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GB April Trials
Leander Club had an impressive 51 athletes invited to take part in this invitational GB small boat trial, at Caversham Lake. Out of 36 possible places in the A finals, Leander athletes filled 22. In the men’s pair event, Leander’s Tom George and Oliver Wynne- Griffith...
HRR 2023 in a nutshell
We are receiving lots of Henley Royal Regatta enquiries so here is a brief overview of what you can book, and when! Your HRR badge packs will arrive in April, containing everything you need to know about what's on offer at Leander Club and when you can book it....
The Head of the River Race
On Saturday 18th March, Leander men’s squad took three crews to race The Head of the River Race from Mortlake to Putney in London. Leander’s top boat set off 2nd behind a strong Oxford Brookes crew containing eight World Champions from last summer's World...
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...
Have a go on a Hydrow
We’re delighted to announce that the gym has two state of the art Hydrow machines which all Members are welcome to use. Hydrow is an internet connected rower that brings the on-water, outdoor experience of rowing inside. On the screen, world-class athletes lead you...
Gym opens to all Members
All Members are now invited to use the Leander Club gym for the first time in the club’s history. This is a brand new offer for our Members which is included in your annual membership. It has been made possible now that our athletes travel to Toby Garbett’s gym on the...
Quintin Head 2023
On Sunday 29th January, Leander Club took two development eights to race at Quintin Head. The course started at Chiswick Bridge and finished a few strokes after Hammersmith Bridge opposite Fulham Reach Boat Club. Our women’s crew of Topp, Diaz, Bird, Hunt-Davis,...
The Fours Head prize giving
The Fours Head prize giving took place at Leander Club on Wednesday 25th January. Leander Club athletes celebrated winning all seven Championship events. The full race report can be found by clicking here.
Space Series!
Space Series! A series of exhibitions, movies and talks based on a private collection of rare artefacts from the Soviet space programme and NASA Apollo missions is due to land on Leander this month. Over the next few months, Leander Club will host a series of three...
Annual Club Dinner
As reported by Robert Treharne Jones, Leander Club Archivist Leander members raised £4,000 for charity at their Club Dinner on Friday, 20th January, when two of the club’s rowing legends enthralled a packed house with tales from their sporting careers. Olympic...
CORNELL CLUB NYC
We are delighted to announce reciprocity with The Cornell Club, NYC. This new arrangement is now available to all our Members. Please download the reciprocal clubs form from your Member log in area before visiting. The Cornell Club-New York is a 14 story Members-only...
Six Nations Rugby at Leander Club
Six Nations Rugby We are screening every match of the Six Nations – come and watch on the big screen in our relaxed bar. We’ll be providing match day food so you can settle in and take in all the action! Round 1 Saturday 4 Feb, 14:15 – Wales v Ireland Saturday 4 Feb,...
Rowing resurges!
In the 1970s, British rowing at the international level emerged from the doldrums of the 1950s and 60s and we started to win medals again! The story of this transformation is the theme of our next Friday supper evening on 3rd February. Taking us through the period...
New networking group
The new Henley Female Networking Group will be meeting regularly at Leander Club in 2023. The first meeting of the year will be a Breakfast Conversation with Jacki Hill-Murphy - Explorer, Speaker, Author, Teacher. Jacki Hill-Murphy MA, FRGS is an explorer, teacher,...
Turkey Sculls returns
The first Turkey Sculls race in three years took place just before Christmas. It was a welcome return for this fast and furious mixed ability event after a Covid-induced break. Nine quads sprinted a 200m course from the HRR finish line to the club, for the chance to...
JUNIOR ERGO CHAMPS
Nearly 70 pupils from across Wokingham state secondary schools took part in a Leander Club ergo championships recently. Leander Club’s High Performance Talent ID coach Jonathan Jackson ('JJ') arranged the event as part of the club’s outreach programme which works to...
Leander’s drive to increase female coaches
Leander Club has committed to help increase the numbers of female rowing coaches in the UK, by sponsoring 11 of its athletes to qualify as British Rowing coaches. Only 10% of coaching positions within the high-performance sports community in the UK are held by...
Wallingford Head
Wallingford Head took place on Sunday 27th November on the beautiful Wallingford stretch of the River Thames. Leander had two men's crews racing in the morning division with the women's squad and a men's gap year crew in the afternoon. Both the Leander crews raced...
The Fours Head – race report
The Fours Head of the River took place last Saturday and with wins across the board, Leander Club proved their strength again. Leander had nine crews competing in open events as well as two in the junior men's category, racing from Chiswick Bridge to Putney pier, over...
Student ergo champs for novices
Students from across Wokingham state secondary schools are being invited to compete at a Leander Club ergo championships next month. A total of 90 pupils from Year 9 and Year 10 (aged 13-15) are set to race at the event, which is due to be held at Waingels College in...
GB Trials Race Report
With two full trailers and 57 athletes eager to show what they could do, Leander set off for a busy weekend in Boston, Lincolnshire. The trial was over two days starting with a 2k ergo test for all athletes on the Saturday. Leander athletes performed well on the ergo...
WINGFIELD SCULLS FOR SEB
The 27th of October saw racing for the 2022 Wingfield Sculls on the Tideway Championship Course. This is an event that is steeped in history, dating back to its first race in 1830, with many famous winners in British sculling folklore. Today Seb Deveraux of Leander...
Head of Charles victory
Women’s crew victorious at HOCR 2022; Men’s crew in fantastic fifth!
Lensday Needs You!
Nearly fifty years ago a member by the name of Len Habbitts, who was well known for his sculling in the Diamond Sculls in the 1930s and for competing in Tideway Scullers Head, decided that the Club needed to promote rowing activity amongst some of the older members of...
VICTORY AT WORLD CHAMPS
Great Britain finished top of the 2022 World Rowing Championships medal table with 12 medals in total. This is a fantastic achievement and Leander Club would like to congratulate all the GB athletes, coaches and support staff involved. 18 Leander athletes raced at...
DINE WITH OLYMPIANS
Join us for a fascinating dinner talk with Olympians Vicky Thornley and Jack Beaumont on Friday, 28th October. Vicky and Jack will share what it’s like to be at the Olympics – from first going to the ‘village’, to race day, and prize-giving. They will talk for...
ANNUAL ROWING DINNER
The Leander Club Rowing Dinner will be held this year on Saturday 19th November. This is for Full Members only, no guests. Dress: Black TieTime: 6.30pm for drinks, 7.15pm for dinnerCost: £45 to include welcome drink and dinnerBooking: Call us on...
