Double Win for Thames Tradesmen's at Head of the River
Men and Women VIII's crews both victorious
Thames Tradesmen’s Rowing Club (TTRC) Novice Men and Women Crews: Backrow (L to R): Dominic Warren, Lee, Brewster, Nathan Goodman, Tim Primmer, Jackie Marie, Kasia Wroblewska, Isabelle Meron, Hana Fegutova, Adela Williams, Francesca Streeter, Louise Martin. Front Row (L to R): Jonathan Geitner, Jay Sitaraman, Sophie Mandler, Michael Gatzoulis, Ian Koh (cox). Picture: Andy Sharp
March 25, 2023
There was a double triumph for the Thames Tradesmen’s Rowing Club (TTRC) at this year’s Masters Head of the River Race last Sunday (19 March).
The Men and Women VIII’s crews each won their categories on a course which is the same as The Boat Race but in the opposite direction; from Chiswick Bridge to Putney Bridge, a distance of around 7km.
The TTRC Women’s crew, coached and coxed by Michael Tchoubouroff, won the Masters Novice category. The women, who live locally around Chiswick, were Louise Martin, Francesca Streeter, Jackie Marie, Isabelle Meron, Kasia Wroblewska, Hana Fegutova, Adela Williams and Sophie Mandler.
On the day, the ladies settled in extremely well and rowed the race at a consistently high rate. Isabelle Meron, the Ladies’ Captain said, “The boat felt really good throughout the race, everyone in the boat performed magnificently, it felt like the boat was hovering above water”.
The TTRC Men’s Masters C crew, which was a composite with some members from Guildford Rowing Club won their race in a highly competitive category consisting of crews from the Netherlands, France and Italy as well as some local crews. The crew was coxed by TTRC veteran Alan Sherman (Woody) and the local men in the crew were Luke Howard, Dave Bulmer, Tom Jack and Adrian Elliott.
Thames Tradesmen’s Novice Women crew in action (L to R): Michael Tchoubouroff (cox), Louise Martin, Francesca Streeter, Jackie Marie, Isabelle Meron, Kasia Wroblewska, Hana Fegutova, Adela Williams, Sophie Mandler. Picture: Andy Sharp
TTRC had two other VIII crews in the race; the Novice Masters Men and the Masters G crew, which was a composite crew with local club Mortlake Anglian and Alpha Boat Club, who came a respectable fourth in their category.
Club Chairman, Nigel Brophy said, “To see so many of our members competing in the Head of the River Race is a magnificent achievement. The club is rapidly growing, thanks to our fantastic Learn To Row courses and to see our crews win at such prestigious events is a lovely, lovely sight to behold.
The next Learn to Row course starts in mid-April 2023 and anyone interested in ‘giving it a go’ should email their details to info@ttrc.org.uk.
Thames Tradesmen’s Rowing Club is now located at University London Boathouse on Hartington Road whilst Hounslow Council are building a new boathouse in Duke Meadows. The new boathouse should be completed by September 2023.
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