Charlotte Taylor completed the journey from beginner rower to elite champion in just three years when she triumphed at Henley Women’s Regatta on Sunday. Charlie secured the first outright Henley Women’s title ever for Putney Town RC. And her victory in Elite Lightweight Sculls wasn’t the only reason for club celebration as the crew of…
Charlotte Taylor showed that she is among the top lightweight female scullers in the country by reaching the final of Senior Lightweight Single Sculls, braving some horrible weather conditions at Henley Women’s Regatta. Having impressed in a hastily arranged time trial, she dominated the quarter-final on Friday afternoon, then won a thrilling semi-final against regular…
Charlotte Taylor began her multilane sculling career with victory as Putney Town kicked off their summer season on Dorney Lake, at Wallingford Regatta. Charlotte, who only took up sculling seriously at the end of last summer, won a thrilling Intermediate 3 race at the end of the afternoon division, having finished third in Intermediate 1…
Putney Town had a good turnout for the race that is for many the first significant race of the Head season. The weather before the race had looked like truly epic head weather, with the wind whipping up the water and some predicting some involuntary swimming sessions. However, the tide turned and things calmed down…
Clearly showing his annoyance at being overtaken by lots of schoolboys, former club Captain Anthony Cakey provided the Town’s first result of the season, and would have won Vet B if only he had entered the right category. Well done Cakey!
Putney Town was in action at Kingston Regatta this weekend. The club was well represented both on the water and on the banks with the PTRC ‘choir’ doing their best to drown out the competition. We had singles, doubles, fours, quads, and eights from both men’s and women’s squads with two lots of rowing novices…
After Kosta’s move to England In 2008 he returned to international rowing by entering the World Cup at Munich. He achieved a creditable 13th place overall, winning the C final in the LWT1x class, improving his previous world standing from 18th. Under the tutelage of his coach Allan Whitwell and working with his sparring partner…