This page lists the major honours achieved by Milton Keynes Rowing Club crews and individuals. Although we were founded as recently as 1995, as a club we have posted some amazing achievements, punching far above our weight. Those listed here have really delivered incredible results, generally on a National (and now even International) level.
| Year | Event | Result | Crew |
| 2025 | World Rowing Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners WG 8+ (composite with Bedford and Star) | Helen Smith, Karen Wilson, Paula Heywood |
| 2025 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners W.Mas E 4+ | Helen Smith, Alicia Gurney, Lucy Guest and Suzanne De Maine, cox Kate Fraser |
| 2025 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Bronze Medal Winners W.Mas D 8+ | Helen Smith, Alicia Gurney, Karen Wilson, Eleanor Charleston, Martyna Bartosz, Paula Heywood, Lucy Guest and Suzanne De Maine, cox Greg Denieffe |
| 2024 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver medal winner Women’s 500m | Carol Alker |
| 2024 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver medal winner Women’s 2000m | Carol Alker |
| 2024 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Bronze medal winner Women’s 500m | Helen Smith |
| 2024 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Bronze medal winner Women’s 2000m | Helen Smith |
| 2024 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners F4- (composite with Star Club) | Tim Isaacson, Dean Abraham, Lenny Robertson and Andrew Thomson |
| 2024 | World/European Indoor Rowing Championships | Bronze medal winner Women’s 500m | Carol Alker |
| 2023 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver medal winner Women’s 500m | Carol Alker |
| 2023 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Bronze medal winner Women’s 2000m | Carol Alker |
| 2022 | Scullers’ Head | Winner W.Mas Lwt C 1x- | Helen Marshall |
| 2022 | World Rowing Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners WF 4+ | Lucy Guest, Paula Heywood, Karen Wilson and Louise Rivett, cox Kim Hutchinson |
| 2022 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winner WC 1x- | Helen Marshall |
| 2022 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners WF 4+ | Helen Smith, Paula Heywood, Karen Wilson and Suzanne De Maine, cox Kim Hutchinson |
| 2019 | Henley Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas E 4+ | Helen Smith, Paula Heywood, Karen Wilson and Suzanne De Maine, cox Chris Wilson |
| 2019 | Henley Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas C 8+ | Karen Wilson, Paula Heywood, Jo Heywood, Jayne Skeith, Heidi Towse, Lou Rivett, Helen Smith and Katharine Billingham, cox Chris Wilson |
| 2019 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners WC 2x- | Helen Marshall and Jenny Mingaye |
| 2019 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winner WC 1x- | Helen Marshall |
| 2019 | 100K Indoor Rowing | World Record Holder | Lou Rivett, Jayne Skeith and team |
| 2018 | European Rowing Masters’ Championships | Bronze Medal Winner WLwt C1x | Helen Marshall |
| 2018 | European Indoor Rowing Championships | Bronze Medal Winner Masters 30-39 Men 1k | Chris Hearn |
| 2018 | English Indoor Rowing Championships | Gold Medal Winner Masters 30-39 Lightweight Men 500m | Chris Hearn |
| 2018 | English Indoor Rowing Championships | Gold Medal Winner Masters 30-39 Lightweight Men 2k | Chris Hearn |
| 2018 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners WC 8+ | Karen Wilson, Paula Heywood, Helen Smith, Suzanne De Maine, Jo Heywood, Kate Smith, Alice Draper and Katherine Billingham, cox Chris Wilson |
| 2018 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Bronze Medal Winners WD 4+ | Karen Wilson, Paula Heywood, Helen Smith and Suzanne De Maine, cox Chris Wilson |
| 2018 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Bronze Medal Winner WC 1x- | Helen Marshall |
| 2018 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner Masters 30-39 Lightweight Men 500m | Chris Hearn |
| 2018 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner Masters 30-39 Lightweight Men 2k | Chris Hearn |
| 2018 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Gold Medal Winner U23 500m | Shaun Turner |
| 2017 | World Rowing Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winner W.Mas E 8+ (composite with York and Leicester) | Paula Heywood and Karen Wilson, cox Chris Wilson |
| 2017 | Henley Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas C 4+ | Karen Wilson, Paula Heywood, Helen Smith and Suzanne De Maine, cox Charlotte Watts |
| 2017 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winner WC 2x- | Helen Marshall and Jenny Searle |
| 2017 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winner WC 1x | Helen Marshall |
| 2017 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Bronze Medal Winner WC 4+ | Heidi Towse, Lou Rivett, Jayne Skeith and Cath Keeling, cox Chris Wilson |
| 2017 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner Masters 30-39 Lightweight Men 500m | Chris Hearn |
| 2017 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner Masters 30-39 Lightweight Men 2k | Chris Hearn |
| 2017 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Bronze Medal Winner Masters 40-49 Lightweight Women 500m | Helen Marshall |
| 2016 | World Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winner W.Mas C 1x- | Helen Marshall |
| 2016 | Henley Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas D 4+ | Heidi Towse, Lou Rivett, Jayne Skeith and Paula Heywood, cox Charlotte Watts |
| 2016 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winner W.Mas D 8+ | Paula Heywood, Clare Lawson, Karen Wilson, Helen Smith, Cath Keeling, Jayne Skeith, Lou Rivett and Heidi Towse, cox Chris Wilson |
| 2016 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winner W.Mas C 1x | Helen Marshall |
| 2016 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner 4k relay | Alice Draper, Karen Wilson, Kate Smith, Lou Rivett |
| 2016 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner 2000m | Lou Rivett |
| 2016 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner 2000m | Helen Smith |
| 2016 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Gold Medal Winner 500m | Helen Smith |
| 2016 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Gold Medal Winner 500m | Helen Marshall |
| 2016 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Bronze Medal Winner 4k relay | Annabelle Lancaster, Cherry Kemp, Heidi Towse, Jenny Searle |
| 2016 | 100K Indoor Rowing | World Record Holder | Heidi Towse and team |
| 2015 | World Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas E 2- | Paula Heywood and Karen Wilson |
| 2015 | Veteran Fours’ Head | Winners W.Mas D 4+ (first MKRC Tideway Winners) | Paula Heywood, Karen Wilson, Louise Rivett and Heidi Towse, cox Kelly Duffin |
| 2015 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners Mas E 2- | Steve Lawson and Rod Bennett |
| 2015 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winner W.Mas C 1x | Helen Marshall |
| 2015 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas Nov. C 4+ | Suzanne De Maine, Lisa Goodship, Katharine Billingham and Jayne Skeith, cox Charlotte Watts |
| 2015 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas D 4+ | Paula Heywood, Karen Wilson, Louise Rivett and Heidi Towse, cox Kate Fraser |
| 2015 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas C 4+ | Jayne Skeith, Tara Adams, Louise Rivett and Heidi Towse, cox Kate Fraser |
| 2015 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners Mas Nov. C 4+ | Nick Hughes, James Hughesman, Peter Cox and Philip Capp, cox Charlotte Watts |
| 2015 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners Mas IM3 A 4+ | Nick Hughes, James Hughesman, Gavin Creech and James Pototsky, cox Charlotte Watts |
| 2015 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner 500m | Heidi Towse |
| 2015 | British Rowing Indoor Championships | Silver Medal Winner 2000m | Heidi Towse |
| 2014 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winner Mas Nov. D 1x | Rod Bennett |
| 2014 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas Nov. A 4+ | Tara Adams, Louisa Briar, Kelly Alexander and Helen Sanderson, cox Lou Rivett |
| 2014 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas B 2x | Helen Marshall and Jenny Searle |
| 2013 | Henley Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas C 4+ | Lou Rivett, Heidi Towse, Paula Heywood and Karen Wilson, cox Liz Tatman |
| 2013 | Cross-Channel Row | Women’s Record Holders | Lindy Gray, Paula Heywood, Kate Salmon, Alice Draper, Kelly Alexander, Heidi Towse, Rachael Canty and Oona Carmichael |
| 2013 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners W.Mas B 2x | Helen Marshall and Jenny Searle |
| 2013 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas C 4+ | Lou Rivett, Paula Heywood, Heidi Towse and Karen Wilson, cox Becks Trouse |
| 2012 | Henley Masters’ Regatta | Gold Medal Winners Mas A/B 2- | Tim Grossey and Benn Klewpatinond |
| 2012 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners W.Mas C 4+ | Helen Jones, Paula Heywood, Lou Rivett and Karen Wilson, cox Yemin Sun |
| 2012 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners W.Mas A 2x | Andi Grossey and Liz Tatman |
| 2012 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners Mas A 2- | Tim Grossey and Benn Klewpatinond |
| 2011 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners Mas C IM3 4+ | Steve Lawson, Iain Simpson, Pierre-Yves Gilet and Rob Heywood, cox Paula Heywood |
| 2011 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Silver Medal Winners Mas A 2x | Tim Grossey and Benn Klewpatinond |
| 2011 | British Rowing Masters’ Championships | Gold Medal Winners W.Mas B 4- | Liz Tatman, Helen Jones, Paula Heywood and Andi Grossey |
| 2006 | Henley Royal Regatta | First MKRC crew to qualify for Henley Royal Regatta | Paul Floodgate, Nick Cresswell, Richard Heywood and Dean Abraham |
| 2006 | English Indoor Rowing Championships | Gold Medal Winner WJ16 | Jo Heywood |
| 2005 | British Indoor Rowing Championships | Silver Medal Winner WJ15 | Jo Heywood |
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