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Hampton is one of the top rowing schools in the country and it is a very popular sport amongst our boys.

The boys row on the Molesey stretch of the the River Thames which is just a short run from the school. Our facilities are outstanding with a superb boathouse and impressive fleet of boats.  

The school has a dedicated coaching team headed by its own, full time Director of Rowing, Colin Greenaway, a former international athelete and Junior International Coach for the Great Britain Team. 

Pupils begin learning the discipline in the Third Year when they will be taught to scull. The emphasis is on enjoyment and watermanship.
 
There are regular training camps in the holidays, some at the Boathouse, but also in places like Ghent, Amsterdam and Boston. 

Old Hamptonians, including Karl Hudspith ( President of the Oxford University Boat Club 2012), the Livingston brothers and the Smith brothers have competed in the Boat Race. The Searle brothers are also well-known Old Hamptonians and Olympic Gold Medallists.

Hampton's rowing department has a thriving Parents' Association which raises funds to support our rowers.
Rowing Squads:

J14 – this is the beginners' squad. The emphasis on J14’s is to establish watermanship rather than to win medals. The boys scull in: 1x, 2x, 4x and 8.The culmination of the year is finally racing at the National Schools’ Regatta and Peterborough J14 Regatta.

J15 – In their second year of Rowing, sweep oar rowing is gradually introduced. The training becomes more intensive and boys will aim to compete in Eights at the National Schools' Regatta.

J16 – Recently formed, the J16 squad is a time of transition between the J15 and ‘A’ Squad. Training gradually intensifies, as does competition. The Eights at the National Schools’ are still the main focus, but there is also the first opportunity to earn a Great Britain vest at the GB-France match.>> 2011 Season Round Up

Senior Squad – When boys join the Senior Squad, commitment is expected. Intensive training in the Sixth Form means new friendships are forged between the year groups. It is from the Senior Squad that the First and Second Eights are chosen.





We are proud that Hampton School consistently produces rowers who go on to represent Great Britain and England at the following International level competitions:
  • Home Countries International
  • Coupe de la Jeunesse
  • Junior World Championships



2012 Events
 
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Rowing J15 1st VIII 06/05/2012 Wallingford Regatta - report below
Rowing J15 2nd VIII 06/05/2012 Wallingford Regatta - report below
Rowing J16 1st VIII 06/05/2012 Wallingford Regatta - report below
Rowing J16 2nd VIII 06/05/2012 Wallingford Regatta - report below
Rowing J18 1st VIII 06/05/2012 Wallingford Regatta - report below
Rowing J18 2nd  VIII 06/05/2012 Wallingford Regatta -  report below
Rowing J18 3rd  VIII 06/05/2012 Wallingford Regatta - report below
Rowing J14 12/05/2012 Thames Ditton Regatta
Rowing J15 12/05/2012 Thames Ditton Regatta
Rowing J16 12/05/2012 Thames Ditton Regatta
Rowing J18 12/05/2012 Thames Ditton Regatta
Rowing J14 1st VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J14 2nd VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J15 1st VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J15 2nd VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J16 1st VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J16 2nd VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J18 1st VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J18 2nd  VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J18 3rd  VIII 01/06/2012 National Schools Regatta
Rowing J15 16/06/2012 Marlow Regatta
Rowing J16 16/06/2012 Marlow Regatta
Rowing J18 16/06/2012 Marlow Regatta
Rowing J14 17/06/2012 Thames Valley Park
Rowing J15 17/06/2012 Thames Valley Park
Rowing J14 1st VIII 23/06/2012 Peterborough Junior Regatta
Rowing J14 2nd VIII 23/06/2012 Peterborough Junior Regatta
Rowing J18 1st VIII 27/06/2012 Henley Royal Regatta

Results

Four Hampton Rowers represent GB at the Munich Regatta >> report

Wallingford Regatta >> report

Schools Head of River >> report

Hampton Fours & Eights Head >> report

Hampton Small Boats Head >> report

Henley Royal Regatta >> report

National Schools Regatta >> report

For further information on this season's current fixtures and results please visit -  David Biddulph's website

Hampton School Fixtures are also available in the School Calendar

Competitions

The School competes in various Heads and Regattas throughout the year. The focus for the Winter Season is the National Junior Sculling Head and The Schools' Head of River. In the Summer the main events will be The National Schools Regatta held at the end of May and The Henley Royal Regatta in July. Hampton School also organises two nationally renowned junior competitions, The Hampton Small Boats Head and the Hampton Fours & Eights Head. See above tab for more information.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rowing News 2011/12

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April 2012

Alex Lloyd and Matthew Benstead were the fastest Junior pair at the GB Junior Trials Regatta out of the 36 pairs competing to gain an invite to the GB final trials later in the year. In the final they were 9 seconds clear of their nearest rivals. Hampton had three pairs qualify for the GB final trials which take place in June.


Four boys selected to represent GB in the 2012 International Munich Regatta >> report

Rowers miss out on win by 3 seconds in the Schools Head >> report

Hampton Fours & Eights Head >> report

Hampton Small Boats Head >> report

J16 Squad  - 2011 Season Round-Up >> report

Henley Royal Regatta >> report

National Schools Regatta >> report
 
May 2011


Oleg Isaev competed for the Great Britain Junior Rowing Team last weekend at Munich Junior International Regatta. He raced in the coxless four on both days, on Saturday his crew made the final and came 5th. On the Sunday with a change slight change to the crew they won and were the top performing GB crew of the day. Oleg is hoping to make the British Team that will compete at the Junior World Championships later this year at  the Olympic Venue, Dorney lake.




At Bedford regatta the J14 Squad had their first win of the season by winning  J14 A Octuples. A strong performance in this prestigious junior regatta.

At Polar Regatta the J15, J16 and J18 squads had a successful day with the J15 1st VIII coming second in a very competitive field, they lost by 3/4 of a length to a strong St Georges crew who won the schools head earlier in the year, but beat St Pauls, Westminster and Dulwich all of who have very strong J15 VIII's. This will be an exciting race to watch at The National Schools Regatta. The J16 squad were very impressive with a win in IM2 pairs, J18 coxless fours and J16 eights. The J18 1st VIII raced in IM1 and won easily. These strong Hampton results combined won the Victor Ludorum prize for men.
April 2011
The rowing trips to Seville (J16 & J18) and Hazewinkel, Belgium (J15) all went very well. 

Just before the Easter break 6 boys (Oleg Isaev, George Butcher, Sebastian Gordon-Smith, Jonathan Davies, Robert Wickstead and Alexander Lloyd) took part in the Junior British Rowing Spring Assessments. From these trials Oleg Isaev has been selected to represent GB to race at Munich Junior International Regatta.  

Easter Sunday, Junior pairs regatta for GB Juniors. 41 pairs were racing from the top junior boys in the country. Robert Wickstead and  Alexander Lloyd performed brilliantly and came second overall, an outstanding achievement. 
 

March 2011


Schools' Head of the River 
Hampton Results

Hampton Crew Position
Championship VIII 6th out of 30
2nd VIII 4th out of 15
J16 Championship VIII 1st out of 10
J16  2nd VIII 1st out of 9
J15 Championship VIII 2nd out of 13
J15 2nd VIII A 4th out of 19
J15 2nd VIII B 5th out of 19
 
 










ROWING RESULTS
Sat 19 February. At the British Junior Rowing Trials Hampton pairs came 2nd (Alex Lloyd, Rob Wickstead) and 3rd (Oleg Isaev, George Butcher) out of 45 of the best junior pairs in the  country, a fantastic achievement, especially as the pair of Alex Lloyd and Rob Wickstead are J16's.
 Sun 27 February. Hammersmith Women's and Junior's Head. The 1st VIII won the Head overall  just ahead of St Pauls, a good victory especially as St Pauls beat us by 13 seconds earlier in the season. The J16 1st VIII won their category and were third overall ahead of the KGS J18 1st VIII, another strong performance from this talented group. The J15 1st VIII came second in their category to Westminster, Westminster beat the Hampton J15 VIII by 18 seconds at the Hampton Head but this was closed to 9 seconds this weekend, so some good improvements. 
 
 
>> Record turnout for Hampton Heads Fours and Eights 
 

 


2010

 
 

The Hampton Rowing Department organises training camps for the different squads. 
 
Third Year  -  Easter 'intensive' training at Boat Club
 
Fourth Year – One week training camp in Ghent, Belgium

Fifth and Sixth Year  - One week training camp in Hazewinkel, Belgium

 

The 2012 Hampton Fours and Eights Head

Hampton Head 2012

The 2012 Hampton Head was a great success with 445 crews racing from across the country. There were a number of clubs who decided not to race their inexperienced J13/J14 crews due to the freezing temperatures but this did not distract from the event and the feed back from the visiting clubs was overwhelmingly positive.

The day was cold but with clear skies and only a light wind, the conditions stayed favourable for the race to go ahead. Division 1 was delayed by 30 minutes to allow the water and air temperature to rise by a few degrees and at 9.40 the first crews started to boat with the start time being 10.30. Division 1 went well and with fewer crews racing we were able to make up the 30 minutes from the delay and Division 2 ran to the original schedule.

All the staff and volunteers from the School, British Rowing, the HHBCA Parents Association and St John's worked extremely hard to ensure the day ran so smoothly. The success of this event was down to the positivity and tireless energy of so many people with the common goal of making Hampton Head one of the premier junior rowing events in the rowing calendar. 

There were some very good performances from the Hampton boys: 

The J18 and J16 squads showed  strong performances with Hampton finishing 2nd and 4th in J18 1st Eights and winning J18 2nd Eights with the 3rd Eight. The J16's were 3rd and 5th in J16 Eights, both squads were racing in crews, yet to be selected into 1st and 2nd Eights, The J18's won the coxed fours and coxless pairs in the morning, with Alex Lloyd and Robert Wickstead being the crew of the day. The J15 boys picked up an unexpected and welcome win in j15 coxed fours and finished 8th in J15 1st Eights and 4th in J15 2nd Eights.  
 

Results - www.myracetime.co.uk


>>2011 Results -  Hampton Fours & Eights Head
>> Hampton Small Boats Head -  http://www.myracetime.co.uk

>>2010 Results -  Hampton Small Boats Head
 
General Information

Each year the Hampton School Boat Club hosts two major rowing events on its home stretch of the River Thames - The Hampton Small Boats Head and the Hampton Fours and Eights Head.
 
Both races are run over a course of approximately 3000m downstream from Sunbury Lock. The first of these events is the Small Boats Head, typically held in late November, with the Fours and Eights head following in late January/early February.