The two-day event saw over 800 crews and over 1,700 athletes compete across 117 separate events.
Bea Gregory enjoyed a strong weekend dominating her own age group to win the WJ15 single sculls, before stepping up to secure a hard-fought, close second-place finish in the senior Women’s single sculls. Gregory also joined forces with Millie Yule, Amelia Williams, and Hannah Fitzjohn to secure another win in the W16 coxed fours.
The J16 double scull team of George Dennis and Matas Lebed completely dominated their field, powering down the course to win by a convincing margin of over 7 seconds.
For the seniors, the crew of Tom Calver, Mike King, James Plumb, and Karl Stapleton took the win after a strong performance in the coxless quad band 1 and Toby Ray secured a solo victory in a highly competitive singles field.
Calver and Plumb also delivered a hard-fought performance in a highly competitive open double sculls final before accepting a second place finish.
City’s Masters squad delivered three further wins and as well as an inspiring milestone in adaptive rowing.
Duncan Graham won his singles event, while Linda Dennis and Kate Read combined to take first place in the double sculls. Will Kerry and Ro Knighton tasted victory in the coxless pair.
The crew of Alastair Brown, David Elks, Iain Cameron, Damian Roberts, Andrew Manning, Barry McCann, Ruairi Moore and Kenny Low, coxed by John Canton, finished a credible second in the mixed Mens Masters B/D eights final. In doing so, they clocked a time of 3:32.7, setting their fastest time on the Peterborough course.
The club also fielded a Men's Masters F coxed quad, featuring visually impaired rowers Andrew McMullon at stroke and Steve Ackerman at the two-seat. Having joined the club in 2024 through the 'Row the Rhythm' initiative. McMullon’s transition to racing highlights the club’s growing commitment to competitive adaptive rowing.
See our picture gallery from one of the most popular weekends on the local sporting scene here…...
1. Peterborough City Rowing Club's spring regatta.
Thomas Cox and Ben Norton of Peterborough City prepare to start their race. Photo: David Lowndes
2. Peterborough City Rowing Club's spring regatta.
Peterborough City's Ericha Knowles-Pardoe during her single sculls event. Photo: David Lowndes
3. Peterborough City Rowing Club's spring regatta.
Peterborough City double scullers Austin Tyley and Matt Guttinger. Photo: David Lowndes
4. Peterborough City Rowing Club's spring regatta.
Cox Anouk Bosma, Matt Baker, Lewis Barber, Simon Lewis and Thomas Sayer representing Peterborough City. Photo: David Lowndes