Turkey and Spain in sight for Beach Sprint Squad

Teams announced for 2025 European Rowing Coastal and Beach Sprint Championships and 2025 Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprint

The International coastal rowing season begins with the 2025 European Rowing Coastal and Beach Sprint Championships taking place in Antalya, Türkiye from 8-12 October and the 2025 Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprint taking place in Provincia de Cádiz, Spain from 31 October to 2 November.

Great Britain will field a squad of twenty-three experienced and development athletes across both events as we build towards the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals early in November.

The European Rowing Coastal and Beach Sprint Championships sees three recently crowned British Beach Sprint Champions take on some of the best Beach Sprint athletes in Europe. Laura McKenzie will race in the Coastal women’s solo while Cam Buchan and Natacha Searson are in the Coastal mixed double sculls. James Cox races in the Coastal men’s solo and completes the senior Europeans line up.

In addition, a group of talented U19 athletes will also race in the Beach Sprint events on the clear turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea.

Just a few weeks later, a group of eight juniors will don GB vests at the 2025 Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprint in Spain, many of whom will be representing Great Britain for the first time.

Tom Pattichis, GB Rowing Team head coach for Beach Sprints said: “Now Beach Sprints is on the Olympic programme for LA 2028, we are working hard to develop the programme and I am looking forward to seeing how our athletes perform against the best of Europe and at the Coupe at these first International events of LA cycle.”

The squad racing at the European Rowing Coastal and Beach Sprint Championships is:

Beach Sprint events:

Coastal Women’s Solo (CW1x)
Laura McKenzie (Glasgow University Boat Club)

Coastal Men’s Solo (CM1x)
James Cox (Agecroft Rowing Club/Queen’s Park Chester RC/Bay of Colwyn RC)

Coastal Mixed double sculls (CMix2x)
Cameron Buchan (University of St Andrews Boat Club)
Natacha Searson (Jersey Rowing Club/Newcastle University Boat Club)

U19 Coastal Women’s Solo (CJW1x)
Isabel Soyinka (Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club/Edinburgh University Boat Club)

U19 Coastal Men’s Solo (CJM1x)
Sol Chamberlain-Hyde (Lymington Amateur Rowing Club)

U19 Coastal Mixed double sculls (CJMix2x)
Olivia Hodgson (Royal Grammar School Worcester Boat Club/Worcester Rowing Club)
Thomas Biddle (Southsea Rowing Club)

Male Reserve
Jerry Owen (Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC/Nottingham Rowing Club)

Female Reserve
Megan Hewison (Molesey Boat Club)

Great Britain will also enter athletes into the National Federation Coastal Endurance events, offering more racing experience for rowers across the Beach Sprint and Coastal Pathway.

These athletes are:

Coastal Men’s Solo (MCM1x) GBR A
Jerry Owen (Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC/Nottingham Rowing Club)

Coastal Men’s Solo (MCM1x) GBR B
Charles Cousins (Rob Roy Boat Club/Mumbles RC)

Coastal Women’s Solo (MCW1x) GBR A
Megan Hewison (Molesey Boat Club)

Coastal Women’s Solo (MCW1x) GBR B
Bass Andre (Shanklin Sandown Rowing Club/Molesey Boat Club)

Coastal Mixed double sculls (MCMix2x) GBR A
Lara Brittain (Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC/Nottingham Rowing Club)
Jerry Owen (Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC/Nottingham Rowing Club)

Coastal Mixed double sculls (MCMix2x) GBR B
Hansine Marshall (University of St Andrews Boat Club)
Tom Mitchell (University of St Andrews Boat Club)

Coaches and Support Staff
Tom Pattichis, Head Coach
Leticia Muziol, Coach
Kath Coleman-Jones, Coach
Lewis McCue, Coach
Mark Dunstan, Team Manager
Ben Davis-Moore, Physiotherapist

The squad racing at the Coupe de la Jeunesse Beach Sprint 2025 is:

Phoebe Asquith (Hartpury University and College Boat Club)
Rosie Reynolds (Hartpury University and College Rowing Club)
Lexi Gill (Poole Amateur Rowing Club)
Elyssa Stoker (Sunderland RC)
Louie Walker (Christchurch RC)
Dylan Balkwill (Hartpury University and College Rowing Club)
Gethin Balkwill (Hartpury University and College Rowing Club)
Lucas Brook (Leeds RC)

Coaches & Support Staff
Lucy Hart, Lead Coach
Helen Middleton, Coach
Tom Jenkinson, Coach
Sam Cubbage, Team Manager
Doug Macdonald, Coach Developer