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Fours Head of the River Race

Name: Fours Head of the River Race
Start: 2026-11-07T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-07T00:00:00+00:00
Location: River Thames, London

Head race 6,779m course

Date: Saturday 7 November 2026
Venue: River Thames, London

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Fours Head of the River Race is an autumn head race, the long-course time-trial format that anchors the head-race season held on Saturday, 7 November 2026 at River Thames, London over a 6,779m course.

Who races here

From the last race (2025).

417

crews

100%

senior and open crews

71%

sweep boats

eights raced

No masters crews raced in the last race.

Who races here

In the last race (2025) this head had 417 crews. Most crews were senior and open crews (100%). Sculling boats made up 29% of entries.

417 crews across 1 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.

Age group Junior age Masters band Crew Boat

No matching crews were recorded for Masters A men's quad in the last 1 year.

2025: No band A men's quad raced

Junior crews can often enter an older age category. Check the event's rules.

Crews by age and boat

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Crews by age and boat
Age group	1x Single	2x Double	2- Pair	4x Quad	4x+ Coxed quad	4- Four	4+ Coxed four	8+ Eight	All boats
Junior									0
Senior and open									417
Masters									0
University and college									0
Beginner									0
All ages	0	0	0	122	0	152	143	0	417

Crews per cell 0 1-9 10-24 25-49 50-99 100-199 200+

Masters crews by band

No masters crews raced in the last race.

Categories raced

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Senior and open 18 categories raced

Senior and open - Categories raced
Category	2025
Club open coxless four Club.Op.4-	66
Club women's quad Club.W.4x	40
Club women's coxless four Club.W.4-	39
Club open coxed four Club.Op.4+	37
Club open quad Club.Op.4x	32
Club women's coxed four Club.W.4+	32
Academy open coxed four Academy.Op.4+	27
Academy women's coxed four Academy.W.4+	25
Academy open quad Academy.Op.4x	14
Championship open coxless four Championship.Op.4-	14
Academy open coxless four Academy.Op.4-	12
Academy women's quad Academy.W.4x	12
Championship open quad Championship.Op.4x	12
Championship women's coxed four Championship.W.4+	12
Championship women's quad Championship.W.4x	12
Championship women's coxless four Championship.W.4-	11
Academy women's coxless four Academy.W.4-	10
Championship open coxed four Championship.Op.4+	10

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.

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About this regatta

The fours and quads championship head of the river race on the 4.25 mile Mortlake-to-Putney course. The pinnacle of the autumn head race season for small-boat crews.