Filippi crews produced a dominant performance at the 2026 National Schools’ Regatta, with victories and podium finishes across all three days, ranging from the J14 eights through to the J18 Championship events. Across sweep and sculling, open and girls’ categories, Filippi hulls featured at the front of the field throughout the weekend, one of the sport’s most important junior showcases.
Friday opened with strong results in the eight-oared events. St Paul’s School won the Open J14 first Eight in a Filippi hull, and St George’s College finished second in the Girls’ J14 first Eight, also in Filippi. In the sweep events, Westminster School won the Open J15 Coxed Four in Filippi with St George’s College second in the same event, making it a Filippi 1-2 to close out the J15 sweep finals. Radley College won the Open J15 first Eight in Filippi to round out a productive opening day.
Saturday produced Filippi’s heaviest medal haul of the regatta, with wins and podium finishes across the eights, fours and quads. Wallingford Rowing Club were the standout performers of the day, winning the Girls’ J16 first Eight, the Girls’ J16 second Eight and the Open Championship Coxless Four, three national titles in a single day, all in Filippi hulls. Radley College added further wins, taking the Open J16 2nd Eight and finishing second in the Open J16 first Eight and second in the Open third Eight, all in Filippi. Lady Eleanor Holles School finished third in the Girls’ J16 first Eight and second in the Girls’ J16 second Eight, both in Filippi. St Paul’s Girls’ School finished second in the Girls’ J16 second Eight in Filippi.
The Girls’ Championship Coxless Four was a particularly impressive result for Filippi, with the shell sweeping the entire podium: Sir William Perkins’s School winning, Lady Eleanor Holles School second and Putney High School third, all in Filippi. Kingston Rowing Club won the Girls’ J16 Coxed Four in Filippi, and Dulwich College finished second in the Open J16 Coxed Four, also in Filippi. In the sculling events, Marlow Rowing Club finished second in the Girls’ second Quad Sculls and third in the Open 2nd Quad Sculls, both in Filippi.
Sunday delivered a series of championship-level wins to cap the regatta. In the Open J18 Championship Single Sculls, Lea Rowing Club won in Filippi with George Watson’s College second, also in Filippi — a clean WinTech 1-2 at the top of one of the flagship individual events of the weekend. Hartpury University and College won the Open J18 Championship Double Sculls in Filippi, with Lea Rowing Club third in the same event. In the Girls’ J18 Championship Double Sculls, Sir William Perkins’s School finished second and Marlow Rowing Club third, both in Filippi. Marlow Rowing Club also won the Girls’ J18 Championship Quad Sculls in Filippi, a significant title to close out the regatta.
In the J18 sweep events, Walton Rowing Club won the Open J18 Championship Coxless Pair in Filippi, with St George’s College second in the same event. St Michael’s finished second in the Girls’ J18 Championship Coxless Pair in Filippi. In the Girls’ J16 Quad Sculls, Maidenhead Rowing Club won in Filippi, with City of Cambridge Rowing Club third, also in Filippi.
Across the three days, the Filippi results at the National Schools’ Regatta told a story of genuine breadth and quality at the sharp end of junior rowing. What stands out is not just the number of wins but the range of events in which those wins came, from the individual J18 Championship Single Sculls, where Lea Rowing Club and George Watson’s College went 1-2, through to three national titles in a single day for Wallingford Rowing Club in the eights, and championship sweep and sculling victories for Walton Rowing Club, Hartpury, Sir William Perkins’s School and Marlow Rowing Club across Sunday’s finals. These are programmes from different parts of the country, at different stages of their development, competing in different disciplines, and the Filippi hull was central to all of them. We congratulate every crew and coach on their performances and look forward to following their progress through the summer ahead.
