HARTPURY rowers won several gold medals at two recent competitions.

Hartpury College fielded its leading boys’ and girls’ quadruple sculls crews for the first time this season at the Metropolitan Regatta, one of the country’s top rowing event.

Having spent the early part of the summer racing programme competing in singles and doubles, the event provided an important opportunity to assess performance in larger boats ahead of major competitions, including Henley Royal Regatta.

The standout result came from Hartpury’s girls’ quadruple sculls crew, who claimed gold in the J18 4x- category.

Daniela Raguckaite, Grace Janes, Rosemary McGregor and Tilly Hudson-Hulls, who are all studying A-levels, secured victory against strong national opposition, including crews that won medals at the National Schools’ Regatta.

A-level student Max Fullman claimed gold in the Under-23 Single Sculls event while the boys’ quadruple sculls crew of fellow A-level students Max Fullman, Alex Judd, Dan Page and Gethin Balkwill also delivered a strong performance, finishing fourth in a highly competitive J18 4x- field.

A larger group of Hartpury College and Pathway athletes competed at Hereford Regatta.

While providing an excellent opportunity for race experience and development, Hartpury crews recorded 14 race victories and a further three second-place finishes across the weekend.

Tom Jenkinson, Lead Coach at the Hartpury Rowing Academy said: “We’re really pleased with how the athletes performed across both regattas.

“Metropolitan was an important benchmark for our top crews as we start to focus on racing in quads ahead of the major events later this summer.

“To see the girls secure a gold medal against such strong competition and for Max to win the Under-23 single was particularly encouraging.

“At Hereford, it was fantastic to see so many athletes racing well, gaining experience and enjoying success.”