British Rowing Club Championships 2025
The next British Rowing Club Championships for juniors and seniors will take place at the National Water Sports Centre, Nottingham from Friday, 18 to Monday, 21 July 2025.
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18-21 July 2025 | National Water Sports Centre, Nottingham
Important Information (2024)
Racing
- Race Timetable (Version 4)
- Time Trials Start Order
- Competing Crews (Version 2)
- Results
- Competitor Instructions (Version 1.1)
- Victor Ludorum Rules
Other information
British Rowing Champs Live 2024
The entire British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships is being broadcast live for free, thanks to a new partnership with Onside Productions.
You can follow British Rowing Champs Live on our YouTube channel:
Getting to the Championships and Parking
The 2025 Championships will be held at the National Water Sports Centre (NWSC), Holme Pierrepont Country Park, Adbolton Lane, Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham NG12 2LU, UK.
Parking - times and payment
- Competitors and supporters should follow the directions of marshals on the day.
- Trailer parking will open at 09:30 on Thursday, 17 July and close again at 20.30 and will be open from 06.30 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
- Entrance to the car parks will close at 20:30 on all event days.
- Please note, Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) is in place on the car parks at the National Watersports Centre. The NWSC levies a charge of £7.50 (2024 prices) per vehicle per day. For multiple days parking (event days only) please use discount code BR005 (TBC for 2025) to take advantage of only paying £10 for 2 days, £15 for 3 days or £20 for 4 days (must book consecutive days at one time to receive the offer, the offer does not work if only parking for 1 day). Book Parking here >>
- Event parking can be purchased in advance via parkpcm.co.uk (location 4455) or follow instructions on the signs around the parking area.
- There is a 30 minute grace period for deliveries and drop-offs.
- Parking cannot be backdated so all parking needs to be paid for on the day of arrival (or in advance).
- The NWSC indicates that a fixed penalty notice will be issued by a third party if no payment is allocated next to a registration number
Northside Grassy Bank - for trailers only
In a change to previous years, the Northside Grassy Bank is for trailer parking only. Access will be available from 09.30 on Thursday morning. Gates will close at 20.30 and will reopen at 06:30 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Only cars/vans towing trailers (1 vehicle per trailer) may be parked on the Northside Grassy Bank. No other vehicles permitted.
Enter the Northwide Grassy Bank through brown gate at w3w.co/shorts.branch.faster by the Desperate Measures shop and exit through the playground gate at w3w.co/coach.heavy.flip
Towing vehicles must also pay for parking as above, but there is a 30 minute grace period for deliveries and drop-offs.
Car parks - order of usage
Car parks will be filled up in the following order (marshals will direct on the day):
- Rugby Field – w3w.co/fancy.output.spit
- Grassland (Car Park B) – w3w.co/silver.bats.hurt
- Right by the scoreboard – w3w.co/plant.holly.codes (enter through the playground gate, exit via Desperate Measures brown gate)
- Country Park – w3w.co/error.tight.thigh
- Footgolf – w3w.co/flash.foal.alone (entrance and exit through the main Adbolton Road w3w.co/gone.oval.backed)
- Skitow – w3w.co/fakes.hosts.events
Important - Please read before parking
- It is essential that all drivers/attendees follow the parking instructions from the marshals, unfortunately this may mean not parking in an area you expected. Due to the nature of the restrictions all those vehicles not complying with directions will be reported and appropriate action taken.
- Every effort has been made to keep parking safe, however there are busy road crossing and shared parking and pedestrian routes. Please take care in these areas. At all times motorists should observe the Highway Code and not obstruct access in case of an emergency.
- Every effort has been made to check the grass parking areas for suitability. If you have been directed into a parking space by a marshal and should you become stuck please contact a member of site staff or a marshal.
Food and Drink
Holme Pierrepont Country Park has a whole range of food and drink options for competitors and AND spectators.
From breakfast options starting at 6.30am in the Lakeside Cafe to lunchtime fuel and afternoon ice creams, there’s something to suit every taste. And the outside bar at the Event Village will be open from noon into the evening for over 18s to celebrate their wins.
Coaches’ Corner – Putting Coaches First!
Members of the British Rowing Learning, Education and Development Team will be manning a Coaches Corner on the Friday and Saturday of the 2024 Championships.
Whether you are interested in enquiring about some personal development, want to connect with other coaches, are keen to provide us with some feedback or suggestions, are interested in finding out what opportunities are coming up for coaches next year, or simply need some time out, then we would love to see you!
We are organising a Coaching Conference for January 2025. Come and let us know who you would love to hear speak or what themes you would value being covered.
You can find us at the British Rowing gazebo in the Retail Village.
Event Village 2024
Don’t forget to come along to the Event Village at the Champs, where you can chat to us as well as browse and buy from a wide range of retailers and boat manufacturers!
British Rowing Zone
- Sabre (British Rowing Official Merchandise)
- British Rowing
- Inside Indoor – where all indoor rowers belong
- Love Rowing – British Rowing’s Charitable Foundation
Retail Zone
Boat Manufacturers Zone
- Kanghua UK
- Fluid Design
- Janousek & Stampfli (Fri/Sat only)
Eco Zone: What's on each day
Find our more about water quality, stopping the spread of invasive species, reducing plastic usage, and much more in the sustainability sphere.
And to avoid harmful chemicals getting into our waterways, Clubs will be given free cleaning products at registration, thanks to our new partner Delphis Eco, the UK’s leading eco-friendly cleaning products company!
Friday, 19 July
- Plastic Free Community
Saturday, 20 July
- Earthwatch and River Action (water testing and what it means)
- Trent Rivers Trust and The Rivers Trust (know your local river and how to get involved)
- Plastic Free Community from Nottingham (how to avoid plastic and how to reuse what you have)
- North Wales Wildlife Fund (doing Check, Clean, Dry).
Sunday, 21 July
- Earthwatch
- Trent Rivers Trust and The Rivers Trust
- Plastic Free Community from Nottingham
- North Wales Wildlife Fund
All British Rowing Championships have a retail village for boats, blades, clothing, gifts and more. If you are interested in booking a pitch, please just email James Lee for details.
Previous Victor Ludorum Winners, Results and Record Times
British Rowing Club Championships (from 2024)
Results and Victor Ludorum winners
British Rowing Junior Championships (to 2023)
Results and Victor Ludorum winners
2023 Results | Victor Ludorum: The Windsor Boys’ School | Photos
2022 Results | Victor Ludorum: The Windsor Boys’ School
2021 Results | Victor Ludorum: Henley RC
2019 Results | Victor Ludorum: Gloucester Hartpury
2018 Results | Victor Ludorum: Henley RC
2017 Results | Victor Ludorum: Henley RC
2016 Results | Victor Ludorum: Henley RC
2015 Results | Victor Ludorum: Maidenhead RC
British Rowing Senior Championships (to 2018)
Victor Ludorum winners
2018 Victor Ludorum: Edinburgh University Boat Club
2017: Cancelled due to weather
2016 Victor Ludorum: Leander Club
2015 Victor Ludorum: Leander Club
2014 Victor Ludorum: Leander Club
2013 Victor Ludorum: Leander Club
2019-2022: No Championships
Previous results
2018: Time Trial Results, All Results, Saturday Results, Sunday Results
2017: Cancelled in advance due to inclement weather
2016 Results
2015 Results
Volunteer at a British Rowing Championships
At British Rowing we rely on our amazing volunteers to make our events a success. We are always on the look out for people who want to help out – no rowing experience is required and everyone is welcome!
Please register via our Volunteer Hub:
If you have any questions, please just email us at [email protected].
Junior Events
The Junior events offered will be the same as at recent standalone British Rowing Junior Championships.
All events will now be completed within a single day, enabling competitors to enter multiple events.
J18 and J16 events will be raced over 2,000m. J15 and J14 events will be raced over 1,000m.
Senior Events
Henley Women's Regatta - Qualification Update
Statement from Henley Women’s Regatta
Henley Women’s Regatta review their Regatta and Event Qualification Rules annually. The Regatta and Event Qualification Rules for the 2025 Henley Women’s Regatta will be published in December 2024.
The 2024 Henley Women’s Regatta Event Qualification Rules in relation to British Rowing Senior Championships related to the old format British Rowing Senior Championships at which time the British Rowing Senior Championships was not split into Championship, Club and Beginner categories. The new categories offered at the 2024 BRJSCC will be considered in the Henley Women’s Regatta Event Qualification Rules review for the 2025 regatta.
The senior events are at three different levels – Championship, Club, and Beginner – as well as Adaptive.
As well as Open and Women’s events, a small number of mixed events have been included at both Championship and Club level.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Is your organisation interested in supporting the 2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships?
We have a range of packages offering unique opportunities for partners including:
- Event sponsor
- Volunteer Programme supporter
- Sustainability partner.
