Schools' Head of River 2025

Published by Hampton School on Wednesday 26th of March 2025

The Schools Head of River Race saw some strong performances across all age groups.

The Championship VIII saw Hampton’s senior boat finish in an impressive fourth position. The strength of the senior squad showed through with the Second VIII being the quickest second boat on the water and winning the First VIII category. The Hampton Third VIII boat raced up a category and came eighth, but overall was the quickest Third VIII of the day. The Hampton Fourth VIII raced in the Third Eight event and came an impressive fourth in the category.

The J16 First VIII came eighth and their Second VIII came an impressive fourth. The J15 Squad had all boats in the top three of their categories, the First VIII were third in their category and in J15 Second VIII came second, with the J15 Third VIII coming home with the second win of the afternoon.

Hampton School won the open first eight and open junior 15 third eight divisions, compounding a superb day on the Tideway. None of their crews finished outside the top ten in their respective categories, reiterating that this programme is back with a bang.