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Head of the River Race
Leander win The Head of the River 2024 In the absence of our international athletes, who are away on camp in preparations for the Olympics, it was an opportunity for our development club-based men to fly the flag for Leander at this year's HORR. This challenge was...
In the Pink book event
by Irene Hewlett, Leander Librarian The first evening of the second series of Rowing Book Talks hosted by Leander Librarian Irene Hewlett was held on Thursday 7 March. This evening was about the history of rowing at Westminster School detailed in the meticulously...
WEHORR WIN
Congratulations to our Women’s squad on winning the Women’s Eights Head Of The River Race on Saturday. The winning crew of Abbie Topp, Amelia Standing, Charlotte Fennell, Phoebe Snowden, Juliette Perry, Philippa Emery, Daisy Bellamy, Issy Powell, and cox Henry...
Golf day
The Leander Golf Day will take place at Huntercombe Golf Club on Tuesday 14th May 2024. The plan will be to convene at the Huntercombe Clubhouse at 9am dressed in golfing attire. Coffee will be served on arrival. We will tee off in three balls from...
February GB Trials Race Report
Last weekend saw Leander Club take 40 athletes from the men and women’s squads up to Boston, Lincolnshire for GBRT February Trials. With the first round of trials back in November being cancelled due to weather conditions, the athletes were eager to show what they...
Services to LIC
Leander President Dick Lester awarded the 'Investor of the Year' Trophy to Andrew Boyle at the recent Leander Investment Club AGM for services to LIC in 2023. Leander Investment Club meets at the Club every six weeks for a convivial and semi-serious look at the state...
New Junior Coach
We are delighted to welcome George Nottidge to the coaching team as our new High Performance Sculling Coach, focusing on the juniors. George comes from Kingston RC where he led the junior men's squad. George rowed at Tiffin School and the University of Nottingham....
Quintin Head Race Report
Leander’s development squad took three eights to Quintin Head on Saturday 20th January, racing on the Tideway for the first time this year. More than 270 crews raced from Chiswick Bridge to just past Hammersmith Bridge. Ross Hunter, Chief Coach of Leander women said:...
The First 200 Years
The first Leander Library Rowing Book Talk in 2024 was held on Thursday, 18 January with Andy Trotman, editor of The First 200 Years, a comprehensive account of the history of Leander - writes Irene Hewlett, Leander Club Librarian The book was published in 2018 to...
