City of Bristol Rowing Club

📣 British Masters Crew Announcement

Our Bristol Masters squad are heading to Nottingham this weekend for the British Rowing Masters Championship 2026. The Bristol rowers have teamed up with some fantastic regional clubs to put out two highly competitive composite crews.

A big shoutout to everyone joining forces with us from City of Bristol RC, Bideford Reds, Wimbleball, and Greenbank Falmouth RC.

Crew Line Up:

🟢 Masters F8+: This is the same crew that put in a solid performance at Vets Head earlier this year, but with a slight twist, Kate Millar is stepping into the coxing seat to steer them down the course.

🟢 Masters E4+: Another great combination of regional speed and experience ready to take on the 1k sprint.

Best of luck to everyone racing over the weekend. We'll see you on the water!

Met Regatta Race Results 🏁

Both Saturday and Sunday delivered some intense side-by-side racing with crucial steps forward as we head into the peak of the regatta season.

🌟 SATURDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

Women’s Club 8+ : A phenomenal showing to secure 5th in the Club 8+ category overall, setting a brilliant marker for the weekend!

Men's 1st Club 4-: Fought hard through a massive field to take a fantastic 7th place in Club 4- overall!

Men's 2nd Club 4-: Dominated their final, storming ahead to WIN the D Final! (Overall ranking 14th in club)

Women's Club 4-: Battled hard through the time trial to book a spot in the B Final, placing a strong 8th in Club

Women's Club 2x: A strong 5th place finish in the B Final

🌟 SUNDAY HIGHLIGHTS:

Women’s Club 4+: Reached the A FINAL and placing 5th in Club.

Women’s Club 8+: Back at it again, flying down the course to take 1st in the D Final

Women’s Champ 4x: A spectacular performance to take 2nd in the D Final

Women’s Club 4-: Claimed 3rd in the C Final.

A massive shoutout to all our rowers, coxes, coaches, and support crew who made the weekend possible.

The women’s club and masters squads traded the bank holiday long weekend for some fierce racing on the River Wye at Monmouth Regatta. With strong performances across both squads, it was a fantastic weekend of racing.

🏁 Results

🟢 W4+
A stellar run for the 4+! They laid down the marker with a dominant Round 1 win over local rivals Bristol Ariel, backed it up by defeating Evesham RC in Round 2, and fought hard all the way to the line in the Final, just missing out to a tough Cardiff Uni crew.

🏆 W MasB/D 4x- WINNERS!
Great performance from the Masters Quad. They executed a clinical race in the Final to take a brilliant win over Evesham RC and bring home the Monmouth pots!

🏆Mx MasD/F 4x- WINNERS
Another brilliant win! The mixed quad put together a superb race in the Final, taking the victory over Gloucester RC to add another set of pots to the collection.

🟢 W8+
The eight drew a tough Round 1 matchup against a fast Warwick Uni crew. The women gave it everything against a crew that went all the way to the final.

🟢 W 4x-
A fantastic effort from the quad, who battled their way through to the Semi-Finals.

A massive thank you to Monmouth RC for hosting a brilliant weekend of racing.

National Schools Race Results

Our junior squad smashed it at the National Schools' Regatta over the bank holiday weekend. Facing off against the best in the country, the team put on an incredible show. Huge shoutout to everyone who raced, and a special mention to our B-final winners!

Check out the full rundown of results:
WJ18 2x: 1st (B final)
OJ14 4x+: 1st (B final)
WJ14 4x+: 4th (B final)
WJ16 4x: 5th (B final)
OJ18 1x: 5th (B final)
WJ15 4x+: 6th (C final)
OJ18 2x: 6th (D final)

A massive day of racing at Dorney Lake for Wallingford Regatta. Despite the heavy schedule, the squad delivered across the board.

Men’s Highlights: A gritty performance from the 4-, fighting through an incredibly deep field to progress to the repechage in the competitive Club category.

Women’s Highlights: Double final success for the 8+ and 4+. Special mention to the four athletes who showed serious engine, racing four times each throughout the day.

Coach’s Highlight: The support team on the bank put in the miles, with the coaches clocking 40km+ on the bikes following the crews.

Strong momentum built as we head further into the regatta season. Well done to all.

🟢 Head of the River Race 🟢

A strong showing from Bristol on the Tideway 💚

🚣‍♂️ 1st VIII — 71st overall, establishing themselves as the fastest club crew in the South West, battling tough conditions and traffic to deliver a solid row

🥇 Masters B — Pennant winners with a dominant performance 🔥

📈 2nd VIII — +56 places, finishing 161st after starting 217th

🚣‍♂️ Juniors — first ever HORR crew, moving up over 100 places in an impressive debut

A brilliant way to close out head season — onto regattas 👀

🚣‍♂️📦 DELIVERY

We’ve just taken delivery of 5 new boats — just in time for some sunshine 🌞

👉 3 x 2x
👉 1 x 4x
👉 1 x 8+

Massive thank you to the volunteers who made this happen 👏
~£100k invested into the club 💪

Let’s make them fast 💚🔥

Considering rowing after university?

At last month, our first eight established themselves as the fastest club crew in the South West. 🔥

Each member of the crew rowed at university prior to joining the squad, representing eight different uni’s.

City of Bristol offers a performance environment where you can continue to train, compete, and progress alongside like-minded athletes.

Whether your goal is to keep racing at a high level, aiming to compete at and , or simply be part of a competitive and committed crew — there’s a seat for you here.

Drop us a DM or email our performance squad captains [email protected] to find out more!

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WEHoRR 2026 💚

From the Tideway 🚣‍♀️

🥇 Performance A – 48th overall, Challenge Pennant winners and new course record holders 🔥

💪 Performance B – 103rd overall, the highest-ever finish for a Bristol 2nd eight!

👏 Strong racing across our club squad and junior composite crews — brilliant representation throughout

A huge thank you to everyone behind the scenes — athletes, coaches and supporters — this is what makes it all possible 💪