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06 Sept 2025

Paignton Rowing Club pair win Wimbleball Regatta under-18s double sculls title

Wimbleball Regatta, the second regatta in the West of England ARA 10 regatta Championship series, was held on Wimbleball Lake

Wimbleball regatta

Chris Pyne, of Wimbleball Regatta, presents winners' medals to Ethan Frost and Yuria Allasia of Paignton Rowing Club. Credit: Hilary Bastone

Wimbleball Regatta, the second regatta in the West of England ARA 10 regatta Championship series, was held over a 1,000 metre course on Wimbleball Lake, which set high in the hills of Exmoor in Somerset.

The regatta had attracted 216 entries necessitating 64 races.

Paignton Rowing Club again produced a large entry gaining a clutch of second and third places. Wins were achieved by the club at men’s under-18 double sculls with Ethan Frost and Yuri Allasia; men’s under-15 double sculls with Oliver Chalk and Hugo Dossett; and at mixed senior C coxed fours in a composite crew with Dartmouth.

The next Championship regatta is at Bideford on July 1.

Wimbleball Regatta results

Championship events

Senior A coxed fours: R/O Wimbleball

Senior C coxed fours: 1 Dart Totnes, 2 Paignton, B 3 Paignton A

Novice coxed fours: 1 Dart Totnes, 2 Westminster School, 3 Bideford Reds

Under-18 coxed fours: 1 Dart Totnes, 2 Paignton

Under-16 coxed quadruple sculls: 1 Exeter, 2 Dart Totnes, 3 Plymouth

Under-14 coxed quadruple sculls: 1 Plymouth, 2 Bideford, Reds

Masters coxed fours: 1 Wimbleball (F), 2 Plymouth (E), 3 Falmouth (E)

Senior A single sculls: 1 Tom Cann – Wimbleball, 2 Adrian Theed – Wimbleball, 3 Lex Kerr – Falmouth

Senior B single sculls: 1 James Burridge – Dart Totnes, 2 Ollie Burrows – Wimbleball, 3 Dave Reeby - Plymouth

Senior C single sculls: 1 Ollie Burrows – Wimbleball, 2 Chris Abel – Dart Totnes, 3 Miles Turner – Falmouth

Novice single sculls: 1 Ollie Burrows – Wimbleball, 2 Sam Jarvis – Dart Totnes, 3 Oliver Brew - Plymouth

Under-18 single sculls: 1 James Burridge – Dart Totnes 2 Harry Fanson – Bideford Blues, 3 Julian Carr - Taunton, 3 Lee Clarke – Falmouth

Under-16 single sculls: 1 Alex Judd – Exeter. 2 Jim Kinsella – Dart Totnes, 3 Sam Brueton – Paignton

Under-14 single sculls: 1 Ollie Johnson – Exeter, 2 Owen Thomas – Plymouth, 3 Isaac Hattersley – Dart Totnes

Ladies' senior C coxed fours: 1 Bideford Reds, 2 Exeter, 3 Dart Totnes

Ladies' novice coxed fours: 1 Westminster School, 2 Paignton, A 3 Exeter

Ladies' under-18 coxed fours: 1 Dart Totnes, 2 Exeter, 3 Paignton

Ladies' under-16 coxed quadruple sculls: 1 Dart Totnes, 2 Exeter, 3 Dartmouth

Ladies under 14 coxed quadruple sculls 1 Exeter 2 Dart Totnes 3 Plymouth

Ladies' masters coxed fours: 1 Wimbleball (B), 2 Paignton (B)

Ladies' senior C single sculls: 1 Ellie Dash – Falmouth, 2 Sarah Pascall – Wimbleball, 3 Imogen Vale – Dart Totnes

Ladies' novice single sculls: 1 Ellie Dash – Falmouth, 2 Keira Brueton – Paignton, 3 Imogen Vale – Dart Totnes

Ladies' under-18 single sculls: 1 Holly Creasy - Exeter, 2 Erin Shippey – Dart Totnes, 3 Harriet Crawford – Dart Totnes

Ladies' under-16 single sculls: 1 Izzy Ormesher – Exeter, 2 Lucy Saunders – Dart Totnes, 3 Esther Cope – Dart Totnes

Ladies' under-14 single sculls: 1 Mollie Davies – Exeter, 2 Paige Darnley – Dart Totnes, 3 Tirion Stevenson - Exeter

Supporting events

Eights: 1 Wimbleball 2 Paignton

Novice coxed quadruple sculls: 1 Westminster School, 2 Paignton 1, 3 Taunton

Coxless pairs: 1 Wimbleball, 2 Plymouth B

Masters coxless pairs: 1 Falmouth (F), 2 Taunton (D)

Senior A double sculls: 1 Falmouth, 2 Wimbleball, 3 Exeter

Under-18 double sculls: 1 Paignton A, 2 Paignton B, 3 Taunton

Under-16 double sculls: 1 Exeter Taunton (Disqualified)

Under-15 double sculls: 1 Paignton, 2 Exeter, 3 Dart Totnes

Under-13 single sculls: 1 Greta Wollaston – Dart Totnes, 2 Barney Reeves – Bideford Blues

Under-12 single sculls: 1 George Byrnes – Exeter, 2 Jacob Chalk – Paignton, 3 Al Pascall – Wimbleball

Masters single sculls: 1 David Byrnes (F) – Exeter, 2 Matt Kerr (F) – Falmouth, 3 Lee Clarke (C) – Falmouth

Ladies' eights: 1 Wimbleball, 2 Paignton

Ladies' under 17 coxless quadruple sculls: 1 Westminster School, 2 Taunton

Ladies' under 15 coxed quadruple sculls: 1 Dart Totnes, 2 Exeter, 3 Dartmouth

Ladies' novice double sculls: 1 Exeter, 2 Penarth, 3 Wimbleball B

Ladies' under 17 double sculls: 1 Bideford Reds, 2 Exeter, 3 Taunton

Ladies' under 16 double sculls: 1 Dart Totnes, 2 Paignton A, 3 Dartmouth

Ladies' under 15 double sculls: 1 Exeter, 2 Bideford Reds B, 3 Bideford Reds A

Ladies' under 14 double sculls: 1 Exeter 2, 2 Exeter 1, 3 Dart Totnes

Ladies' under 17 single sculls: 1 Mia Wieting – Taunton, 2 Faye Vincent – Taunton

Ladies' under 15 single sculls: R/O Eva Birchell – Paignton

Mixed senior C coxed fours: 1 Dartmouth/Paignton, 2 Bideford Blues, 3 Wimbleball

Mixed masters double sculls: 1 Wimbleball A (C), 2 Dart Totnes (G), 3 Wimbleball B (D)

Mixed under 16 double sculls: 1 Exeter, A 2 Exeter B.

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