Fran Rawlins and Anna Townsend won the Senior Lwt 2x trophy at Henley Women's Regatta yesterday, beating Wallingford RC by an "easily" verdict in very blustery conditions - congratulations! The rest of the Senior Women's squad was also in action, and raced well in difficult conditions. Sadly no other wins to report this year, but Beks and Starz made the final of the Elite 2- event, and the Senior 4x were unlucky in drawing the eventual winners, Nottingham RC, in the first round. A more detailed report will hopefully follow soon!

The Senior Women's squad travelled to Dorney on 1st and 2nd June to race at Met Regatta in glorious sunshine. With just a few weeks to go until Henley Women's Regatta, this was a good opportunity for this year's crews to get some high quality racing experience, and start sizing up the oppo for HWR! On the Saturday, the standout performance of the day was Fran's 2nd place in Senior 1x, after winning her heat earlier in the day. She was narrowly beaten by Charlotte Taylor of Putney Town, significantly closing the margin from the GB Final Trials and Wallingford [...]

Just a reminder that there is no parking permitted in the club car park on Saturday 8th June for club members, as the space is required for Barnes & Mortlake Regatta. Please park on Hartington Road or other nearby roads instead (or cycle down in the sunshine!)