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BOATHOUSE For many years HSBC was based at Molesey Rowing club, on the River Thames near Hampton Court Palace until in 2000 when the Millennium Boathouse was opened a few kilometres upstream. The land it was built on was originally owned by Thames Water and construction of the boathouse was a joint project with the Lady Eleanor Holles School Boat Club. In 2000 the boathouse was opened by Sir Steve Redgrave and Dr Ann Redgrave. ROWING AT HAMPTON Rowing at Hampton School is open to boys in the third year and above, and is split into three sections: J14s Third year rowers. Hampton schoolboys can join the boat club from the third year onwards. In the J14 year boys learn to scull and the emphasis is on training to improve technique, flexibility and fitness rather than competing. As such crews are usually mixed ability and not selected. One week in Easter is spent as a mock training camp at the Millennium boathouse. At the end of the year, the rowers showing the most promise may be selected in crews for Peterborough regatta and the National Championships. J15s Fourth year rowers. In the J15 year boys begin learning sweep-oar rowing and selection begins for J15 A , B and C eights. This year is aimed as preparation for rowing in the 'A' squad, and the crews will compete at many of the same races as the 'A' squad, with the main competitions being the School's Head Of the River Race and the National School's Regatta. The 'A' squad Fifth and sixth form rowers. The 'A' squad is made up of the oldest rowers in the school and is the squad from which the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th VIIIs are selected. The 'A' squad travel to many Head Races and Regatta s throughout the year including the Armada Cup in Switzerland , the School's Head Of the River Race and the National Schools Regatta. The 1st VIII will also compete in the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta , and the 2nd VIII will sometimes attempt to qualify for the Temple Challenge Cup. INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIONS In addition to racing in the school eights, the top 'A' squad rowers each year compete at Great Britain trials to try and represent their country at the following events:
Hampton has been represented at every Junior World Rowing Chamionships since the events' creation. HAMPTON HEAD The boat club hosts two rowing events each year in the Head Race season; Hampton Small Boats Head; and Hampton Fours and Eights Head. Each race is over the same distance of roughly 2.5km, raced downstream from just below Sunbury Lock to the finish, roughly 50 metres downstream of Platts Eyot . At each event competitors and spectators are invited to Molesey Boat Club after the races for teas and cakes before the prize-giving. SUCCESSES Hampton has produced four Treble winning 1st VIIIs in its History and in 2004 Hampton won the Schools Head of the River Race triple (winning 1st, 2nd and 3rd VIIIs). Many rowers from Hampton have also gone on to compete at higher levels and in recent years Hamptonians have consistently competed for Oxford and Cambridge in the The Boat Race ; in 2003 two sets of Hamptonian brothers (James and David Livingston, Matthew and Ben Smith) competed. Two of Hampton's most succesful rowers are undoubtably the Searle Brothers, each of whom won the treble twice at Hampton, before winning gold medals together in the coxed pair in the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games . |
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