Chester Long Distance Sculls
This race took place on 21 September 2025.
Regatta
5,000m course
- British Rowing region
- North West
- Date
- Sunday 21 September 2025
- Venue
- Chester Long
- Organised by
- Liz Coady
Chester Long Distance Sculls was a multi-lane sprint regatta, raced side-by-side over a marked course held on Sunday, 21 September 2025 at Chester Long in Chester, Cheshire over a 5,000m course. The fixture was organised by Liz Coady. Chester Long Distance Sculls had 4 boat classes including singles, doubles, quads, Octs.
Who races here
From the last 3 races (2023 to 2025).
214
crews a year on average
56%
juniors
99%
sculling boats
No
eights raced
Masters: 173 crews over 3 races, mostly singles, quads and doubles. Bands A to I raced.
Who races here
Over the last 3 races (2023 to 2025) this race averaged 214 crews. Most crews were juniors (56%). Sculling boats made up 99% of entries. Masters crews made up 27% (173 crews), mostly singles and quads.
641 crews across 3 editions. The grids combine all years shown.
Will my crew have racing here?
See which crews raced before. This does not confirm this year's entry categories.
No matching crews were recorded for Masters A men's quad in the last 3 years.
- 2025: No band A men's quad raced. Other masters crews raced in Masters B and D men's quad (3 crews); Masters E and G men's quad (4 crews). Some crew bands were not recorded
- 2024: No band A men's quad raced. Other masters crews raced in Masters B and C men's quad (2 crews); Masters D and E men's quad (3 crews); Masters F and H men's quad (2 crews). Some crew bands were not recorded
- 2023: No band A men's quad raced. Other masters crews raced in Masters C and D men's quad (2 crews); Masters E and F men's quad (2 crews). Some crew bands were not recorded
Junior crews can often enter an older age category. Check the event's rules.
Crews by age and boat
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| Age group | 1x Single | 2x Double | 2- Pair | 4x Quad | 4x+ Coxed quad | 4- Four | 4+ Coxed four | 8+ Eight | All boats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 360 | ||||||||
| Senior and open | 102 | ||||||||
| Masters | 173 | ||||||||
| University and college | 0 | ||||||||
| Beginner | 0 | ||||||||
| All ages | 334 | 123 | 0 | 155 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 641 |
Crews per cell
0
1-9
10-24
25-49
50-99
100-199
200+
Masters crews by band
Each crew counts in its own band. Choose a cell to see the races.
| Boat | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | Unknown band |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1x Single | ||||||||||||
| 2x Double | ||||||||||||
| 2- Pair | ||||||||||||
| 4x Quad | ||||||||||||
| 4x+ Coxed quad | ||||||||||||
| 4- Four | ||||||||||||
| 4+ Coxed four | ||||||||||||
| 8+ Eight |
Crews per cell
0
1-9
10-24
25-49
50-99
100-199
200+
Categories raced
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Junior 59 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| J17 single, band 1 B1.Op.J17.1x | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| J17 single, band 3 B3.Op.J17.1x | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| J17 single, band 2 B2.Op.J17.1x | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| J17 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J17.1x | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| J16 quad Op.J16.4x | - | 6 | 5 |
| J17 women's quad W.J17.4x | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| J18 single, band 1 B1.Op.J18.1x | - | 4 | 7 |
| J15 coxed quad Op.J15.4x+ | - | 3 | 7 |
| J17 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J17.1x | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| J18 single, band 2 B2.Op.J18.1x | - | 4 | 6 |
| J18 women's double W.J18.2x | - | 4 | 6 |
| J18 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J18.1x | - | 4 | 6 |
| J15 double Op.J15.2x | - | 3 | 6 |
| J16 single, band 2 B2.Op.J16.1x | - | 4 | 4 |
| J16 women's quad W.J16.4x | - | 4 | 4 |
| J17 single, band 4 B4.Op.J17.1x | 3 | 5 | - |
| J15 women's single W.J15.1x | - | 2 | 5 |
| J16 single, band 1 B1.Op.J16.1x | - | 3 | 4 |
| J18 quad Op.J18.4x | - | - | 7 |
| School/junior women's quad W.Sch/Jun.4x | 7 | - | - |
| J15 women's double W.J15.2x | - | 3 | 3 |
| J16 double Op.J16.2x | - | 4 | 2 |
| J16 women's double W.J16.2x | - | - | 6 |
| J16 women's single W.J16.1x | - | - | 6 |
| J18 double Op.J18.2x | - | 3 | 3 |
| J18 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J18.1x | - | 2 | 4 |
| J15 single, band 1 B1.Op.J15.1x | - | - | 5 |
| J15 single, band 2 B2.Op.J15.1x | - | - | 5 |
| J15 women's coxed quad W.J15.4x+ | - | 5 | - |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 1 B1.W.J15.4x+ | - | - | 5 |
| J16 women's single, band 3 B3.W.J16.1x | - | 5 | - |
| School/junior women's single, band 2 B2.W.Sch/Jun.1x | 5 | - | - |
| J16 single, band 3 B3.Op.J16.1x | - | 4 | - |
| J16 women's single, band 1 B1.W.J16.1x | - | 4 | - |
| J16 women's single, band 2 B2.W.J16.1x | - | 4 | - |
| J17 double Op.J17.2x | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| J17 quad, band 1 B1.Op.J17.4x | 4 | - | - |
| J17 women's double W.J17.2x | 1 | 3 | - |
| J17 women's single, band 3 B3.W.J17.1x | - | 4 | - |
| J18 quad, band 1 B1.Op.J18.4x | - | 4 | - |
| J18 quad, band 2 B2.Op.J18.4x | - | 4 | - |
| J18 single, band 3 B3.Op.J18.1x | - | 2 | 2 |
| J18 women's quad W.J18.4x | - | - | 4 |
| J18 women's quad, band 2 B2.W.J18.4x | - | 4 | - |
| School/junior quad, band 1 B1.Op.Sch/Jun.4x | 4 | - | - |
| School/junior single, band 1 B1.Op.Sch/Jun.1x | 4 | - | - |
| School/junior single, band 3 B3.Op.Sch/Jun.1x | 4 | - | - |
| School/junior women's single, band 1 B1.W.Sch/Jun.1x | 4 | - | - |
| J15 women's coxed quad, band 2 B2.W.J15.4x+ | - | - | 3 |
| J17 quad Op.J17.4x | - | 3 | - |
| J17 quad, band 2 B2.Op.J17.4x | 3 | - | - |
| J18 quad, band 3 B3.Op.J18.4x | - | 3 | - |
| J18 women's quad, band 1 B1.W.J18.4x | - | 3 | - |
| School/junior quad, band 2 B2.Op.Sch/Jun.4x | 3 | - | - |
| School/junior single, band 2 B2.Op.Sch/Jun.1x | 3 | - | - |
| School/junior women's double W.Sch/Jun.2x | 3 | - | - |
| J15 single Op.J15.1x | - | 2 | - |
| J18 single, band 4 B4.Op.J18.1x | - | 2 | - |
| School/junior single, band 4 B4.Op.Sch/Jun.1x | 2 | - | - |
Senior and open 14 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open double Op.2x | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Open single, band 2 B2.Op.1x | 7 | - | 6 |
| Women's quad W.4x | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Open single, band 1 B1.Op.1x | 5 | - | 5 |
| Open quad Op.4x | - | 4 | 4 |
| Women's single, band 2 B2.W.1x | 4 | 4 | - |
| Mixed double Mx.2x | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Women's double W.2x | 5 | 2 | - |
| Open single Op.1x | - | 6 | - |
| Women's single W.1x | - | - | 5 |
| Women's single, band 1 B1.W.1x | 3 | 2 | - |
| Open quad, band 1 B1.Op.4x | 4 | - | - |
| Open quad, band 2 B2.Op.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Mixed quad Mx.4x | - | 1 | - |
Masters 46 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters B and C men's single Op.Mas.BC.1x | - | 6 | 4 |
| Masters G men's single Op.Mas.G.1x | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Masters D men's single Op.Mas.D.1x | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Masters F men's single Op.Mas.F.1x | - | 6 | 3 |
| Masters E men's double Op.Mas.E.2x | 4 | 4 | - |
| Masters E men's single Op.Mas.E.1x | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Masters B and C women's single W.Mas.BC.1x | - | 3 | 3 |
| Masters E, F and G men's double Op.Mas.EFG.2x | - | - | 6 |
| Masters H and I men's single Op.Mas.HI.1x | 3 | - | 3 |
| Masters D and E women's single W.Mas.DE.1x | - | 3 | 2 |
| Masters D, E and F women's quad W.Mas.DEF.4x | - | 5 | - |
| Masters E and F women's double W.Mas.EF.2x | - | 2 | 3 |
| Masters C and D women's double W.Mas.CD.2x | - | 2 | 2 |
| Masters E and G men's quad Op.Mas.EG.4x | - | - | 4 |
| Masters F men's single, band 2 B2.Op.Mas.F.1x | 4 | - | - |
| Masters A and B men's single Op.Mas.AB.1x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters A women's single W.Mas.A.1x | - | 1 | 2 |
| Masters B and D men's quad Op.Mas.BD.4x | - | - | 3 |
| Masters B, C and D women's quad W.Mas.BCD.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters D and E men's quad Op.Mas.DE.4x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters D, E and F women's double W.Mas.DEF.2x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters E and F women's quad W.Mas.EF.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters E women's quad W.Mas.E.4x | - | - | 3 |
| Masters F men's single, band 1 B1.Op.Mas.F.1x | 3 | - | - |
| Masters G and H men's double Op.Mas.GH.2x | - | 3 | - |
| Masters H men's single Op.Mas.H.1x | - | 3 | - |
| Mixed masters B, C and D double Mx.Mas.BCD.2x | 3 | - | - |
| Mixed masters C, D and E quad Mx.Mas.CDE.4x | 3 | - | - |
| Mixed masters D and F double Mx.Mas.DF.2x | - | - | 3 |
| Mixed masters D, E and F quad Mx.Mas.DEF.4x | - | - | 3 |
| Masters B and C men's double Op.Mas.BC.2x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters B and C men's quad Op.Mas.BC.4x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters B and C women's quad W.Mas.BC.4x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters C and D men's double Op.Mas.CD.2x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters C and D men's quad Op.Mas.CD.4x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters C men's single Op.Mas.C.1x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters C women's quad W.Mas.C.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters E and F men's quad Op.Mas.EF.4x | 2 | - | - |
| Masters F and G women's single W.Mas.FG.1x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters F and H men's quad Op.Mas.FH.4x | - | 2 | - |
| Masters F women's quad W.Mas.F.4x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters F women's single W.Mas.F.1x | - | 2 | - |
| Mixed masters A and C double Mx.Mas.AC.2x | - | - | 2 |
| Masters C and E women's single W.Mas.CE.1x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters D men's double Op.Mas.D.2x | 1 | - | - |
| Masters I men's single Op.Mas.I.1x | - | 1 | - |
Other categories 3 categories raced
| Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mx Masters 2x Mx Masters 2x | - | 3 | - |
| Mx Masters 4x- Mx Masters 4x- | - | 2 | - |
| Supported Adaptive Supported Adaptive | - | - | 1 |
Counts come from the published results of past races. Organisers can merge or split categories each year, so check the current entry categories before you enter.
Venue location
About this regatta
Chester Long Distance Sculls An annual head race over 5km from Eccleston Ferry to Chester Groves for singles, doubles, quads and Octs. First raced in 1955 the event attracts over 300 crews competing in two divisions.
Course
From Eccleston Ferry to Chester Groves
Boat classes
- singles
- doubles
- quads
- Octs
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Chester Long Distance Sculls 2025: common questions
When did Chester Long Distance Sculls 2025 take place?
Chester Long Distance Sculls 2025 took place on Sunday 21 September 2025.
Where was Chester Long Distance Sculls held?
Chester Long Distance Sculls was held at Chester Long in Chester, Cheshire. The venue sits in Chester, Cheshire.
What format was Chester Long Distance Sculls raced in?
Chester Long Distance Sculls was listed as a multi-lane sprint regatta, raced side-by-side over a marked course, over 5,000m.
Which boat classes were listed at Chester Long Distance Sculls?
Chester Long Distance Sculls listed 4 boat classes: singles, doubles, quads, Octs.
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