A good day for both the boys’ and girls’ crew competing at Hampton. The conditions were excellent despite being cold and the crews competed with energy and an increased technical level gained from hard work over the winter months on the River Dee.

In Division 1 the J14 crews delivered a very strong set of results. The J14 boys’ coxed quad came 2^nd to a strong crew from Henley by 4 seconds to pick up the silver medals. The J14 boys’ octuples both produced strong rows, with the A boat winning the division by 5 seconds over close rivals Shrewsbury and 28 other J14 crews. The B boat was also in the top half of the rankings by finishing in 13^th position. Both girls’ J14 coxed quads sculled well, finishing 6^th and 7^th out of 19 crews. The senior girls’ squad performed well with the J16 crew finishing 4^th out of 11 crews, the J18 coxed four crew of Elizabeth Williams, Lottie Frazer-Cox, Olivia Lewis, Alice Carr and Courtney Dowinton continued an excellent run of form by winning the Under 18 event by 25 seconds over home crew Molesey Rowing Club. The boys’ J16 coxless four rowed well to secure a 3^rd place finish.

King’s continued the good results into the afternoon. The J16 VIII finished 4^th out of 13 in their category, the girls’ senior VIII 6^th in under 18 VIIIs. The Girls’ J15 VIII finished 2^nd by 0.6 seconds to Marlow Rowing Club, beating old rivals LEH into 5^th by 31 seconds. The J15 boys raced well in the quad to come 13^th out of 23, the J15 girls came 16^th in their coxed quad. The top girls’ crew raced again in the coxless fours event, their result of 2^nd , this time with Lucy Simmonds in the crew for Olivia Lewis . It was an excellent performance and example to the girls throughout the club.

In all, King’s finished with 2 Golds, 3 Silvers and 1 Bronze with 17 crews representing the club. A very positive day for the club and crews who now have one eye on the Schools’ Head in March.

King’s Results