Filippi Focus | The 2025 Women’s Boat Race
Eight out of eight. Rarely in rowing has dominance been so personified. The streak that Cambridge University Boat Club’s women’s squad are currently on – dating all the way back to 2017, where they first broke a run of four Oxford wins in a row – is remarkable and testament to the astonishing programme that […]
Filippi Focus | Junior Sculling Head 2025
Filippi rounded off the winter racing season at Dorney Lake at the 2025 Junior Sculling Head, collecting four medals, including two golds. Our first victory came in the women’s junior 16 quads, where Marlow Rowing Club took an impressive win against George Heriot’s and Headington School. Pete Chambers’ programme continues to go from strength to strength, […]
Filippi Focus | Schools’ Head of the River 2025
Springtime is upon us, and the flurry of Tideway heads that accompany the curtain call of winter are now over. The Schools’ Head of the River – one of the largest junior-only events on the UK calendar – was another fabulous day out on the championship course, with hundreds of boats taking to the water. […]
Filippi Focus | Head of the River Race 2025
Filippi rounded out the senior men’s winter season in fine form at the 2025 edition of the Head of the River Race, winning six pennants across various categories. Our fastest finisher on the day were Marlow Rowing Club, who placed 17th overall and took home the Page Trophy for non-Tideway Thames crews. Marlow are continuing to build […]
Filippi Focus | Women’s Head of the River Race 2025
On International Women’s Day, it felt apt that so many women could come together on the world-famous Championship Course to compete in the Women’s Head of the River. Hundreds of athletes took to the water in pursuit of pennants in gorgeous conditions that provided an appropriate forecast of summer racing to come. Filippi enjoyed a […]
Filippi Focus | GBRT February U19 Trials 2025
Photo credit: AllMarkOne Filippi once again proved its mettle as the choice of victors at the GBRT February U19 Trials 2025, achieving two category wins on the Saturday of racing alongside a host of top-ten finishes. With dozens of juniors heading to Boston to register their second claim on an international seat in the summer, […]
Filippi Focus | GBRT February Senior and U23 Trials 2025
Photo credit: AllMarkOne Filippi kickstarted 2025 with two from four category wins at the February staging of the GBRT Senior and U23 Trials, confirming our boats as the choice of champions. George Bourne and Douwe de Graaf of Cambridge University reaffirmed their status as the country’s leading contenders for senior seats this summer, as they […]
Filippi Focus | GBRT November U19 Trials 2024
Filippi followed up on a category win at the Senior GBRT Trials with a blistering set of results at the U19 equivalent, including a category win and numerous top-ten finishes. As one of the UK’s leading junior boat-builders across all relevant categories – from singles up to eights – this was another example of the […]
Filippi Focus | GBRT November Trials 2024
Image Credit: AllMarkOne Filippi enjoyed a great start to the GBRT 2024/25 trialling process, taking one overall win out of three on offer and consolidating a variety of top-ten finishes. With hundreds of athletes shipping up to Boston to take on a weekend of indoor and outdoor racing in the first national action since the […]
Filippi Focus | Pairs Head of the River 2024
Filippi had a stunning opening bow for the 24/25 racing season, with 34 different crews finishing inside the top three of their respective categories at the Pairs Head of the River. Held between Chiswick Bridge and Harrods Wall, the race was attended by over 300 competitors nationwide, including many who had not yet raced in […]