1973 British Rowing Championships

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1973 British Rowing Championships
Venue National Water Sports Centre
Location Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham)
Dates21–22 July 1973
  1972
1974  

The 1973 National Rowing Championships was the second edition of the National Championships, held from 21–22 July 1973 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. [1]

Contents

Senior

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Victor Ludorum Leander London University Tideway Scullers School
Men 1x Poplar Blackwall and District
Kenny Dwan
London
David Sturge
Leander
Glyn Locke
Men 2+ Kingston / Leander
Richard Ayling & Mark Hayter
Leander
Summers & John Pemberton
City Orient
Men 2x Cambridge University Furnivall SC / Argosies Durham
Men 2- Leander / Thames Tradesmen's
John Yallop & Lenny Robertson
St Ives
Tony Cowley & Nigel Drake
Lady Margaret
Men 4- London University Tideway Scullers School Leander / Wallingford / Oxford University
Men 4+ Leander / London University / Tideway Scullers School Tideway Scullers School London University
Men 8+ Quintin
Brian Fentiman, Robert Lee (cox)
London University Leander
Women 1xMercia Scullers
Christine Peer
Women 2x Thames
Women 4+ Civil Service Ladies
Maggie Lambourn, Clare Grove, Chris Grimes, Mary Mackay, Pat Sly (cox) [2]
Women 4x Thames / Warwick

Junior

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men 1x Westminster School
Men 2- Eton College
Men 2x Royal Shrewsbury School
Men 2+ Radley College
Men 4- Eton College
Men 4+Wallingford Schools
Men 8+ Eton College
Men J16 1x Maidenhead
Men J16 2- Cardinal Vaughan School
Men J16 2x Radley College
Men J16 2+ Westminster School
Men J16 4+ Hampton School
Men J16 4- Hampton School
Men J16 8+ Royal Shrewsbury School
Women 4+ Stuart Ladies

Key

Symbolmeaning
1, 2, 4, 8crew size
+ coxed
-coxless
x sculls
14Under-14
15Under-15
16Under-16
JJunior

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References

  1. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  2. "Profile". Rowing Story.