# 1989 British Rowing Championships

The 1989 National Rowing Championships was the 18th edition of the National Championships, held from 14–16 July 1989 at the Strathclyde Country Park in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire.

## Senior
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men 1x | NCRA Simon Larkin | Thames Tradesmen Mark Pollecutt | Thames Gavin Reddin |
| Men 2+ | Kingston | Thames Tradesmen | Tideway Scullers School |
| Men 2x | Barclays Bank / Tideway Scullers School | NCRA | Tideway Scullers School |
| Men 2- | NCRA | Tideway Scullers School | Lea |
| Men 4- | NCRA | Thames Tradesmen | Upper Thames |
| Men 4+ | Thames Tradesmen | Lea | Edinburgh University |
| Men 4x | NCRA | Tideway Scullers School B | Tideway Scullers School A |
| Men 8+ | Castle Semple / Clydesdale / Stirling | Tideway Scullers School | Lea |
| Women 1x | Tideway Scullers School Cathy Baker | Thames Tradesmen Debbie Flewin | Birmingham University Helen Bruce |
| Women 2x | GB National Lightweight squad Helen Mangan & Claire Parker | Thames | Tideway Scullers School |
| Women 2- | Thames | GB National squad | Clydesdale |
| Women 4+ | GB National Lightweight squad Sue Key, Rachel Hirst, Joanna Toch, Katie Brownlow | Kingston | Kingston |
| Women 4x | Kingston | GB National squad | Clydesdale / Glasgow |
| Women 8+ | Thames | Cambridge University | Tideway Scullers School / London University |

## Lightweight
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men 1x | Thames Tradesmen | St Ives | Queens Tower |
| Men 2x | Leander | London A | London B |
| Men 4- | NCRA | Thames Tradesmen | Henley |
| Men 4x | Goldie / Lea / Rob Roy | Thames Tradesmen / Tideway Scullers School / London University | Upper Thames |
| Men 8+ | Cambridge University | Clydesdale | Thames Tradesmen |
| Women 1x | Tideway Scullers School | Staines | Birmingham |
| Women 2x | GB National squad | Putney Town / Sons of the Thames | Nottingham & Union |
| Women 4- | GB National squad | Lea / Thames Tradesmen | Kingston |

## Junior
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold |
| Men 1x | GB national junior squad |
| Men 2- | GB national junior squad |
| Men 2x | Bryanston School |
| Men 2+ | Carmel College |
| Men 4- | City of Cambridge |
| Men 4+ | Royal Chester |
| Men 4x | Kingston Grammar School / Westminster School |
| Men 8+ | Eton College / Windsor Boys' School |
| Men J16 1x | Barn Elms Centre |
| Men J16 2- | Windsor Boys' School |
| Men J16 2x | Worcester / Wycliffe College |
| Men J16 2+ | Barn Elms Centre |
| Men J16 4+ | Westminster School |
| Men J16 4- | Royal Shrewsbury School |
| Men J16 4x | Marlow / Wallingford |
| Men J16 8+ | Cheltenham College |
| Men J14 1x | St Neots |
| Men J14 2x | City of London School / Barn Elms Centre |
| Men J14 4x | King's School Chester |
| Women 1x | St Neots |
| Women 2x | GB national junior squad |
| Women 2- | GB national junior squad |
| Women 4x | GB national junior squad |
| Women 4+ | GB national junior squad |
| Women 8+ | Composite |
| Women J16 1x | GB national junior squad |
| Women J16 2x | Wallingford |
| Women J16 4+ | George Watson's College |
| Women J16 4x | Lady Eleanor Holles School / Lea / Molesey |
| Women J16 8+ | George Watson's College |
| Women J14 1x | Marlow |
| Women J14 2x | Kingston Grammar School |
| Women J14 4x | Trent |

## Coastal
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men 1x | Southsea A | Southsea B | BTC Southampton |
| Men 2- | Dover | Southsea A | Southsea B |
| Men 4+ | Christchurch | Southsea | Ryde |
| Men J1x- | Southsea | | |
| Men J2- | Christchurch | | |
| Men J4+ | Christchurch | | |
Key
| Symbol | meaning |
| 1, 2, 4, 8 | crew size |
| + | coxed |
| - | coxless |
| x | sculls |
| 14 | Under-14 |
| 15 | Under-15 |
| 16 | Under-16 |
| J | Junior |