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HEAD OF THE RIVER

Name: HEAD OF THE RIVER
Start: 2026-03-28
End: 2026-03-28
Location: HEAD OF

This race took place on 28 March 2026.

Next edition: 2027

Head race

Date: Saturday 28 March 2026
Venue: HEAD OF

HEAD OF THE RIVER was a late-winter head race, run as a long-course time trial with staggered starts. It was held on Saturday 28 March 2026 at HEAD OF.

Entries at a glance

From the last 3 races (2024 to 2026).

334

crews a year on average

48%

senior and open crews

100%

sweep boats

798

eights raced

No masters crews raced in the last 3 races.

Who races here

Over the last 3 races (2024 to 2026) this head averaged 334 crews. Sculling boats made up 0% of entries.

1,002 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.

Age group Junior age Masters band Crew Boat

Senior and open men's eight: 479 matching crews raced over 3 years.

2026: Open eight, 173 crews
2025: Open eight, 157 crews
2024: Open eight, 149 crews

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									479
Masters									0
University and college									212
Beginner									0
All ages	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	798	1002

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 3 races.

Categories raced

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Senior and open 1 categories raced

Senior and open - Categories raced
Category	2024	2025	2026
Open eight Op.8+	149	157	173

University and college 1 categories raced

University and college - Categories raced
Category	2024	2025	2026
University eight Op.Uni.8+	99	113	-

Other categories 36 categories raced

Other categories - Categories raced
Category	2024	2025	2026
Academy Op 8+ Academy Op 8+	-	-	107
A AB A AB	9	16	16
J OJ J OJ	9	12	18
C CJ C CJ	5	3	7
C CB C CB	4	5	3
MA AB MA AB	3	5	4
MC CJ MC CJ	3	7	2
C VC C VC	3	3	-
C MasC C MasC	-	-	5
MC VD MC VD	-	5	-
O MasD O MasD	-	-	5
C HMF C HMF	1	1	2
C MasB C MasB	-	-	4
MC MasD MC MasD	-	-	4
C MasD C MasD	-	-	3
MC CM MC CM	-	-	3
MC VC MC VC	1	2	-
O VC O VC	3	-	-
O VD O VD	1	2	-
SA AB SA AB	1	-	2
C CM C CM	-	-	2
C VB C VB	1	1	-
C VD C VD	1	1	-
MC MasB MC MasB	-	-	2
MC VB MC VB	1	1	-
T T T T	-	-	2
MA VD MA VD	-	1	-
MC HMF MC HMF	1	-	-
MC MasC MC MasC	-	-	1
O CJ O CJ	-	1	-
O MasB O MasB	-	-	1
O MasC O MasC	-	-	1
SC CB SC CB	-	-	1
SC HMF SC HMF	-	-	1
SC MasC SC MasC	-	-	1
SC VD SC VD	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.