1972 British Rowing Championships

1972 British Rowing Championships
Venue	National Water Sports Centre
Location	Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham)
Dates	22–23 July 1972
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Medallion awarded to the finalists of the junior men's coxed four

The 1972 National Rowing Championships was the first edition of the National Championships, held from 22 to 23 July 1972 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. ^[1] These inaugural Championships were held at the newly opened National Watersports Centre in Nottingham. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

The Wallingford pair of Tony Norris and Doug Richardson won the junior pair and finished second behind Mike Hart and David Maxwell in the senior pair. Hart & Maxwell would compete at the Olympics shortly afterwards. ^[6]

Senior

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Victor Ludorum	Tideway Scullers School	Leander	London University
Men 1x	Poplar Blackwall and District Kenny Dwan	Cambridge University Chris Baillieu	Newcastle University Mark Hayter
Men 2+	Cambridge University / Tideway Scullers School Mike Hart, David Maxwell, Alan Inns (cox)	Wallingford Tony Norris, Doug Richardson	Furnivall SC
Men 2x	Tideway Scullers School / Leander Patrick Delafield & Tim Crooks	Durham Geoff Potts & Tom Bishop	Quintin Brian Fentiman
Men 2-	Vesta / Argosies Matthew Cooper & Jeremiah McCarthy	St Ives * & Tideway Scullers School / London*	Not awarded
Men 4-	Thames Tradesmen's Bill Mason, Jim Clark, Lenny Robertson, Frederick Smallbone	Marlow	Kingston
Men 4+	Tideway Scullers School / Leander Christopher Pierce, Alan Almand, Hugh Matheson, Dick Findlay, Patrick Sweeney (cox)	Wallingford	Nottingham & Union
Men 8+	Tideway Scullers School / Leander George Proffitt, Eddie Wells, Martin Spencer, Rooney Massara, David Gramolt, Nick Hornsby, Christopher Rodrigues, Graeme Hall, Alan Inns (cox)	London University	Leander
Women 1x	Jessamy Scullers Margaret Gladden	Jessamy Scullers Christine Davies	Durham Diana Preston
Women 2x	Jessamy Scullers Margaret Gladden & Christine Davies	United Universities / Durham Jean Rankine & Diana Preston
Women 4+	St George's Ladies Janis Long, Ann Shackell, Margaret Goodsman, Beryl Martin, Di Ellis (cox)	Civil Service A	Civil Service B Maggie Lambourn

* equal second

Junior

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men 1x	Bedford Tony Ward	Wallingford A. Cusack	Pangbourne College Graham Innes
Men 2-	Radley College J.R. Simpson, David Searle	Becket School	Hampton School / Bedford Modern School
Men 2x	Henley / Weybridge N.J.Gorvin, M.J.Webb	Eton College	Shrewsbury School
Men 2+	Wallingford Tony Norris, Doug Richardson	Durham	Crowland
Men 4-	Radley College	King's School Chester	Shrewsbury School
Men 4+	University College School	Hampton School	Durham School
Men 8	Eton College	Emanuel School
Men J16 1x	Westminster School A. Hudson	Molesey J. Knight	Shrewsbury School J.A. Hanna
Men J16 2-	City Orient
Men J16 4+	Wallingford Schools
Women 4+	George Watson's College

Key

Symbol	meaning
1, 2, 4, 8	crew size
+	coxed
-	coxless
x	sculls
14	Under-14
15	Under-15
16	Under-16
J	Junior

References

1. "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
2. "Railton, Jim. "Two best eights meet in main event." Times, 22 May 1971, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
3. ""Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre, Nottinghamshire." Times, 6 July 1972, p. I". Times Digital Archives.
4. ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
5. "THE FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS". Rowing Story.
6. "Wallingford oarsman shine". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 July 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 12 February 2021– via The British Newspaper Archive.