Lea Rowing Club, Hackney

Welcoming New Head Performance Coach Tom Wilkinson to Lea RC 🍊 🚣🏼 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Wilkinson as the club's new Head Performance Coach, responsible for adult performance rowing. Tom will take up the role on a part-time basis while continuing his coaching position at St Paul's School. 🏅Tom brings exceptional credentials to Lea Rowing Club, with an outstanding competitive record and extensive coaching experience. Over the past decade, he has established himself as a respected rowing coach, working professionally at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School, Mossbourne Academy, and Pangbourne College. 🧡A graduate of the University of East London, Tom is also a Hackney resident, like many of our members. Along with leading our performance programme, he will spearhead our efforts to recruit talented athletes from East London to succeed at the national and international level. In Tom's own words: "[Let's] go for it!" 💯 For the full announcement, please head to our website: .uk/post/appointment-of-new-head-performance-coach

🍊 Learn To Row is Back 🍊 Our sell out learn to row programme is back for the summer with an all new coaching team ready to get you on the water! Our four week beginner course will introduce you to erg technique, get you out on the water in our stable boats and introduce you to the Lea community at East London’s finest rowing club ! Sessions will be running weeknights 7-9 pm throughout the summer 🍊

🍊 VHORR RACE RECAP 🍊 What a successful Vets Head for our racers! Five Lea boats charged down the track with the following results within each of their categories: Op C+ 5th Op C + 8th Op Nov 12th W C 13th W D 12th A successful day all round 🍊

🍊 HORR RECAP 🍊 Three eights from our performance and club squads took on the challenge of the Tideway this weekend with the following results: Lea A -61st Lea B- 203rd Lea C- 271st Our performance squad now looks forward to their camp in Seneffe and racing in Ghent over the next two weeks whilst the club men are heading to Peterborough!

🍊 HORR CREW ANNOUNCEMENTS 🍊 This Saturday the Lea is sending three eights to take on the tideway at the 100th Head of the River Race! 🍊 Lea A Bow 77 🍊 Lea B Bow 220 🍊 Lea C Bow 262 Catch our men (and women) charging down the course from 12:15

🍊 Junior Sculling Head 🍊 A great day of racing from our junior squads today who took part in the junior sculling head! Well done to: Op J16 4X 6th Op J18 4X 10th W J15 4X+ 11th W J18 4X 15th #yeahlea

🍊 Kingston Head 🍊 Yesterday our performance and Club men’s squads took on the 5.2km course at Kingston Head coming away with some brilliant results. Special mentions to: Men’s 4+ 🥇 Women’s 4+ 🥇 Women’s 8+ 🥇 Men’s 8+ 🥈

🍊 WEHORR RACE RECAP 🍊 What a day for our women's squad out on the Tideway. 36 Lea athletes took to the course racing in the world’s largest women’s rowing race. After great racing our crews finished: 🍊 Lea A 55th 🍊 Lea B 112th 🍊 Lea C 169th 🍊 Lea D 267th Our women’s squads will have a short break before Master's head, before turning their attention to camps in Europe and Regatta season ! #yeahlea

🍊 WEHORR CREW ANNOUNCEMENT 🍊 This weekend 36 Lea athletes will paint the Tideway Orange as they take on the championship course at the world’s largest women’s rowing race! 🍊Lea A bow 143 🍊Lea B bow 147 🍊Lea C bow 194 🍊Lea D bow 234 Catch our women storming down the course from 12:15

🍊 JIRR TRIALS 🍊 What an amazing Sunday for our junior squad who Dominated at JIRR trials in Peterborough Special mentions go to 🍊 WJ14X+ 🍊WJ15X+ 🍊MJ14X 🍊MJ16x All of these crews came away with wins in their categories 🥇

JOIN US FOR AN EAST END BOAT RACE 🗓️  Lea Spring Regatta 2026 will be on Sunday 19th April, continuing a tradition of community rowing races in Hackney that dates back to the 1860s. The perfect way to kick off the summer racing season! 🏆 Open to all, women and men, young and old, from complete beginners to elite athletes. Crews travel from across the region and past competitors have gone on to win @henleyroyalregatta , race in @theboatraces , and even compete at the @olympics . 🏁 Our course is a sheltered, side‑by‑side sprint that’s perfect for rowers and spectators alike. We offer all the usual boat classes (except eights), plus a special mixed event in stable/rec boats (supplied by us). 🍰 Plus there’s homemade cake, a reasonably priced bar, and balcony views of the racing. 🎟️ WANT TO RACE? Entries open on Monday 9th March. We usually fill up very quickly, so don’t miss out! 👀 NOT A ROWER? We’d love to welcome you. We’re located beside a busy stretch of public towpath, and spectators are just metres from the action. Perfect for families and dog walkers. Pop down and see for yourself! 📍 Location: Lea Rowing Club, Spring Hill (near Springfield Park), E5 9BL 🔗 More details at learegattas.org Photos by Philip Lammers, Paul Vernall, Colin Schofield and Sean O’Shea.