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Join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan and Will and Camilla Hadland-Horrocks to look back on all the action from Henley Royal Regatta 2026. We also hear from Chris McCarthy live from Heathrow Terminal 3 as he back down under.  There's so much to unpack and we've got it all in an episode for you. Send us Fan Mail

Fergus and Zoe are joined once again by Chris McCarthy to review all the action from Saturday at Henley Royal Regatta, and look ahead to what promises to be a phenomenal finals day.  Send us Fan Mail

Fergus Mainland and Zoe de Toledo are joined by JRN's resident Australian correspondent to review all of Friday's action, and look ahead to semifinals day at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.  Find all our coverage at JRN.news Send us Fan Mail

Join Fergus Mainland, Zoe de Toledo, and Lara Robinson for a recap of all the action from the third day of racing at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.  Send us Fan Mail

Join Fergus, Zoe, and Sasha as they recap all the action from day two at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.  Send us Fan Mail

Join Fergus, Zoe, and Chris as they recap all the action from day one at Henley Royal Regatta 2026.  Send us Fan Mail

Join Fergus Mainland live from the Wintech and King tent the day before racing all kicks off at Henley Royal Regatta 2026. He's joined by Molesey BC's Head of Performance Pathways Ellie Stevens, as well as Oxford Brookes' Men's Coaches Ali Brown and Morgan Baynham-Williams to look ahead to everything coming up for the two clubs Send us Fan Mail

Join Rowing Down Under's Chris McCarthy for a chat with some of the overseas crews at this year's regatta. We welcome Rombout Vlaar and Berend Romeijn from Delftsche Studenten Roeivereeniging Laga in the Netherlands and Georgia Campbell from Mercantile in Australia. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the wo...

From Henley, join Fergus Mainland and Tom Morgan to look back on World Rowing Cup III. They also throw to Lucerne and hear from Camilla Hadland-Horrocks and Chris McCarthy who have spent the weekend on the banks of the Lake of the Gods. Send us Fan Mail

Join Tom Morgan, Sasha Castel-Branco, and Ed Evans as they react to the Henley Royal Regatta draw. Tune in to hear which day-one match-ups excite them the most, which crews could throw a curve-ball, and who looks set to end the week with a red box. Find comprehensive Henley Royal Regatta coverage at: JRN.news .  Send us Fan Mail

Join Fergus Mainland, Chris McCarthy, Lara Robinson, and Sasha Castel-Branco to look back on a tremendous day of finals at Henley Women's Regatta 2026. Olympic bronze medallist Becky Wilde also caught up with London RC, University of St Andrews BC, Headingston School, Marlow RC, and the Molesey/University of London composite after they all won today. Send us Fan Mail

Join Fergus Mainland, Becky Wilde, Chris McCarthy, and Sasha Castel-Branco to look back on all the racing from the Saturday at Henley Women's Regatta 2026. Send us Fan Mail

Fergus Mainland in conversation with Sam Tuck  - Head Coach at Molesey Boat Club and Jim Lister    - Director of Rowing at Colgate University.  This episode is brought to you by WinTech & King Racing. Speed on the water starts with the boat beneath you. WinTech & King build more racing shells each year than any other manufacturer in the world—combining American engineering with German prec...

It's back. The Henley Royal Regatta entries podcast.  And so it begins...... Join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, Ed Evans, and G'day rowing fans himself Chris McCarthy to dissect the record-breaking HRR entries list. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they've carried c...

Fergus Mainland is joined by Camilla Hadland-Horrocks and Martin Cross to look back on the first two World Rowing Cups of the season and look ahead to World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne next weekend. We go through some of the big takeaways from Seville and Plovdiv and pick up some of the key things to look out for on the lake of the gods. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of...

As the sun sets at Eton Dorney join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, and Fraser Innes to look back on a record setting day of racing as the National Schools' Regatta reached it's climax. The day's racing included the Championship Single Sculls, Quads. They're also joined by Chairman Mike Martin to look back on three scorching days of action. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boa...

Fergus Mainland in conversation with Mark Wilkinson - Director of Rowing at The Windsor Boys' School and Jonathan Keir - Director of Rowing at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School. This episode is brought to you by WinTech & King Racing. Speed on the water starts with the boat beneath you. WinTech & King build more racing shells each year than any other manufacturer in the world—...

From the banks of Dorney Lake join Fergus Mainland, Tom Morgan, and Fraser Innes to recap the action from a spectacular and scorching day of NSR 2026. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they've carried crews to over 400 medals at World Championship and Olympic level and have a...

For the BUCS Regatta debrief, Fergus Mainland is joined by Will Hadland-Horrocks, Alex Darby, and Fraser Innes to unpick all the headlines from four days of racing in Nottingham. Fergus also catches up with Will Rand, Director of Rowing at Reading University BC following their historic performance winning the Women's, Men's, and Overall Victor Ludorums. This episode is sponsored by Filip...

It's been more than four years since the last time we had a coaching panel and as the student world gets read for BUCS Regatta and the rest of the country gets set for Wallingford Regatta and everything else, this seems like a pretty good week to welcome some fantastic minds to the show. Fergus Mainland welcomes Edinburgh University BC's John Higson, Oxford Brookes University Boat Club&a...

Join Fergus Mainland in conversation with Oxford University BC's Annie Anezakis and Cambridge University BC's Simon Hatcher for our look back on this year's Boat Races. We hear form both athletes about their respective races, the campaigns leading up to this year's racing and so much more. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of the most instantly recogni...

With just a couple of days to go until racing kicks off on Saturday, join Fergus Mainland, Camilla Hadland-Horrocks, Tom Morgan, and Ed Evans for the only preview you need to listen to ahead of this weekend's Boat Races. We give our predictions and thoughts ahead of the flags dropping but we've also got some great guests too. Hear from OUBC President Heidi long and Austrian international...

In today's special episode Fergus Mainland is joined by Tim Levell, Programme Director of TimesRadio and Pete Andrews, Head of Sport at Channel4 to chat about the broadcast of the 2026 CHANEL J12 Boat Race. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, they've carried crews to over...

In this week's episode, Fergus and Tom are joined by Seb Benzecry and Zoë Hayes to debrief all the action from Head of the River Race 2026. Tom also caught up with athletes from Imperial College  Boat Club and Stu Head of London Rowing Club, who reflect on a strong Tideway showing.  This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat bran...

The names for the new Henley Royal Regatta Trophies have been revealed and to chat through all the details, Fergus Mainland is joined by Richard Phelps, Chair of the Committee of Henley Royal Regatta. They chat through the names of the trophies, the royal seal of approval, the recent Scottish Championship news, as well as how the regatta choose which events to put on notice following the announcem...