Metropolitan Regatta 2024 – View from the bank
We’re getting closer. After what for some might have felt like an awful long time between competitive racing, we’re back into the swing of serious
By JRN
We’re getting closer. After what for some might have felt like an awful long time between competitive racing, we’re back into the swing of serious
The Metropolitan Regatta is one of the first in the summer season where we get the opportunity to see all crews that may be targeting
Whilst eights are typically the biggest event of a regatta, the championship single sculls are an excellent showcase of the technique and mental fortitude needed
The Metropolitan Regatta held at Eton Dorney Rowing Lake has two days of racing. This allows crews maximise racing, however it does make it ever
Without any ado, let’s dive right in to the runners and riders for the open championship double category… Shandon BC/Univ Coll Cork RC This crew
With crews eyeing up the Redgrave Challenge Vase at Henley Women’s Regatta and even potentially the Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in
Pairs are often the wildcard. Much like the single, they’re so much more on the individuals in the boat than the program they’re in. Time
This weekend, the Metropolitan Regatta will showcase women’s coxed fours in full force. With over 30 crews entered across championship, club and academic categories, the
With Wallingford and BUCS firmly behind them, clubs from across the country will be looking ahead to the Metropolitan Regatta as an opportunity to continue
As we swiftly approach the midpoint of this whirlwind of regattas, it’s that time again to load up the trailer and make the pilgrimage to
Metropolitan Regatta is one of the last opportunities for clubs, universities, and schools alike to see how their recent fine-tuning fares against clubs from across
Crews will return to Dorney Lake for the third or fourth time this month for the Metropolitan Regatta. For some, they will be well-practiced on
After the spectacle of National Schools’ Regatta, good results for some, great results for others and a few surprises thrown into the mix, everybody is
All eyes turn to Dorney this weekend as regatta season hots up. In the women’s championship quads, club and university crews face each other for
With under 40 days to go until HRR, the Metropolitan Regatta is a last chance saloon for various boat clubs, both for qualification and to
The Metropolitan Regatta will see 12 eights charging it down the prestigious Dorney Lake 2000m course. This regatta, after National Schools’, will be another opportunity
“To make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from” – T.S Eliot, “Four Quartets” Only a short week
The Met regatta next weekend signals we are well and truly in the business end of the season. Known for high quality racing and a
The Metropolitan Regatta is the second of the big three domestic regattas held at Dorney Lake, held over two days. This is where we will
With only a month to go before athletes from across the world flock to the banks of Henley for Britain’s most prestigious rowing event, the
The Metropolitan Regatta is the second of the pre-Henley trio of international regattas held at Dorney – the first being Wallingford, and the third Marlow.
Now mere weeks away from Henley Women’s and Royal Regattas, crews with one eye on these events will be using the Metropolitan Regatta to measure
I have to confess something. I arrived back from Dorney Lake about an hour ago, have just finished the National Schools’ Regatta review of over