HENLEY WOMEN’S REGATTA 2026

Last weekend saw COBRA members Rachel Bradley and Molly Curry compete for Thames Rowing Club and Molesey Boat Club at Henley Women’s Regatta.

Molly’s time trial for the championship 4x was up first out of the two on Friday morning. The Molesey crew put out a strong row to gain qualification to the heats. They carried this impressive racing through the heat and quarter final - comfortably winning both. Unfortunately, the quad was knocked out by the eventual winners of the category in one of the closest races of the weekend, with only 0.8 seconds between both crews.

Rachel’s Thames VIII+ put out a very confident row in the time trial of the championship VIII+ category, placing 2nd, just 0.4s behind their Thames A crew. They held this quality racing through their heats and quarter final - winning against City of Cambridge and next Brown University. They ultimately faced the eventual winners of the competition in the semi on Sunday, just missing out on that final position.

Reaching semi-finals at Henley Women’s Regatta is no mean feat which makes it look very exciting going forward to next week at Henley Royal Regatta! Molly and Rachel’s crews have secured pre-qualification spots for The Danesfield Challenge Cup and the Wargrave Challenge Cup respectively.
All the best to both crews! You will have ongoing support from the river bank and from Coleraine!

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