The Lake of the Gods awaits
Great Britain Squads selected for World Rowing Cup – Lucerne
Wednesday 18 June 2025 – Thirty-six have been selected to represent Great Britain at World Rowing Cup Lucerne 27-29 June 2025. With the Lucerne Regatta being the last international racing opportunity before the 2025 Shanghai World Rowing Championships, the squad is aiming to continue to build and develop out on the Rotsee, known by many as ‘the lake of the Gods’.
Commenting on the team selection Louise Kingsley, British Rowing Director of Performance said: “Results at the Europeans and World Cup Varese have been encouraging and we’ve seen some standout performances from the likes of Benjamin Pritchard, Lauren Henry, our eights and our quads. We’ve also seen many of our newer athletes learning with each race and delivering improved results. Lucerne is our last multi-lane racing opportunity before the World Championships, and more International competitors are expected, so it will be a good, final marker before we make our crew decisions for the big one in Shanghai.”
Lauren Henry is back in the women’s single sculls (W1x) for Lucerne. With a blistering European best time and British record in Plovdiv, Lauren continued to build her single sculling experience in Varese, and remains unbeaten so far this season.
Completing the women’s sculling line up will be recent European Champions Sarah McKay and Lola Anderson partnering up in the Women’s Double Sculls (W2x) GBR1. Their Europeans crewmate Cam Nyland will join with Vwairé Obukohwo to race the Women’s Double Sculls (W2x) GBR2.
Callum Dixon returns to the Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x) after missing out on the World Rowing Cup final in Varese on medical grounds. He will be joined by his European Champion crew-mates Cedol Dafydd, Matt Haywood and Rory Harris.
The Men’s Eight (M8+), continue to develop their experience and speed, having won at the European Championships and World Rowing Cup Varese. The unchanged crew are Will Stewart, Matt Rowe, Miles Beeson, Fergus Woolnough, David Bewicke-Copley, Sam Nunn, Matt Aldridge, Archie Drummond and cox, Will Denegri.
For the first time this season, there is no doubling up in the Women’s sweep squad. Eleanor Brinkhoff and Megan Slabbert race the Women’s Pair (W2-) and there will be two Women’s fours (W4-). Women’s four (W4-) GBR1 sees Daisy Bellamy return with Lauren Irwin, Heidi Long and Eve Stewart. After a debut run out in Varese, the Women’s four (W4-) GBR2 is Lizzie Witt, Martha Birtles, Juliette Perry, and Amelia Standing.
Tobias Schröder and Jamie Gare return in the Men’s double sculls (M2x), as do Jake Wincomb, Dan Graham, James Vogel and Joshua Bowesman-Jones in the Men’s four (M4-).Aidan Thompson is back in the Men’s single sculls (M1x) GBR1 with Varese and Plovdiv’s ‘super sub’ Tom Barras in the Men’s single sculls (M1x) GBR2.
Great Britain is currently second in the World Rowing Cup standings with 42 points. The Netherlands is in first place with 45 points. You can follow the action live at worldrowing.com
The Great Britain crews racing at the World Rowing Cup Varese are:
WOMEN’S CREWS
The women’s squad are coached by Andrew Randell, Darren Whiter, Dan Moore, Helen Taylor and Jack Tottem.
Women’s single sculls (W1x)
Lauren Henry (Leicester RC)
Women’s double sculls (W2x) GBR1
Sarah McKay (Leander Club / Grosvenor RC)
Lola Anderson (Leander Club / Newcastle University BC)
Women’s double sculls (W2x) GBR2
Vwairé Obukohwo (Twickenham RC)
Cam Nyland (Leander Club)
Women’s pair (W2-)
Eleanor Brinkhoff (Leander Club)
Megan Slabbert (Molesey BC)
Women’s four (W4-) GBR1
Daisy Bellamy (Reading University BC)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club / Durham University / Chester-le-Street ARC)
Heidi Long (Oxford University BC / Leander Club)
Eve Stewart (Leander Club)
Women’s Four (W4-) GBR2
Lizzie Witt (Leander Club / Imperial College BC)
Martha Birtles (Oxford Brookes University BC / Oxford University BC)
Juliette Perry (Leander Club / Oxford University BC)
Amelia Standing (Oxford University BC)
Women’s reserve
Freya Keto (Thames RC / Cambridge University BC)
MEN’S CREWS
Men’s eight (M8+)
Will Stewart (Newcastle University BC)
Matt Rowe (Leander Club / Oxford Brookes University BC)
Miles Beeson (Leander Club)
Fergus Woolnough (Oxford Brookes University BC)
David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Sam Nunn (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Matt Aldridge (Christchurch RC)
Archie Drummond (Leander Club)
Will Denegri (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Coach: Steve Trapmore
Men’s four (M4-)
Jake Wincomb (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Dan Graham (Leander Club)
James Vogel (Leander Club)
Joshua Bowesman-Jones (Leander Club)
Coach: Paul Stannard
Men’s quadruple sculls (M4x)
Cedol Dafydd (Leander Club / Bath University BC)
Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC / Burton Leander RC)
Rory Harris (Leander Club / Reading University BC)
Coach: Christian Felkel
Men’s double sculls (M2x)
Jamie Gare (Leander Club / City of Cambridge RC)
Tobias Schröder (Leander Club / Oxford University BC)
Coach: Paul Stannard / Christian Felkel
Men’s single sculls (M1x) GBR1
Aidan Thompson (Twickenham RC / University of Surrey BC)
Coach: Paul Stannard / Christian Felkel
Men’s single sculls (M1x) GBR2
Tom Barras (Burway RC / Leander Club)
Coach: Paul Stannard / Christian Felkel
Men’s reserve
James Cartwright (Leander Club)
World Rowing Cup Lucerne Team Management, Coaching & Support staff:
Louise Kingsley Team Leader
Jo Bates Team Manager
Tom Dyson Team Manager & 2027 World Championships Planner
Maurice Hayes Resources Manager
Andrew Randell Head Coach – Women
Paul Stannard Head Coach – Men
Christian Felkel Men’s Coach
Steve Trapmore Men’s Coach
Dan Moore Women’s Coach
Darren Whiter Women’s Coach
Helen Taylor Women’s Coach
Jack Tottem Women’s Coach
Ann Redgrave Doctor
Sarah Holmes Physiotherapist – Women
Emma Stewart Physiotherapist – Men
Lizzie Jacobs Sport Scientist
Shelley Wyatt GBRT Comms Lead
Paul Cobbett Team Support
Henry Pearson Team Support
Dan Lockey Team Support
