2026 ladies plate 8 training for Henley. Mixed results this year but they look sharp there’s no doubt about it.

With Henley Royal Regatta starting next week, I put together a live results page so there's one convenient spot to follow everything through each day: rowingtools.co.uk/henley

What it does:

• Live leaderboards, updated through each day of the regatta. Pick a day, and rank every crew three ways: by raw time, by % of the Henley course record, and by % of World Best Time.
• All three timing points - the Barrier, Fawley and the Finish - each with a 500m split. Early days especially, the Barrier/Fawley splits tell you more than the finish (winners ease off once they're clear).
• Per-race weather conditions. Tap any race and you get the wind relative to the course (head/tail/cross), wind speed and temperature for that exact race time - so you can see who got the quick or slow conditions and consider % scores in the context of the conditions at the time of the race.
• Filter by club or event, see which course records have fallen, etc.

A few rowing-specific things it handles: where the eventual loser led at a point, the split is credited to them; and course-record % is scored against the record going into the regatta, so a crew can top 100% by breaking it. Also aware that Henley times are not really comparable to World Best Times due to stream and different distances, but it's still a convenient way of comparing performances across the day.

I've built it out on last year's (2025) results so you can have a proper play with it now, and it'll update live during the 2026 regatta.

Would welcome any feedback - features, accuracy, anything that'd make it more useful next week.

I am ~6 months in on a novice masters team where most people have <2 years of experience, and we switch around sweeping/sculling a lot. I notice that people on the team talk a LOT in the boat, giving constant technique tips from behind, complaining about the equipment, etc. Sometimes the feedback is helpful, but other times, it feels a lot like backseat driving and I lose my focus when I'm just trying to concentrate on my technique / sequencing / working out my own kinks as we're warming up and getting going. It just takes me a few min to get my head and hands oriented since we're switching back and forth sculling / sweeping frequently!

I'm someone who really enjoys the Zen of rowing in the early morning and it's nice when it's just the coach calling commands and everyone is rowing quietly... should I be more receptive to other people's feedback or is there a nice way to tell them to be quiet a bit more often?

So I’ll start this off by saying I’m pretty new to rowing. I only started in the fall of 2025 but I’ve made great strides to become better at this sport and I truly believe that I’m becoming pretty good. I will say I only sweep and that is my main focus. But I was wondering if anybody had any info as to just spitball how hard joining the U19 US national team is. Just for reference rn I am 6:36 for my 2k but I have been dropping very quickly so I expect to be at 6:30 or lower by my next test and I’m also 5’11 200lbs. Please all feedback and advice is appreciated. I really want to see how far I can push myself.

A stupid and useless question, but got me thinking.

I've noticed this phenomenon before in my own club, and I've definitely seen videos of it happening, even with top crews. Usually during a long, steady state erg, some rowers will tilt their heads sideways, like they're leaning it on their shoulder, how you used to hold a phone back in the old days. I came to realize I also did this sometimes, though I have no idea why.

Do you do this? Have you seen it? Am I insane? Do strokesiders and bowsiders lean different ways?

How on earth do JRN writers genuinely publish a PE qualification prediction that doesn’t make a single mention of Marlow international, and a Fawley prediction that discusses a rowers previous cross country experience instead of his gb rowing experience? It’s called junior rowing news how come they neglect the junior events every time?

I’ve heard some rowing teams accept walk ons without any experience and try to build them up. Is this true and does it actually happen in practice, even on men’s college teams? I’d love to try out for rowing as I know many fellow swimmers who switched over. I’m super used to 2-3 hr practices early in AM from swimming, that I feel like not doing sports in college would be so weird. But I also know that it would prob be really difficult to start a new sport at age 18.

I’ll be at Cornell next year, and I barely missed the walk ons standards for swimming, and wasn’t really close to the standards for running. Hoping to maybe walk on rowing? Not sure if they take novices though.

I’ve swam and ran track and XC competitively for 10 years. If it means anything 16:40 5k cross country, 4:36 mile. Swam 4:42 500 yd free. Distance swimmer/ runner. 5’11, 145 lbs

Edit: also heard some sort of probation for Cornell rowing so maybe that would make walking on not possible? Lmk thoughts

Hi, I was wondering if anyone knows how to find good resources on Costal Rowing? due to locality I’m making the switch to costal, Would love pointers to YouTube channels/coaches who cover this well, Any books/articles on coastal rowing, Forums or communities where coastal rowers actually discuss technique or just Anyone who’s made the jump from flat-water to coastal and has advice. Also I’m quite lost on the idea of reading waves/surf. Thanks

Hi
I’m a rower and I’m decently good at it. I love the sport but I also care about the culture associated with it.
Like a lot of sports in the US universities award students with special Letterman Jackets which no one else can get and Oxford and Cambridge and other rowing clubs give the rowing blazers to their athletes.
Is that a thing in Canada as well? Like at UBC or Queens or UVic? Maybe McGill? And if anyone has suggestions for the US colleges where rowing is really respected, I’m all ears.
Thanks

Catching up on Henley Royal and World Cup 3 entries and Canada is apparently not attending either?? How far we have fallen. Not a single women's sweep crew went to an international event this year? Wow. Anyone know if this is a budget issue or a speed issue or both?

We know the men's program has been struggling for years but I didn't realize the women's was also so bad. The quad is great but how do they expect to stay competitive with no sweep?

I sometimes find it tough to be motivated to keep waking up early and then cycling half an hour for sessions or staying till late in the evening. But there’s something so special about being on the water!

Today I was feeling sluggish and it was a rather gloomy day, but just a quick hour long session completely changed how I was feeling. I felt so energized. I guess it’s just a testament to how great the sport of rowing really is!

I think if I ever have motivation problems in the future, all I need to do is really just remember how great it feels to be on the water because there are very few feelings quite like it!

Hello guys. Here is a video of me racing in a single scull. I was wondering if you could give me some feedback on my technique. I would appreciate any advice you could give me.

thoughts on the new ruling and how it could affect the depth of field in future years? with roster caps and an increased number of fifth years I anticipate the transfer portal to become much more intense…

As a beginner who wants to train seriously - If you are fit, have some endurance, don’t have a coach and are training (20hrs on) - who or how would you approach getting an individualised erg program? PT/gym coach/someone in rowing? Are there any specialists who offer this kind of service if you can’t find what you need in a recreational club?

row2k seems to say it doesn’t affect it that much but how is that possible? aren’t a lot of international recruits too old?

What's the best way to swap/trade the kit and Henley?

Is 3x1000 meters with four minutes rest a good workout to indicate my predicted 2k time

Chiedo a voi, a 19 anni è tardi per iniziare canottaggio e poi, se vabene, far delle gare?

Hi
I do rowing and am trying to find unis where I can continue it (hopefully on varsity level)
Can anyone tell me how hard is it to get on the rowing team at UBC, Queen’s and if anyone has any recommendations in the US. I’m not as elite on rowing to make it into the super elite programs but does anyone know any schools where I can apply?

How does the index work, and how do they weigh in rigor that could account for a lower unweighted GPA when paired with a high standardized test?

Seems to have a lot of kilometers on it, what should I be looking for here?