Senior Squad
The senior squad is developing impressively year after year as the club grows and begins to establish itself amongst the best rowing universities in the country.
In the first part of the season, we begin our campaign with a series of races at Teddington Head, Wallingford Head and Kingston Head, as well as Hammersmith Head and Quintin Head on the Tideway in preparation for the Head of the River Race. In the second half, we transition to 2km side-by-side racing, beginning at BUCS Regatta, and then onto Metropolitan and Marlow regattas in the build up to Henley Royal Regatta.
Our training programme includes a combination of erg, water and weights sessions, designed to create a competitive and successful squad. We will often train twice a day, six days a week, completing our land training at the nearby Surrey Sports Park and travelling to Molesey Boat Club for our water sessions on the River Thames. We also have our own Strength and Conditioning coach, who leads our weights sessions and creates an effective programme that gets the very best out of our athletes.
Training
As a senior, your training is set out on a week by week basis at around 12 training sessions a week including ergs, water sessions, and strength & conditioning.
We row out of Molesey Boat Club, which is a 30 minute drive from the University. This is where we do our water training. Lots of our members drive and we have access to the University minibuses, so don’t worry about getting there.
Racing
The club competes in a multitude of domestic racing across the country with the main targets being BUCS Head, BUCS Regatta, Head of the River, Metropolitan Regatta, Henley Women’s, and Henley Royal Regatta.
