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6 unusual facts about Head of the River Race


City of Cambridge Rowing Club

Records are scarce for the first part of the twentieth century, with results in both the Bumps and the Eight's Head on the Thames existing from the late 1940s onwards.

Grosvenor Rowing Club

Grosvenor's first VIII finished 14th at the 2008 Head of the River Race after starting 153rd, beaten narrowly to the Jackson Trophy (Cup for British non-tideway clubs) by 5 seconds by Agecroft Rowing Club who finished 11th after starting 37th.

Leeds Rowing Club

On 17 March, the club made their debut appearance at the Head of the River Race, held over the same course as the Head of the River Fours.

Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club

Since 2007, however, Cambridge has declined to field a Granta crew, and Nephthys has raced in the Tideway Head and other external races.

St John's College Boat Club

The Club competes mainly on the North Eastern Rowing circuit, though has entered boats in the Head of the River Race (HoRR), Women's Head of the River Race (WeHorr), The Boston Rowing Marathon and Henley Royal Regatta.

Tideway Scullers School

The club previously held the headship for the Head of the River Race (2009), and the senior squad holds the record for the Head of the River Fours course.



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