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Leander Women vs CUBC
For the third weekend in a row the Leander women took two crews to the Tideway to complete a series of races on the Championship course which included fixtures and the Women’s Head of the River. This weekend it was an opportunity to race Cambridge as they prepare for...
Leander Men vs Oxford
Photo: Leander 1 Leander’s top club men’s eight took on the Oxford University Blue Boat this weekend on the Championship Course, with the fixture broadcast live on The Boat Race YouTube channel. It was a fantastic race where the lead changed hands three times over the...
Mary’s wall of fame
Our superstar Housekeeper Mary Jamai (Maz), is retiring after 24 years of loyal and patient service. Maz started out as a kitchen assistant, progressed to pastry chef and in 2002 became Housekeeper. She is also a rowing superfan and has carefully collected and curated...
Women’s Eights Head of the River
On Saturday 4th March, 30 Leander athletes took to the Tideway for the annual Women’s Head of the River. In what was an amazing display of women's rowing in the UK a total of 320 crews totalling 2,880 athletes charged down the Tideway course from Chiswick...
50th anniversary of HoRR win
Pictured - B: Peter Summers, 2: Johnny Pemberton, 3: Chris Dalley, 4: Chris Etherington, 5: Carl Purchase, 6: Tim Crooks, 7: Hugh Matheson, S: Dick Lester, C: Robert Lee Robert Treharne-Jones, Leander Club Archivist writes: Founded in 1926 by the legendary Steve...
Leander vs OUWBC
On Sunday 26th February, the Leander women headed to London for the much anticipated fixture against the Oxford Women on the Championship Course. Whilst no rain on the day, a stiff North Easterly breeze meant that Hammersmith Head was cancelled in the morning but the...
Junior Trials
The Leander Juniors traveled to Boston Lincolnshire for GB Junior Trials last weekend February 18th /19th. Leander had five scullers racing over the same 5k course that the Seniors raced over last week. Racing in single sculls in difficult tailwind conditions the...
CUBC fixture
Leander Club raced Cambridge University on Sunday 19th February in our annual pre–Boat Race fixture. The race was on the Championship course in London split into two separate pieces. Starting in Putney the first piece was to Chiswick steps. Cambridge on the Middlesex...
1970s rowing revival
The 1976 Montreal Olympic Silver Medal winning Eight with Dick Lester at Stroke and Tim Crooks at Six Seventy people gathered to hear about the 1970s British men's rowing revival at a supper talk on Friday 3rd February. Members and their guests were entertained before...
