British Rowing Senior & U23 April Trials
British Rowing Senior & U23 April Trials
The GB Senior & U23 final trials took place over the Easter weekend, in beautiful spring-time sunshine and against the looming backdrop of a full roster of international events for the first time since 2019. Team WinTech once again had several athletes competing at Caversham and came away with a number of notable results in both heavyweight and lightweight single sculls for men and women.
Women’s Lightweight Single Scull
Our best results came in the form of a one-two in the lightweight women’s single scull, as Maddie Arlett and Olivia Bates continued their fine sculling form to finish first and second respectively. The women’s heavy and lightweight sculling was combined into one competition with four finals across 22 athletes and Maddie, racing in a Lightweight Cobra FLX for Edinburgh University Boat Club, finished fourth in the ‘A’ final, about 14 seconds back on overall winner Lola Anderson of Leander Club. Olivia, in a Super Lightweight Cobra, was third in the ‘B’ final but second in the lightweight category
Boat: WinTech Cobra FLX – Photography: AllMarkOne
Boat: WinTech Cobra – Photography: AllMarkOne
Mens Lightweight Single Scull
On the men’s lightweight side, Jamie Copus of Oxford Brookes University is a well-established name on the circuit and showed his mettle once again by finishing second in a Lightweight Cobra FLX. His battle with overall winner Dale Flockhart of Edinburgh University was a fascinating one to watch unfold down the course, with Jamie closing the gap to a second at the finish line after trailing by nearly four with 500m to go.
Boat: WinTech Cobra FLX – Photography: AllMarkOne
Women’s Single Scull
On the women’s heavyweight sculling side, Team WinTech’s sole representative was Rachel Bradley of Newcastle University. She finished second in the ‘C’ final, a second back on winner Lauren Maddison. Katy Wilkinson-Feller of Tideway Scullers School was due to compete but had to withdraw through illness.
Boat: WinTech Cobra – Photography: AllMarkOne
Mens Single Scull
We were due to have four heavyweight male scullers competing but through a combination of COVID-19 and illness, Jack Burns and George Bourne had to withdraw. After strong showings throughout the trialing season, it was a real shame to not see two of the UK’s foremost talents pit their wits against each other and the best of the rest. Despite that, we were delighted to support both Bryn Ellery of Leander Club and Finn Larkin of Nottinghamshire Counties Rowing Association. Bryn, who is an alumnus of Windsor Boys School and a long-time partner of WinTech Racing, finished third in the ‘B’ final and was the second-fastest U23 whilst Finn was fifth in the ‘C’ final.
Boat: WinTech Cobra – Photography: AllMarkOne
Boat: WinTech Cobra – Photography: AllMarkOne
We’re extremely proud of all of our athletes and look forward to seeing them hopefully competing in Team GB colours this summer and on the domestic circuit for their respective clubs and universities.
About The WinTech Racing Cobra 1x
The Cobra is designed for those looking for the stiffest and fastest racing boat money can buy with no compromises. Perfect for those who simply want the best-in-class. This full one-piece unidirectional carbon fibre hull paired with our state-of-the-art carbon fibre bow mounted rigger offers the highest stiffness and performance on the market. The Cobra is available with both a painted finish or for those who really want to maximise advantage in racing, our clear coat, friction reducing wet sanded hull finish.