Master's Women 8+ Earn Win at Kingston Head, Highlighting the Day Among Five Twickenham Entries

Master's Men 4x- A boat finished 4th in category, narrowly missing 2nd

Twickenham’s Masters Women’s squad delivered a statement performance at the Kingston Head on 21st March 2026. The crew showcased the work they've been putting in over the winter months to secure a definitive victory in the W Mas C/D/E 8+ category.

Racing in Paul McCarter, crew number 276 finished first of the five crews entered in the category, competing with two entries from Kingston Rowing Club and one from each of Walton Rowing Club and Bewl Bridge Rowing Club, and finished 74th overall out of 189 entries.

Against the competitive category, the line up of Abi Bray (Stroke), Kathy Billings, Vicki Clark, Faith Forster, Rosie Creer, Nicki Lyon, Janet Holt, and Gilly O’Beirne (Bow), with Andy Dobson coxing, clocked an impressive raw time of 19:12, adjusted to 18:44.7. The adjusted time was 18.5 seconds faster than Kingston's second place boat.

Twickenham's W Mas C/D/E 8+ boat featuring: Abi Bray (Stroke), Kathy Billings, Vicki Clark, Faith Forster, Rosie Creer, Nicki Lyon, Janet Holt2, and Gilly O’Beirne (Bow). Coxed by Andy Dobson

Master's Men finish 4th in Op Mas C/D/E 4x- category

The Master's Men were highlighted by the 4th place finish in the Op Mas C/D/E 4x-category with the crew of Jimbo Easton (stroke), Simon Brown, Nick Crayson, and Jim Hughes (bow) racing in Stampfli. With an adjusted time of 17:40.2 the crew was just 2.3 seconds back of 2nd place and 1.3 second back of 3rd place.

Also racing in the category, the crew of Danny Fitzgerald (stroke), George Carivalis, Dean Tranter, and James Wilson (bow) racing in Filipi finished 10th with an adjusted time of 19:37.9

Master's Women finish 6th in the W Mas C/D 4x- category

From the women's 8+ boat, three rowers - Kathy Billings, Vicki Clark, Faith Forster - were joined by Natalia Lokhova as they raced in the W Mas C/D 4x- category finishing 6th in the category with an adjusted time of 20:55.7. The crew's unadjusted time of 21:24.7 would have finished 5th in category.

Master's Men 8+ finish 3rd in Op Mas G/H category

⁨The crew of Doug Davidson⁩ (stroke), Keith Baldwin, Michael Salzman, Paul Wood-Robinson, Simon Pulle⁩, Steve Ball, Robert Kerr, and Richard Stanley (bow) and coxed by Janine Pullen finished third in category with an adjusted time of 17:41.4. which including a penalty (0:05) for impeding.

Twickenham results (listed in order of overall finish) listed below. Full results for Kingston Head of the River are available here.

Crew	Category	Finish (In Category)	Time (Adjusted)
TWK-HUGHES	Op MasC/D/E 4x-	36 (4)	18:28.2 (17:40.2)
TWK-DAVIDSON	Op MasG/H 8+	39 (3)	19:57.4 (17:41.4)
TWK-HOLT	W MasC/D/E 8+	74 (1)	19:12.7 (18:44.7)
TWK-FITZGERALD	Op MasC/D/E 4x-	107 (10)	20:25.9 (19:37.9)
TWK-LOKHOVA	W MasC/D 4x-	159 (6)	21:24.7 (20:55.7)

Interested in joining Twickenham Rowing Club’s master's women or any of our other squads? Reach out to Helen Brown, Director of Rowing at dor@twickenhamrc.co.uk