Weybridge Ladies Amateur Rowing Club

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Weybridge Ladies Amateur Rowing Club WLARC is a vibrant and enthusiastic Rowing Club on the River Thames. Created by pioneer Amy Gentry,

Cheers Novig and Sydney…. But actually this is what women in sport look like! Novig
15/09/2026

Cheers Novig and Sydney…. But actually this is what women in sport look like!
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Race report from this summer, well done to all our members who competed but a special shoutout for…Loretta and Nicola Ma...
27/08/2026

Race report from this summer, well done to all our members who competed but a special shoutout for…

Loretta and Nicola Masters D double sculls win at Marlow regatta 🤌🏻

Alex, Corinne, Tori, Josephine and Jody at Desborough Challenge 🦆

Josephine, Jody, Alex and Anna Masters C/D coxless quad at Walton & Weybridge Regatta 👏🏻

Loretta and Nicola had a second Master D double sculls win but no photo proof 🥲

Maddy and Sophia Senior composite Weybridge/WLARC coxed four win at Molesey Regatta 💅🏻

Anna and Alex Masters C double sculls win at Molesey Regatta 🥂

Now to starting getting the miles in for head season…

16/08/2026

One place left on our learn to row taster next weekend!
Email to snap up the place [email protected]


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It’s kinda chic…
13/08/2026

It’s kinda chic…



31/07/2026

Think we will stick to rowing!
What a fun ‘paint and sip’ night last night. Pizzas, w**e and some questionable art skills.

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We are delighted Alex has rejoined WLARC in 2026 to row on the Weybridge stretch again when she’s in the area. 🚣🏻‍♂️This...
05/06/2026

We are delighted Alex has rejoined WLARC in 2026 to row on the Weybridge stretch again when she’s in the area. 🚣🏻‍♂️

This is me, Alex, in 1980 in Silvia’s single scull. She was kind enough to let me borrow it when I was 14. This was the GB junior eight in 1983, 5 members were from weybridge ladies and over the summer we were based at WLARC.

We trained under the watchful eye of John Biddle and my father John Sanson who coached us at the club accompanied him in the launch during our many sessions early in the morning.

GB junior eight in 1983:
- Stroke: Alex Sanson (WLARC)
- 7: Sarah Allen
- 6: Alison Barnett (WLARC)
- 5: Lisa Silk
- 4 Andrea Jones (WLARC)
- 3: Theresa Stretch
- 2: Kim Thomas (WLARC)
- Bow: Becky Holmes (WLARC)

In 1984 several of us represented GB again. Kim, Alison and Becky were in a four and me (Alex) was in the eight with Sarah Harris who also rowed at WLARC.

Check out our next members story about Liv…Liv started rowing at the age of 14, having been previously convinced that sh...
26/05/2026

Check out our next members story about Liv…

Liv started rowing at the age of 14, having been previously convinced that she was terrible at all sports! The sport suited her better than any others had, and led to a love of yoga and pilates, (she now teachers both).

Twenty years later, she returned to the area and to rowing, after watching all the boats on the river longingly.

She started with Walton RC and then moved down the river to WLARC after a two week trial during which it became clear how lovely, fun and welcoming WLARC ladies are! Two and a half years later, she has learnt more and had better experiences than in the rest of her rowing career, including taking bow seat in the 2026 WEHORR crew, which she was honoured to be part of. Getting up at 6am on a Saturday is made easier by the camaraderie cohesiveness of the WLARC women and she loves that we are so encouraging of one another and generous with our time and advice, always helping one another to develop as rowers.

This week’s story goes back in time to our alumni Belinda Holmes. Belinda Holmes represented Great Britain 🇬🇧 at the Los...
16/05/2026

This week’s story goes back in time to our alumni Belinda Holmes.

Belinda Holmes represented Great Britain 🇬🇧 at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, competing in the women’s eight that finished in fifth place.

Success started as junior rower as part of a WLARC coxed four crew at the National Rowing Championships in 1979. Other crew members were Jane Cross, Kate Panter, Joanna Toch, and cox Andrea Jones. These ladies achieved a remarkable treble by winning the junior coxed fours & taking the junior eights by 15 seconds, earning selection for the FISA Youth Championships.

Belinda and the other members of this successful four went on to race in the senior women’s eight at 1981 World Rowing Championships, taking first place, and then went on to win the quadruple sculls event the following year. At the 1985 National Rowing Championships Belinda won the coxless pairs event in a Weybridge Ladies/ Marlow composite crew with Flo Johnston.

Her early career hadn’t been without its challenges, however. At the age of 18 while training in a double with Kate Panter for their second World Championships, a collision with a barge left their boat severely damaged so at the event itself they had to row in a borrowed boat. After a storming start, things were going well and they were ahead after 100m, but unfortunately more bad luck was to come. Before they reached the finish line, Belinda’s gate broke and they capsized.

Considering the great number of rowing successes that Belinda achieved in the years to follow, this early spell of bad luck clearly didn’t deter her from continuing her racing career!

Our next story is from Sophia, one of our newest members 🪩Hi, I’m Sophia and I joined WLARC in August 2025. I rowed at s...
08/05/2026

Our next story is from Sophia, one of our newest members 🪩

Hi, I’m Sophia and I joined WLARC in August 2025. I rowed at school and then also at university, so after graduation and moving home was looking for a local club to join.

What made me chose WLARC was the welcoming and relaxed atmosphere of the club — I didn’t want to (or have time to) train more than a few times a week (I had been training 10ish times a week at my previous clubs), but still wanted the opportunity to compete a few times a year.

WLARC taught me to row in a single, which I had always wanted to learn, and the expertise that the club has makes the teaching here fantastic. The warm and inclusive environment has made me feel so supported, and I truly can’t imagine a better group of ladies to row with.

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WLARC Boathouse, Thames Towpath, Walton Lane
Weybridge
KT138LU

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Sunday 8am - 10:30am

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