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HWR Results

Record times

Women's eight with coach and trophy
Brown University, USA set a new course record in 2022. (Photo: Tony Holmes.)

Championship events

Trophy
Event
Record time
Record holder
Year
The Ron Needs Challenge Cup – for eights
C 8+
4:28
Brown University, USA
2022
The Avril Vellacott Cup – for coxless fours
C 4-
4:54
Edinburgh University BC
2019
Brown University, USA
2022
Leander Club
2022
The Redgrave Challenge Vase – for coxless pairs
C 2-
5:17
Leander Club
2022
The Borne Cup – for quadruple sculls
C 4x
4:48
Edinburgh University BC/Leander Club/Molesey BC/Newcastle Unversity BC
2019
The W Peer Cup – for double sculls
C 2x
5:09
Leander Club/Twickenham RC
2022
The George Innes Cup – for single sculls
C 1x
5:38
Rebecca Wilde – Bath University
2022
The Parkside Trophy – for lightweight coxless pairs
CLwt 2-
5:30
Tideway Scullers School
2019
Cambridge University BC
2022
The Haslam Trophy – for lightweight double sculls
CLwt 2x
5:14
Australian National University/Huon, AUS
2022
The Godfrey Rowsports Trophy – for lightweight single sculls
CLwt 1x
5:36
Olivia Bates – Nottinghamshire County RA
2022

Aspirational events

Trophy
Event
Record time
Record holder
Year
The Colgan Foundation Cup – for academic eights
AA 8+
4:36
Oxford Brookes University BC
2022
The Copas Cup – for club eights
AC 8+
4:45
Vesta RC
2022
The Cathy Cruickshank Trophy – for academic coxless fours
AA 4-
5:02
KSRV Njord, NED
2022
The Lester Trophy – for club coxless fours
AC 4-
5:02
Vesta RC
2022
The Chairman’s Trophy – for quadruple sculls
A 4x
4:55
Edinburgh University BC
2022
The Rosie Mayglothling Trophy – for double sculls
A 2x
5:17
DSR Proteus-Eretes/TSR Vidar, NED
2022
The Bernard Churcher Trophy – for single sculls
A 1x
5:45
Roisin Merz – Shandon BC, IRL
2022
The Fiona Dennis Trophy – for lightweight single sculls
ALwt 1x
5:45
Alice Pickthall – Upper Thames RC
2023

Development event

Trophy
Event
Record time
Record holder
Year
The Frank V Harry Cup – for coxed fours
D 4+
5:19
Edinburgh University BC ‘A’
2023

Junior events

Trophy
Event
Record time
Record holder
Year
The Peabody Cup – for junior eights
J 8+
4:46
Henley RC
2022
The Groton School Challenge Cup – for junior coxed fours
J 4+
5:20
Aberdeen Schools RA ‘B’
2022
The Bea Langridge Trophy – for junior quadruple sculls
J 4x
4:54
Shiplake College BC
2022
The Rayner Cup – for junior double sculls
J 2x
5:19
Tideway Scullers School ‘B’
2022
The Di Ellis Trophy – for junior single sculls
J 1x
5:52
Meg Knight – Trentham BC
2022

Para-rowing event

Trophy
Event
Record time
Record holder
Year
The Grosvenor Cup – for para-rowing PR3 single sculls
PR3 1x
6:42
A Sangiovanni Vincentelli – Rob Roy BC
2025

Discontinued events

Event
Record time
Record holder
Year
Senior 8+
4:40
Molesey BC
2017
Academic 8+
4:48
Newcastle University BC
2017
Club 8+
4:47
Cantabrigian RC
2017
J16 8+
6:05
Headington School Oxford BC
2008
Elite 4+
5:15
Oxford Brookes University BC
2010
Senior 4+
5:18
Sons of the Thames RC
2010
University of East London BC
2014
Academic 4+
5:21
University of London BC
2015
Club 4+
5:18
Lea RC
2017
J16 4+
5:23
Henley RC
2022
St Paul’s Girls’ School BC
2022
Elite Lightweight 4-
5:16
Mortlake Anglian & Alpha BC
2010
Senior 4-
5:00
Newcastle University BC
2017
Eligt Lightweight 4x
5:03
Mortlake Anglian & Alpha BC
2009
Senior 4x
4:54
Tideway Scullers School
2017
J16 4x
5:12
Henley RC
2018
Senior 2x
5:23
Bath University BC ‘B’
2017
Senior Lightweight 2x
5:43
Mortlake Anglian & Alpha BC
2014
Under 23 2x
5:37
Nottinghamshire County RA/Dame Alice Harpur School RC
2004
Senior 1x
5:50
Charlotte Thompson – Agecroft RC
2010
Senior Lightweight 1x
5:56
Suzi Perry – Thames RC
2017
Under 23 1x
6:25
Alex Eddie – University of London WBC
2004
Under 23 Lightweight 1x
6:10
E Dingley – Wallingford RC
2004
J16 1x
7:18
Hannah Waltham-Hier – Walbrook RC
2008
TA 1x (1000m)
4:30
Katie O’Brien – Tribesmen RC, IRL
2014

Note that some record times were set in heats.

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