Welcome to Milton Keynes Rowing Club

Milton Keynes Rowing Club (MKRC) is based at Caldecotte Lake on the south side of the city, at the Water Sports Centre on Monellan Grove. We share access to the lake (which gives us around a 1 kilometre straight run) and a clubhouse with the Milton Keynes Sailing Club and Canoe Club.

We have an active Summer and Winter Programme of races, events and training schedules, weekends and mid-week, as well as social functions. This covers both water training (both rowing and sculling) and land based training (circuits and rowing machines).

Membership is varied and we encourage all levels of rowing and sculling ability, from experienced rowers to complete newcomers to the sport (for whom we run Learn to Row courses). We welcome people of all ages, now including a thriving junior section. We also welcome supporters who perhaps may wish to take their sport a little less seriously or just help with the club's activities.

So if you want to try out a new sport or rediscover the enjoyment of rowing and sculling, just come on down to the club during one of the training sessions where you will receive a friendly welcome or contact us by e-mail.

If you do intend dropping in, please check our race schedule first, to make sure we will be there!

To find out more about the club, please browse the site - to find directions to the club, please click here.

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Milton Keynes Regatta 2012

Following the success of last year's Milton Keynes Rowing Club Regatta, we will be holding our third Regatta at Caldecotte Lake in Milton Keynes on Saturday 1st September 2012 starting at 10:00. This will consist of two lane racing over a straight 500 meter course from a stake-boat start. We will again be offering a wide range of events in all categories, covering rowing and sculling, Junior, Senior and Masters events.

Last year's event saw us expand the event to host three local clubs, with competitors from Bedford RC, Northampton RC and Oundle Town RC. Despite the weather, the event was a great success and saw some very close racing.

This year, while we establish the event, we are again holding it as an invitation only match, and will be inviting three clubs from the surrounding area. We hope to open it up more widely next year.

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More information

For more information or to register your interest please contact Tim Grossey, Club Captain.

MKRC Junior wins EIRC

MK Junior wins Gold at EIRC

One of the Milton Keynes Rowing Club junior members took another national title for the club at the recent English Indoor Rowing Championships. Thirteen year old Fin Whitbread pulled a fantastic 786 metres to win by six metres from her nearest rival. With 19 competitors, this was the most hotly contested event for the juinor girls, making this a really momentous result both for Fin and MKRC

Gold Medallist at English Indoor Rowing Championships - Fin Whitbread of Milton Keynes Rowing Club

National Masters Regatta 2011

CHAMPIONS! a superb race by the Womens' Masters B coxless four saw them take the Gold Medals at the British Masters Regatta at Holm Pierrepont. The top result of a great day that saw Tim and Benn take Silver in Masters A IM3 double plus a number of other second and third places.

Gold Medallists W.Mas B 4-

Winning Womens Masters B 4- crew, Liz Tatman, Helen Jones, Paula Heywood and Andi Grossey

This story made the local press - see the MK Citizen article

Race Results

Lea Regatta 2012

Massive congratulations to our Novice ladies who won the Primary event at the first regatta of the season. A brilliant result for four of our "Learn to Row" graduates from last year. Further congratulations to Club Captain Tim Grossey as well, for picking up a win in the Masters A/B single scull

Success at BIRC 2012

This year's British Indoor Rowing Championships, held in Nottingham, saw MKRC rowers claim two medals! Jo Heywood won Gold in the Women Student category and Finn Whitbread added Bronze to her Gold at the English IRC. Many congratulations to them both

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