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Upper Thames Autumn Head

31 October 2019
Bodo Schulenburg

A sunny afternoon at Henley saw nine Hinksey crews race. For many it was their first race of the season and all crews raced well to produce some encouraging results

Wallingford Long Distance Sculls 2019

15 October 2019
Bodo Schulenburg

The first race of the season for our senior squads produced a promising set of results in a competitive event.

Hinksey crews had an encouraging start to the season at the Upper Thames Autumn Head. 14 crews - some of them in their first ever race - entertained the gathered crowds with some inspired rows in sunny but challenging conditions.

Egham Regatta 2018

9 July 2018
Megan Glenn

Twenty-two Hinksey crews raced at Egham International Regatta on Sunday 1st July: a sunny day with clear and calm conditions (plus some boat wash), all crews raced hard and performed well in their events.

Henley Women's Regatta and Marlow Regatta 2018

29 June 2018
Alice Carrington-Windo

Henley Women's Regatta and Marlow Regatta took place over the second-to-last weekend in June, with five crews racing across the two competitions.

Blenheim Palace Junior Regatta 2018

15 June 2018
Alice Carrington-Windo

Blenheim Palace Junior Regatta, the second of two annual events run by Hinksey Sculling School, took place on Saturday 9th June this year with fantastic weather in a stunning setting!

National Schools Regatta 2018

30 May 2018
Alice Carrington-Windo

A successful weekend for Hinksey at the high point of the junior racing calendar.

Junior Sculling Regatta and Wallingford Regatta

9 May 2018
Alice Carrington-Windo

It was a busy bank holiday for HSS, with the Junior Sculling Regatta and Wallingford Regatta marking the start of the regatta season. These two events were the first test for newly formed crews after a productive rowing camp in Bellecin over the Easter break.

Schools Head and Oarsport Junior Sculling Head

15 March 2018
Alice Carrington-Windo

Schools' Head and Oarsport Junior Sculling Head took place on Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th March. With two top ten placings in each race, it was a great way to move into Regatta season!

Avon County Spring Head 2018

26 February 2018
Alice Carrington-Windo

Wins in six events in our last race before Schools Head and Oarsport Junior Sculling Head.

South of England Indoor Rowing Championships

8 February 2018
Alice Carrington-Windo

On 4th February 2018, 600 athletes from 24 clubs and schools competed at the Hinksey-run South of England Indoor Rowing Championships. 49 of those athletes were Hinksey's own, racing in J12-J18 individual and team events - with the MJ17+ team breaking the SEIRC record for their event. The event was assisted greatly by over thirty Hinksey volunteers, without whom we couldn't have run the event!

British Rowing Indoor Championships

14 December 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Eight Hinksey athletes competed at BRIC on 9th December, with four top 10 finishes.

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2017

7 December 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Our supporters helped us raise a fantastic £16,716 over seven days from November 28th - December 5th as part of the Big Give Christmas Challenge 2017.

Burway Head

7 December 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Seven wins in our final head race before Christmas.

Head of the River; Fours

14 November 2017
Megan Glenn

Five Hinksey crews raced at this highly competitive race producing fantastic results.

Upper Thames Autumn Head 2017

14 November 2017
Megan Glenn

Fifteen crews raced at Upper Thames Autumn Head over half term.

Reading Small Boats Head

13 October 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Twenty Hinksey crews competed at Reading Small Boats Head on Saturday 7th October, kicking off the 2017/18 racing season.

Row Up the River

14 September 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Row Up the River took place on Saturday 8th July, with forty Hinksey athletes rowing from Wallingford to Godstow in a day to raise money for their club!

Bewdley Regatta

27 July 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Bewdley Regatta took place on the River Severn on Saturday 22nd July.

Junior British Rowing Championships

20 July 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

The Junior British Rowing Championships took place on 14th - 16th July at the Holme Pierrepont Watersports Centre in Nottingham, with good racing all round and a bronze medal in the J14 2x event!

Egham Regatta

30 June 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Egham Regatta took place in Egham on Saturday 25th June on an 800m course.

Henley Royal Regatta Qualifiers

24 June 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Henley Royal Qualifiers took place on Friday 23rd June, with four Hinksey crews entered from the senior squads.

Henley Women's Regatta

23 June 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Henley Women's Regatta took place from 16th-18th June with three Hinksey crews entered.

Marlow Regatta

22 June 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

Marlow Regatta took place on Saturday 17th June at Dorney Lake, with four crews entered from the J15 and senior squads.

Blenheim Palace Junior Regatta

14 June 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

The Hinksey-run Blenheim Palace Junior Regatta took place on Saturday 10th June, with considerable help from our fantastic team of volunteers!

National Schools' Regatta

14 June 2017
Alice Carrington-Windo

National Schools' Regatta took place on 26th - 28th June at Dorney Lake with fantastic racing from all crews, a 4th place in the 1st 4+ A final and a silver medal in the WJ16 2nd 4x event.