European medallists return for World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals
The GB Rowing Team Beach Sprint squad is returning to Antalya, Turkiye for the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, which run from 6-9 November.
Back from their recent gold medal successes at the European Rowing Coastal and Beach Sprint Championships are James Cox in the Coastal Men’s Solo (CM1x) and Sol Chamberlain-Hyde U19 Coastal Men’s Solo (CJM1x). Laura McKenzie, who won European silver in the Coastal Women’s Solo (CW1x) is also racing.
Megan Hewison who won 2025 European silver in the Endurance Coastal Women’s Solo is partnered with 2024 World Champion Colin Wallace in the Inclusion Mixed double sculls (INMix2x).
Heather Gordon and cox Ryan Glymond will be looking to retain their World title in the Coastal Mixed coxed quadruple sculls (CMix4x+), partnered this year with Natasha Phillips, Gregor Hall and Chris Thompson.
Cameron Buchan and Natacha Searson, both World Champions in 2025 are paired together in the Coastal Mixed double sculls (CMix2x) and will be looking to build on their quarter final performance at the 2024 Europeans.
Tom Pattichis, GB Rowing Team head coach for Beach Sprints said: “This is the first World Championships of the LA Olympiad so it will be great to benchmark our squad against the rest of the world, at this early stage where we are continuing to learn and refine our approach. We had a good ‘practice run’ at the Europeans, winning two gold medals and one silver, so being back on the same beach and at the same venue will help build our confidence and I’m sure the spectators are in for a real treat with some close racing across the weekend.”
The full 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals squad is:
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 and Bay of Colwyn RC)
Coastal Mixed double sculls (CMix2x)
Cameron Buchan (St Andrews University Boat Club)
Natacha Searson (Newcastle University Boat Club)
Coastal Mixed coxed quadruple sculls (CMix4x+)
Natasha Phillips (University of London Boat Club)
Gregor Hall (Stirling Rowing Club)
Heather Gordon (Inverness Rowing Club)
Chris Thompson (Jersey Rowing Club)
Ryan Glymond (cox) (Tyne ARC/University of St Andrews BC)
Inclusion Mixed double sculls (INMix2x)
Colin Wallace (St Andrews University Boat Club)
Megan Hewison (Molesey Boat Club)
Male Reserve
Jerry Owen (Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC (WSRA))
Female Reserve
Megan Hewison (Molesey Boat Club)
U19 Coastal Men’s Solo (CJM1x)
Sol Chamberlain-Hyde (Lymington Amateur Rowing Club)
U19 Coastal Women’s Solo (CJW1x)
Isabel Soyinka (Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club)
U19 Coastal Mixed double sculls (CJMix2x)
Olivia Hodgson (Royal Grammar School Worcester Boat Club)
Thomas Biddle (Southsea Rowing Club)
U19 Coastal Women’s double sculls (CJW2x)
Lucy Whiteley (Royal Grammar School Worcester Boat Club)
Emma Nicholson (Hexham Rowing Club)
U19 Coastal Men’s double sculls (CJM2x)
Edwin Van Lopik (Bradford Amateur Rowing Club)
Valen Giacchetto (Christchurch Rowing Club)
U19 Male Reserve
Jacob Lloyd (Hexham Rowing Club)
U19 Female Reserve
Zara Gray (Lymington Amateur Rowing Club)
Coaches and Support Staff
Tom Pattichis, Head Coach
Mark Dunstan, Team Manager
Lucy Hart, Coach
Iain Docwra, Coach
Emma Benany, Coach
Charles Cousins, Coach
Gareth Turner, Performance Analyst
Ben Davis-Moore, Physiotherapist
Shelley Wyatt, Media and Communications
Louise Kingsley, Director of Performance
