# 2008 British Rowing Championships

The 2008 British Rowing Championships were the 37th edition of the National Championships, held from 18–20 July 2008 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. They were organised and sanctioned by British Rowing, and are open to British rowers.

## Senior
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Open 1x | Leander I Lawson | Nottingham D Marshall | Nottingham & Union G R Coleman |
| Open 2- | Leander B T Edward Broadway, T Burton | Glasgow University C Logan, I Rice | Leander A A Sinclair, A Webb |
| Open 2x | Leander A R Hunter, I Lawson | Leander B G M Laughton, T Wilkinson | Henley V Caudrelier, D S Read |
| Open 4- | Leander A R Ardron, A Moffatt, P Randolph, M Steeds | Leander / London / Durham S Barr, O Mahony, C Pitt Ford, A Woods | Birmingham University / Durham University / Cardiff T John Cookman, M Haines, D Hopper, A Hurley |
| Open 4x | Leander A R Ardron/N Clark/G M Laughton/T Wilkinson | City of Oxford M Balch, A Gillies, T Kingham, J Watson | Tideway Scullers School T Arbeid, T C Marshall, R Twyman, A Young |
| Open 4+ | Leander M Bateman, N Clark, C Kennedy-Burn, J Orme, Z De Toledo | Henley M Roger Ewing, M Ewing, J Hall, O Miller, H Glasson | Molesey L Carey, J Foad, R G Ockendon, C M Wright, V Sethard-Wright |
| Open 8+ | Leander Bateman, Edward Broadway, Burton, Francis, Kennedy-Burn, Orme, Randolph, Steeds, Hill | Molesey / Ortner Carey, Dowell, Foad, Thomas Johnson, G Ockendon, Turnham, Whale, M Wright, Sethard-Wright | Agecroft Benson, Beresford, William Charles, Dawson, Large, Morgan, Sullivan, Warman, Shaddick |
| Women 1x | Glasgow F Jacob | Nottingham L Morton | Molesey J Farmer |
| Women 2x | Rhwyfo Cymru / Worcester J Lyons, R Rowe | Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha O Power, A Townsend | Newcastle University S Barnett, A Leake |
| Women 2- | Worcester C Crozier, M Eriksson | Leander J Cook, R A Loveridge | Thames J Chichester, H Ratcliff |
| Women 4x | Imperial College E L Thompson, R Smith, N Smith, J Forrester | Minerva Bath G Louise Akers, H Glover, L Ryvar, V Thornley | University of London L Birch, R Humphreys, C Moultrie, F Sanjana |
| Women 4- | Leander J Cook, R A Loveridge, S Victoria Myers, L Rowbotham | University of London / Nottingham L Entwistle/L Muir/M Relph/E Young | Osiris E Rowles, P Sanders, J Smith, J Tamsin Whitlam |
| Women 4+ | Furnivall SC A L Brown, K Clitter, L Hopper, E Payne, M Hunt | City of Oxford S Jordan, J Loveday, C Major, A Reid, A Baker | Stratford-upon-Avon H Ferguson, M Johnston, L O Hare, S I Vance, J Smith |
| Women 8+ | Thames Tiffany Carpenter, Chichester, Day, Harland, Jones, Kennedy, Ratcliff, Elizabeth Theodorou, Cook | Oxford Brookes University / Rob Roy L Adams, Elliott, Hawton, Hodges, Lindholt, Rau, Alice Robinson, Van Manen, O Neill | Furnivall SC C Ainley, T Albrecht, A L Brown, M Buxton, K Clitter, C Hook, L Hopper, E Payne, M Hunt |

## Lightweight
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Open L1x | Thames | Leander | Clyde |
| Open L2x | Durham School / Tyne | Upper Thames | Cardiff City / Cardiff Univ of W |
| Open L2- | Leander | London | Imperial College |
| Open L4- | London | London / Leander / Durham University / Wallingford | Strathclyde Park |
| Open L4x | Tideway Scullers School | Imperial College / London | Trent / Star Club / Sudbury RC |
| Women L1x | Tideway Scullers School | Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha | Clyde |
| Women L2x | Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha | Reading | Clyde |
| Women L2- | Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha | Loughborough Students | Clyde |
| Women L4x | Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha | Vesta / London / Tideway Scullers School | Clydesdale / Strathclyde Park |
| Women L4- | Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha | Marlow | Nottingham |

## Coastal
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Open 1x | Itchen Imperial | Ryde B | Ryde A |
| Open 4+ | BTC (Southampton) | Ryde | Itchen Imperial |

## U 23
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Open 1x | Newcastle University | University of Wales Col.Cardiff | Clydesdale |
| Open 2x | University of Wales Col.Cardiff | Bath University | Cantabrigian / Pembroke Cambridge |
| Women 1x | Nottingham | Clyde | Reading University |
| Women 2x | Newcastle University | King's School Canterbury | Mortlake, Anglian & Alpha |

## Junior
### Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Open J18 1x | Marlow | Maidenhead | Llandaff |
| Open J18 2- | Rhwyfo Cymru | Reading Blue Coat School | Maidstone Invicta |
| Open J18 2x | Grange School | Wallingford | Windsor Boys' School |
| Open J18 4- | Maidenhead | Rhwyfo Cymru | Durham School / Bradford GS / Queen Elizabeth HS |
| Open J18 4x | Sir William Borlase | Marlow | Windsor Boys' School |
| Open J18 4+ | Rhwyfo Cymru | RGS Worcester / The Alice Ottley School | St.Peters School |
| Open J16 1x | Peterborough City | George Watson's College | St Ives |
| Open J16 2- | George Watson's College | Evesham | Christchurch / Gloucester |
| Open J16 2x | George Watson's College | Yarm School | Weybridge |
| Open J16 4- | Durham School | Windsor Boys' School | Reading Blue Coat School |
| Open J16 4+ | Maidstone Invicta / Evesham | George Watson's College | Durham |
| Open J16 4x | Marlow | York City | Peterborough City |
| Open J15 1x | Peterborough City | Norwich | Tideway Scullers School |
| Open J15 2x | Maidstone Invicta | Dart Totnes | Clydesdale |
| Open J15 4x+ | Dulwich College / Tideway Scullers School | Grange School | Wallingford |
| Open J14 1x | Burway | Stoke RA | Maidenhead |
| Open J14 2x | Reading | Nottingham | Cardiff City |
| Open J14 4x+ | Maidenhead | Windsor Boys' School | Wycliffe Sculling Centre |
| Women J18 1x | Burway | Tyne | Henley |
| Women J18 2- | Marlow | George Heriot's School | Kingston Grammar School |
| Women J18 2x | Maidenhead | Lea | Nottingham |
| Women J18 4- | City of Oxford | Aberdeen Schools | Molesey |
| Women J18 4x | Canford School / Henley / Sir William Borlase | Strathclyde Park | Haberdasher's Monmouth Girls / Marlow / Yarm School |
| Women J18 4+ | Lady Eleanor Holles School | George Heriot's School | Haberdasher's Monmouth Girls / Avon County |
| Women J18 8+ | Maidenhead / Rob Roy | Lady Eleanor Holles School | Haberdasher's Monmouth Girls / Avon County |
| Women J16 1x | City of Oxford | Lea | Evesham |
| Women J16 2x | Sir William Borlase | Maidenhead | Strathclyde Park |
| Women J16 4+ | Aberdeen Schools | Lady Eleanor Holles School | City of Oxford |
| Women J16 4x | Henley | Sir William Borlase | Glasgow Academy / Strathclyde Park |
| Women J15 1x | Runcorn | Nithsdale | Evesham |
| Women J15 2x | Maidenhead | Eton Excelsior | Chester-le-Street |
| Women J15 4x+ | Henley | Maidenhead | Queen Elizabeth HS |
| Women J14 1x | Runcorn | Lea | Tyne |
| Women J14 2x | City of Oxford | Norwich | Christchurch |
| Women J14 4x+ | Henley | Tees | Stoke RA |
Key
| Symbol | meaning |
| 1, 2, 4, 8 | crew size |
| + | coxed |
| - | coxless |
| x | sculls |
| 14 | Under-14 |
| 15 | Under-15 |
| 16 | Under-16 |
| J | Junior |