World Rowing Cup Series 2025
For 2025, the World Rowing Cup is a series of two regattas, held in close succession which act as a lead-up to the World Rowing Championships.
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2025 races
World Rowing Cup – Varese, 13-15 June
Varese is located in the Northern part of Italy, 55km north of Milan. The Lake is 8.8km long and 4.5km wide. Well-known for its natural beauty, it is protected by Natura 2000, a network of protected areas set up by the European Union to safeguard rare or endangered species and habitats. It is claimed that rowing has been practiced on Lake Varese for over 5000 years
World Rowing Cup – Lucerne, 27-29 June
The Rotsee, also known as “Lake of the Gods” is within walking distance to the town of Lucerne. Ideal for competitive rowing, the lake’s geographical position make it arguably one of the fairest in the world. Ask any rower where they love to row and it is often the Rotsee that is mentioned.
Scoring
Scoring
Each Olympic boat class earns the following points based on its finishing order:
1st: 8 points
2nd: 6 points
3rd: 5 points
4th: 4 points
5th: 3 points
6th: 2 points
7th: 1 point
If a country has more than one crew in a boat class, points are awarded only to the first crew. The crew with the most points in each boat class is declared the World Rowing Cup leader. After the second World Rowing Cup regatta, the crew with the most points in each boat class is declared the World Cup winner.
World Rowing Cup - Varase (13-15 June)
Men’s Crews
Men’s eight (M8+)
Will Stewart (Leander Club/Newcastle University)
Matt Rowe (Leander Club/Oxford Brookes University)
Miles Beeson (Leander Club)
Fergus Woolnough (Oxford Brookes University)
David Bewicke-Copley (Oxford Brookes University)
Sam Nunn (Oxford Brookes University)
Matt Aldridge (Christchurch RC)
Archie Drummond (Leander Club)
Will Denegri (cox) (Oxford Brookes University BC)
Coach:Â 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)
Callum Dixon (Twickenham RC)
Matt Haywood (Nottingham RC/Burton Leander RC)
Rory Harris (Leander Club)
Coach: Christian Felkel
Men’s pair (M2-)
Toby Lassen (Oxford Brookes University BC / Great Marlow Swans)
Felix Rawlinson (Oxford University BC / Thames Rowing Club)
Coach: Brian Young
Men’s double sculls (M2x) GBR1
Jamie Gare (Leander Club/City of Cambridge RC)
Tobias Schröder (Leander Club/Oxford University BC)
Coach: Coach: Paul Stannard / Christian Felkel
Men’s double sculls (M2x) GBR2
James Cartwright (Leander Club)
Tom Barras (Burway RC / Leander Club)
Coach: Paul Stannard / Christian Felkel
Men’s single sculls (M1x)
Women’s Crews
Women’s eight (W8+)
Eleanor Brinkhoff (Leander Club)
Juliette Perry (Leander Club / Oxford University BC)
Amelia Standing (Leander Club / Oxford University BC)
Martha Birtles (Oxford Brookes University BC / Oxford University BC)
Lauren Irwin (Leander Club / Durham University / Chester-le-Street ARC)
Eve Stewart (Leander Club)
Heidi Long (Oxford University BC / Leander Club)
Megan Slabbert (Molesey BC)
Jack Tottem (cox) (Leander Club / Oxford University BC)
Women’s four (W4-)
Lizzie Witt (Leander Club / Imperial College BC)
Juliette Perry (Leander Club / Oxford University BC)
Martha Birtles (Oxford Brookes University BC / Oxford University BC)
Amelia Standing (Leander Club / Oxford University BC)
Women’s pair (W2-)
Women’s double sculls (W2x)
Women’s single sculls (W1x)
Women's Coaches
The Women’s Squad are coached by Andrew Randell, Darren Whiter, Dan Moore and Helen Brown
Paralympic Crews
PR3 Men's pair (PR3 M2-)
PR2 Men's single sculls (PR2 M1x)
PR1 Men's single sculls (PR1 M1x)
