Senior Racing Squads

The Furnivall Senior Racing Squads are dedicated to excellence both on and off the water in sweep and sculling boats. We have three distinct squads, each designed for athletes who are serious about pushing their limits, refining their skills, and competing at a high level.

Whether you’re part of the Men’s Squad, the Women’s Squad, or the Master’s Squad, we’re committed to helping you reach your full potential with targeted training, expert coaching, and a competitive yet supportive training environment.

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Join the Women's Squad

Join the Master's Squad

Men’s Squad

The Men’s Squad is our top-performing squad for male athletes. This squad follows a structured, performance-oriented land and water-based training program designed to develop both strength and technique while ensuring peak conditioning throughout the racing season. We race in all boat classes, from 8s to 1xs, so if you’re looking for a club that will be spending lots of time in small boats, we may be the one for you.

The minimum training requirement for the Men’s Squad is 6 sessions / 4 days per week. Top boats will be training at least 10 sessions. Furnivall is dedicated to working your rowing around your life, and not your life around your rowing, so land training can be done away from the club / in your own time.

The Squad’s weekly training schedule for the top boats includes:

3x erg sessions (coached)
2x strength sessions
5x water sessions (coached, including double sessions on Saturday and Sunday mornings)

Head Coach: John
Squad Captains: Paul and Alex

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Women’s Squad

The Women’s Squad is our top-performing squad for female athletes. This squad follows a structured, performance-oriented land and water-based training program designed to develop both strength and technique while ensuring peak conditioning throughout the racing season. We race in all boat classes, from 8s to 1xs, so if you’re looking for a club that will be spending lots of time in small boats, we may be the one for you.

The minimum training requirement for the Women’s Squad is 6 sessions / 4 days per week. Top boats will be training at least 10 sessions and aiming to race at Henley Women’s Regatta. Furnivall is dedicated to working your rowing around your life, and not your life around your rowing, so land training can be done away from the club / in your own time.

The Squad’s weekly training schedule for the top boats includes:

3x erg sessions (coached)
2x strength sessions
5x water sessions (coached, including double sessions on Saturday and Sunday mornings)

Head Coach: John
Squad Captains: Lucia and Agnes

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Master’s Squad

The Master’s Squad at Furnivall trains alongside the Men’s and Women’s racing squads and you will likely find yourself in boats with racing squad rowers now and again. This squad is open to experienced rowers of all genders and is ideal for athletes who want to combine their competitive drive with a more flexible, balanced approach to training as they “retire” from squad rowing. Ideally, you will have experience in small boats and are already able to or willing to learn to steer.

The Master’s Squad is welcome to join in as many of the racing squad sessions as they see fit. The minimum requirement is the one UT1/AT ergo per week and a weekend water session. The weekly training schedule for the top boats includes:

3x erg sessions (coached)
2x strength sessions
5x water sessions (coached, including double sessions on Saturday and Sunday mornings)

Head Coach: John
Squad Captain: Evelyn

Our racing squads are committed to fostering excellence while maintaining a supportive training and flexible training environment to allow you to work your rowing around your life.

If you would like to join us, please get in touch and come down for a trial session. We're always looking for passionate athletes ready to take their rowing to the next level.

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