1972 British Rowing Championships

1972 British Rowing Championships
VenueNational Water Sports Centre
LocationHolme Pierrepont (Nottingham)
Dates22–23 July 1972
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The 1972 National Rowing Championships was the first edition of the National Championships, held from 22 to 23 July 1972 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham.[1] These inaugural Championships were held at the newly opened National Watersports Centre in Nottingham.[2][3][4][5]

The Wallingford pair of Tony Norris and Doug Richardson won the junior pair and finished second behind Mike Hart and David Maxwell in the senior pair. Hart & Maxwell would compete at the Olympics shortly afterwards.[6]

Senior

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Victor Ludorum Tideway Scullers School Leander London University
Men 1x Poplar Blackwall and District
Kenny Dwan		 Cambridge University
Chris Baillieu		 Newcastle University
Mark Hayter
Men 2+ Cambridge University / Tideway Scullers School
Mike Hart, David Maxwell, Alan Inns (cox)		 Wallingford
Tony Norris, Doug Richardson		 Furnivall SC
Men 2x Tideway Scullers School / Leander
Patrick Delafield & Tim Crooks		 Durham
Geoff Potts & Tom Bishop		 Quintin
Brian Fentiman
Men 2- Vesta / Argosies
Matthew Cooper & Jeremiah McCarthy		 St Ives *

& Tideway Scullers School / London*
 Not awarded
Men 4- Thames Tradesmen's
Bill Mason, Jim Clark, Lenny Robertson, Frederick Smallbone		 Marlow
Kingston
Men 4+ Tideway Scullers School / Leander
Christopher Pierce, Alan Almand, Hugh Matheson, Dick Findlay, Patrick Sweeney (cox)		 Wallingford
Nottingham & Union
Men 8+ Tideway Scullers School / Leander
George Proffitt, Eddie Wells, Martin Spencer, Rooney Massara, David Gramolt, Nick Hornsby, Christopher Rodrigues, Graeme Hall, Alan Inns (cox)		 London University
 Leander
Women 1x Jessamy Scullers
Margaret Gladden		 Jessamy Scullers
Christine Davies
Durham
Diana Preston
Women 2x Jessamy Scullers
Margaret Gladden & Christine Davies		 United Universities / Durham
Jean Rankine & Diana Preston
Women 4+ St George's Ladies
Janis Long, Ann Shackell, Margaret Goodsman, Beryl Martin, Di Ellis (cox)		 Civil Service A
 Civil Service B
Maggie Lambourn 
* equal second

Junior

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men 1x Bedford
Tony Ward		 Wallingford
A. Cusack		 Pangbourne College
Graham Innes
Men 2- Radley College
J.R. Simpson, David Searle		 Becket School
 Hampton School / Bedford Modern School
Men 2x Henley / Weybridge
N.J.Gorvin, M.J.Webb		 Eton College
Shrewsbury School
Men 2+ Wallingford
Tony Norris, Doug Richardson		 Durham Crowland
Men 4- Radley College King's School Chester Shrewsbury School
Men 4+ University College School Hampton School Durham School
Men 8 Eton College Emanuel School
Men J16 1x Westminster School
A. Hudson		 Molesey
J. Knight		 Shrewsbury School
J.A. Hanna
Men J16 2- City Orient
Men J16 4+ Wallingford Schools
Women 4+ George Watson's College

Key

Symbol meaning
1, 2, 4, 8 crew size
+ coxed
- coxless
x sculls
14 Under-14
15 Under-15
16 Under-16
J Junior

References

  1. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  2. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Two best eights meet in main event." Times, 22 May 1971, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  3. ^ ""Holme Pierrepont National Water Sports Centre, Nottinghamshire." Times, 6 July 1972, p. I". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 22 July 1972, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "THE FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONS". Rowing Story.
  6. ^ "Wallingford oarsman shine". Birmingham Daily Post. 24 July 1972. p. 11. Retrieved 12 February 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.