time of the year where the Tideway starts to become more temperamental and difficult […]
This weekend, Wallingford Long Distance Sculls will mark a return to head race season for many clubs, and the 4km upstream course will help identify the ones to watch in the WJ18 category this year. It’s exciting to see quite a substantial entry into the WJ18 2x, with 18 doubles racing over 6 clubs. With […]
The pinnacle of head racing will take place at Dorney Lake on Monday 20th March, with over 70 crews battling it out for one win, it guarantees thrilling racing. With the weather looking better than last year, the crews can enjoy the level of competition and racing taking place. Surbiton High School Boat Club Moving […]
Switching things up this coming Monday, we see a return to Eton Dorney lake, the famed home of the London 2012 Olympics. The aptly named ‘Junior Sculling Head’ will bring together 62 J15 coxed quads, all racing one after another over the two stints of 1800m, an exciting format that is unique to the Junior […]
As regatta season steadily approaches, junior crews take the Tideway for the final head race of the season. The Tideway provides a unique set of challenges for the crews to battle with indicating that Schools’ Head will be drama filled race. Henley RC While not based on the Tideway, the formidable Henley crew have had […]
With less than three months between Schools’ Head and National Schools Regatta (two out of what are known as the big three), we are clearly entering the sharp end of the school rowing season. Schools’ Head is where crews with high ambitions start to see if their winter training has paid off and where they […]
This year’s Women’s Head is set to be the biggest and best in recent years, with the pandemic fully behind us we see a full entry list with a pleasing range of crews from far and wide. With several cancellations in recent years competitors will be hopeful for an uneventful weekend in this regard. The […]
Head of the Trent returns this weekend for the first time since 2019. After four years of Covid and weather disruption, the biggest head race in the Midlands is back. The Women’s Eights have eight crews entered in the Band 1 and 2 categories. Nottingham RC Nottingham were the winners of this event when it […]