Across The Line: Medals fly at British Coastal Championships in Tynemouth
Plus GB win 2025 Coupe de la Jeunesse and results from Henley, Sudbury and beyond
Credit: CJ Taylor / Swift Racing UK
Wins for home and away
Hosted by Tynemouth RC and Swift Racing UK, the British Coastal Championships took to the waves last weekend.
In the Women’s Quadruple Sculls, Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC took the senior win, whilst Jersey RC won at Masters level and a crew from the North East Beach Sprints Performance Development Academy took the junior win, finishing an impressive third overall in the boat class.
Credit: CJ Taylor / Swift Racing UK
The Open Solos was awash with names currently in the top ten of the leaderboard for the Four Nations Series. As the only junior representative, Zack Hills (Tynemouth RC) took first place in his age category on home water, placing fifth overall. An established name in coastal rowing, James Cox (Agecroft RC) finished first in the senior category and first overall, followed by fellow GB Beach Sprint Team alumni Charles Cousins (Mumbles ARC) and current Four Nations leader Marc Wilson (Whitby Coastal RC) in third. In the Masters field, gold went to Osborn of Eastbourne RC.
In the Senior Women’s Solo, Bass Andre (Shanklin Sandown EC) took gold – Bryony Jones of Llanion Warriors RC led the Masters category, and Elyssa Stoker of City of Sunderland RC won the Juniors. In the Doubles, Jersey RC came first in Masters and overall, whilst Jersey won the senior title.
The Mixed Doubles was a hotly contested field, but it was a second gold for Osborn of Eastbourne RC in the Masters field, with partner Guest. Juniors and Seniors raced together, with Tynemouth taking gold in Seniors and overall, and Ormston and Hills winning it for the Juniors.
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Racing in two waves, the Mixed Coxed Quads saw a stacked boat of Cousins, Wilson, Clifford, Woodhall and Roulle win for seniors and overall, and Fishguard and Goodwick Jemima RC win it for the Masters. Whitby Coastal RC won for the juniors, placing fourth overall.
Home club Tynemouth RC saw victory again in the Men’s Doubles, with Whitby Coastal RC taking second overall and the Coastal Barbarians finishing in third place. Fenemore and Roullie (Coastal Barbarians) led the Masters category with Tynemouth rowers Flowerdew and Simpson winning overall and Seniors. Hills and Ormston, also of Tynemouth, won the Juniors.
GB win 2025 Coupe de la Jeunesse
Following a fantastic weekend of racing, Great Britain’s U19 rowers won the Men’s, Women’s and Overall Coupe de la Jeunesse trophies. An amazing forty-five out of forty-six selected athletes won medals. Saturday saw GB win nine gold, one silver and one bronze medal, while Sunday saw seven gold medals and four silver medals.
Holly Furniss, Assistant Team Manager said: “The athletes and coaches were amazing both on and off the water. The results showed the strength in our domestic clubs and schools and a huge thank you to all the coaches both at the event and in the athletes home clubs.”
The Team were very well supported and it was great to see so many families and coaches who had travelled out to cheer everyone on.
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