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Agecroft Rowing Club
The fastest in the North

Masters

After a very successful period of veteran rowing in the 80s and 90s, the current Agecroft Masters squad was established in 2007, starting with just a pair challenging the senior men on a Saturday morning.  The squad now regularly has 12-16 members on the water, aged from early 30s through to late 60s.

In April 2010, the 'Veteran' class of rowing was changed to “Masters” with the minimum age reduced to 27 in line with International classifications, so our name and membership requirements changed to meet the British Rowing Rules of Racing.

Commencing 08 February 2025, the club will have a dedicated Women’s Masters squad to join the long-standing Men.

Membership
The Masters squad is for experienced rowers & coxes, aged 27+. This experience can be from many years ago, as many of the squad members, aged between 30 and 60, have falling back in love for the sport after many years away.

Equipment
The Masters squad has priority access to the following boats & blades, as well as access to a wider group of club boats:

• 2017 Filippi F49 8+
• 2021 Filippi F38 4-
• 2007 Empacher K40 4-/x
• 2018 Filippi F17 2-/x (two of these)
• 2021 full set of Concept 2 Skinny Smoothie 2 blades 
• 2014 full set of Concept 2 Smoothie 2 blades

The squad
As with many Masters squads, our members are constrained in their training by the needs of family or work (or both). To manage this effectively, we train individually during the week, to allow flexibility in time and location, then row together at 8am on Saturday mornings.

The squad has a good range of ability, but all have rowed extensively before, some to international levels, others at college or university and want to come back to it after a long period away. If you haven't rowed before you should look at our Learn To Row programme.

Profile of a typical rowing season
September to December – Squad rowing in small boats working against each other, crews racing at local small boat heads. Outings are low-rate, steady-state, with a focus on moving the boat effectively. Land training is all endurance and strength work, with 5k ergo tests each month.

January to March – Identification of fastest crew to race in heads (typically we race at the North of England Head & Vesta Vets Head on the Tideway. There is one more 5k test in January to help with crew selections. Competition to get into our 1st boat is often strong, which makes water training exciting as we aim to find the fastest combination.

April to August – Preparation for the Masters National Championships, Henley Masters and other local events. Masters racing is usually over 1,000m. We aim to enter as many crews to these events as possible.

Results over recent years

2023
  • Henley Masters Regatta – 3 crews entered, 1 winning
  • British Masters Championships – 10 crews entered, 2 gold medals
  • Notts Masters Regatta – 3 crews entered
  • Vesta Masters International Head – 23rd overall
  • North of England Head – win (and fastest crew in division)
  • Runcorn Eights Head – win (and fastest crew overall)

2022
  • Henley Masters Regatta – 2 crews entered, both losing finalists
  • British Masters Championships – 6 crews entered, 2 medals
  • Vesta Masters International Head – 10th overall, fastest provincial crew
  • North of England Head – win (and fastest crew in division)
  • Runcorn Eights Head – win (and fastest crew in division)

2019
  • North of England Head - 2nd in Masters C eights
  • Veterans' HoRR - Women - 1st in Masters A,  90th overall | Men - 3rd in Masters A, 5th overall; 4th in Masters C, 16th overall
  • Chester Regatta - Winners of Open 4-, Masters 8+, Masters 2x, Masters 4x
  • British Rowing Masters Championships - 1st in Championship B/C8+, 1st in Non Champs A-C2x, 3rd in Non Champs D-F4x, 3rd in Non Champs D-F2x, 5th in Championship E2x, 5th in Championship C4-
  • Henley Masters - losing finalists MB 8+

2018
  • North of England Head - Winner of Masters C eights (fastest crew in division)
  • Veterans' HoRR:  Women - 1st in Masters A, 52nd overall | Men - 6th in Masters C, 12th overall
  • British Rowing Masters Championships - 1st in Non-Champs A-C2x; 1st in Non-Champs A-C4x; 2nd in Champs A/B4-; 2nd in Non-Champs D-F2x; 3rd in Champs C8+; 4th in Champs C4-
  • Henley Masters - Winner of MB 8+

2017
  • Trafford Head - Winner of Masters B1x (fastest 1x)
  • North of England Head - Winner of Masters C eights
  • Veterans' HoRR: Men - 3th in Masters C, 11th overall | Women - 1st in Masters A, 27th overall
  • Nottingham Masters and Club Regatta - 1st & 2nd in B4- & winner of B/C8+
  • British Rowing Masters Championships - 1st in B4-; 2nd in C8+; 3rd in C4x; 4th in B1x
  • Henley Masters - Winner of MB 4-

2016
  • Runcorn Spring Head - Win in Senior eights
  • North of England Head - Win in Masters C eights
  • Veterans' Head of the River Race - 4th in Masters C,12th overall
  • Nottingham Masters and Club Regatta - Win in Masters B eights & 2nd in Masters D 4+
  • British Rowing Masters Championships - 1st in B 4-; 2nd in C 8+; 4th C 4-; 4th in D 4+
  • Agecroft Head - Masters B 4- T/O & Masters B 4+ T/O
Contact details

Masters' Mens Captain
Henry Morgan

Masters' Womens Captain
Rosie Lindley

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