# Sir William Perkins's School Boat Club

Sir William Perkins's School Boat Club (SWPSBC) is a rowing club based on the River Thames at Sir William Perkins's School Boathouse, Thameside, Laleham, Surrey.

## History

Sir William Perkins's School Boat Club was founded in 2003 by Liz Bernard, a teacher at the school, to introduce pupils to the sport of rowing. Originally operating out of Staines BC, a new boathouse was opened in 2016 as part of the school's Building Development Programme, and is owned by Sir William Perkins's School, with rowing being the major school sport. The boathouse is located next door to Burway Rowing Club.
Since its foundation in 2003, the club has won many national medals, enjoyed victories at Henley Women's Regatta, and has had crews racing at each edition of Henley Royal Regatta since 2018. Since 2011, there has been a growing list of SWPS international athletes, who have competed for both the Great Britain and England Rowing Teams at Under 16, Under 19 and Olympic level whilst representing the Boat Club.
At the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Hattie Taylor became the first member of Sir William Perkins's School Boat Club to stand on the Olympic podium, winning Bronze in the Great Britain Women's Eight.

## Honours
### Henley Royal Regatta

| Year | Event & Round |
| 2018 | Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (Junior Women's 4x) Qualified |
| 2019 | Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (Junior Women's 4x) Qualified |
| 2021 | Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (Junior Women's 4x) Qualified |
| 2022 | Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (Junior Women's 4x) Qualified |
| 2023 | Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (Junior Women's 4x) Quarter-Final, Prince Philip Challenge Trophy (Junior Women's 8+) Qualified |
| 2024 | Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup (Junior Women's 4x) Pre-Qualified, Prince Philip Challenge Trophy (Junior Women's 8+) Qualified |

### Henley Women's Regatta

| Year | Event & Round |
| 2010 | J16 4+ Quarter-Final, J16 4x Quarter-Final |
| 2011 | J16 4+ Winners, J16 4+ Semi-Final, J16 4x Quarter-Final |
| 2012 | J16 4+ Winners, J16 4+ Final – All-Perkin's final |
| 2013 | Junior 4+ Quarter-Final, J16 4+ Quarter-Final |
| 2014 | Junior 8+ Quarter-Final |
| 2015 | Junior 4x Quarter-Final |
| 2017 | Junior 8+ Quarter-Final |
| 2018 | Junior 4x Quarter-Final, J16 4+ Quarter-Final |
| 2019 | Junior 2x Winners, Junior 4+ Quarter-Final |
| 2021 | Junior 4x Quarter-Final |
| 2022 | Junior 2x Semi-Final, J16 4x Quarter-Final |
| 2023 | Junior 4x Semi-Final |
| 2024 | Junior 4x Semi-Final |

### British Rowing Junior Champions

| Year | Winning Crew |
| 2018 | WJ18 4x, WJ16 2x |
| 2019 | WJ16 2x |
| 2023 | WJ18 2x, WJ16 2x |
| 2024 | WJ18 2- |

### National Schools' Regatta

| Year | Event & Medal |
| 2009 | J15 Girls' 8+ Gold |
| 2010 | J15 Girls' 8+ Bronze |
| 2011 | J14 Girls' 4x+ Gold, J16 Girls' 4+ Bronze |
| 2012 | J16 Girls' 4+ Gold, J15 Girls' 4+ Silver, J14 4×+ Silver, J16 Girls' 2- Bronze |
| 2013 | Championship Girls' 2- Gold, J16 Girls' 8+ Silver, J16 Girls' 4+ Bronze |
| 2016 | J15 Girls' 1st 8+ Silver |
| 2017 | Girls' 2nd 4x Bronze |
| 2019 | J15 Girls' 2nd 8+ Gold, Girls' 4+ Bronze |
| 2022 | Championship Girls' 2x Silver, J16 Girls' 2nd 4x Silver, J15 Girls' 1st 8+ Bronze |
| 2023 | Championship Girls' 2x Silver, J16 Girls' 2x Bronze, J15 Girls' 2nd 4x+ Bronze |
| 2024 | J16 Girls' 2x Silver, J15 Girls' 2nd 4×+ Silver, Championship Girls' 2x Bronze, Championship Girls' 2- Bronze, Championship Girls' 4+ Bronze |

### International Honours

| Year | Crew | Event | Venue |
| 2011 | GBR WJ16 4- | GB vs France J16 Match | London, England |
| 2012 | GBR WJ16 4- | GB vs France J16 Match | Gravelines, Fran |
| 2013 | GBR WJ16 8+(GOLD) | GB vs France J16 Match | London, England |
| 2013 | GBR U19 W4-(2 GOLDS) & W8+(GOLD) | Coupe de la Jeunesse | Lucerne, Switzerlan |
| 2018 | GBR U19 W2x(GOLD) | Munich Junior Regatta | Munich, Germany |
| 2018 | GBR U19 W2x(BRONZE) | Coupe de la Jeunesse | Cork, Ireland |
| 2019 | GBR U19 W2x | Munich Junior Regatta | Munich, Germany |
| 2019 | GBR U19 W8+(bronze) & W4x | Coupe de la Jeunesse | Corgeno, Italy |
| 2021 | GBR W4-(4th) H.Taylor | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2022 | GBR U19 W2x (gold & silver) | Coupe de la Jeunesse | Castrelo de Miño, Spain |
| 2023 | GBR WJ16 2- | GB vs France J16 Match | Nottingham, England |
| 2023 | GBR WJ16 2x | GB vs France J16 Match | Nottingham, England |
| 2023 | England WJ18 2x(gold) & 4x(gold) | Home International Regatta | Lough Rinn, Ireland |
| 2024 | GBR U19 W2-(silver) & 4- | Munich Junior Regatta | Munich, Germany |
| 2024 | England WJ18 2-(gold), 8+(gold) & Sprint 8+(gold) | Home International Regatta | Strathclyde, Scotland |
| 2024 | GBR W8+(bronze) H.Taylor | Olympic Games | Paris, France |
| 2024 | GBR U19 W2x | Coupe de la Jeunesse | Račice, Czechia |
| 2024 | GBR U19 W2- | World Rowing U19 Championships | St Catharines, Canada |
| 2024 | GBR U19 W4-(silver) | World Rowing U19 Championships | St Catharines, Canada |

## Notable alumni

* Harriet Taylor