The Quintin Head was founded in 2001 by the then captain of Quintin Boat Club, Richard White, and the first course was from the Pink House, Isleworth to Kew Bridge. The next year the course was changed to run between the University Post, Chiswick and Hammersmith Bridge, although the direction varied from year to year depending on the tide. The race was not held for three years from 2003 until Martin Carr revitalised the event in 2006. Since 2008 timings have been measured to the nearest tenth of a second, helping to reduce the number of tied places. For 2012 the downstream course was extended to Harrod's Depository and for 2013 the upstream course was extended to the upstream end of Chiswick Quay Marina. For 2017 the upstream course was changed to run from about 50m before Hammersmith Bridge to the white davit at Chiswick Staithe, about 650m after Chiswick Bridge.
Year |
Overall Winner |
Status |
Time |
Course |
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2024 | Thames (Den Dulk) | Op Champ | 10:55.6 | Leander A | W Champ | 11:41.4 | Chiswick to Fulham Reach | |
2023 | Thames (Bright) | Op Champ | 10:53.60 | Leander | W Champ | 11:55.79 | Chiswick to Fulham Reach | |
2022 | Oxford Brookes University (Devereux) | Op Champ | 11:21.0 | Oxford University Women A | W Champ | 12:16.6 | Chiswick to Harrods | |
2021 | Race cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic | |||||||
2020 | Oxford Brookes University A | Op Champ | 13:25.9 | University of London A | W Champ | 15:02.6 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Staithe | |
2019 | Imperial College A | Op Champ | 11:48.8 | Cambridge University Women (Horvat) | W Champ | 13:12.4 | Chiswick to Harrods | |
2018 | Goldie | E | 9:55.0 | Cambridge University Women | WE | 10:52.6 | Chiswick to Hammersmith | |
2017 | Thames | S | 13:11.6 | Cambridge University Women | WE | 13:59.9 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Staithe | |
2016 | Molesey | S | 12:21.0 | Oxford University | WE | 13:28.1 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Quay | |
2015 | Tideway Scullers School | E | 12:02.4 | Oxford University | WE | 12:41.7 | Chiswick to Harrods | A Thames crew, rowing for time only, was faster than the winner |
A Thames crew, rowing for time only, was faster than the winner | ||||||||
2014 | University of London | S | 11:10.5 | Imperial College | WE | 12:15.8 | Chiswick to Harrods | |
2013 | Imperial College | E | 13:09.5 | Thames | WS | 14:43.5 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Quay | |
2012 | Imperial College (Rankin) | IM1 | 12:38.2 | Vesta (Brock) | WS | 14:04.3 | Chiswick to Harrods | |
2011 | Cambridge University | E | 11:02.3 | Vesta | WIM3 | 12:59.4 | Chiswick to Hammersmith | |
2010 | Cambridge University (Pelly) | E | 11:27.1 | Vesta (Ansell) | WIM1 | 13:28.6 | Hammersmith to Chiswick | |
2009 | Cambridge University (Stafford) | Elite | 11:55.5 | City of Oxford | WS2 | 14:19.8 | Hammersmith to Chiswick | |
2008 | University of Bristol | S1 | 10:13.6 | Lady Eleanor Holles School | WJ18 | 11:26.8 | Chiswick to Hammersmith | |
2007 | University of Bristol | S2 | 10:44 | Thames | WS1 | 12:00 | Chiswick to Hammersmith | |
2006 | Quintin BC | S1 | 10:53 | Mortlake Anglian & Alpha BC | WS2 | 12:16 | Hammersmith to Chiswick | |
2003-5 | No Race | |||||||
2002 | Bosporos BC 1 | Elite | 12:29 | Tideway Scullers School 2 | W Elite | 13:44 | Chiswick to Hammersmith | |
2001 | Quintin BC 1 | Elite | 7:29 | Tideway Scullers School 3 | W Elite | 7:55 | Isleworth to Kew |
Year |
Fastest Women |
Status |
Time |
Course |
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2024 | Leander A | W Champ | 11:41.4 | Chiswick to Fulham Reach |
2023 | Leander | W Champ | 11:55.79 | Chiswick to Fulham Reach |
2022 | Oxford University Women A | W Champ | 12:16.6 | Chiswick to Harrods |
2021 | Race cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic | |||
2020 | University of London A | W Champ | 15:02.6 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Staithe |
2019 | Cambridge University Women (Horvat) | W Champ | 13:12.4 | Chiswick to Harrods |
2018 | Cambridge University Women | WE | 10:52.6 | Chiswick to Hammersmith |
2017 | Cambridge University Women | WE | 13:59.9 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Staithe |
2016 | Oxford University | WE | 13:28.1 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Quay |
2015 | Oxford University | WE | 12:41.7 | Chiswick to Harrods |
2014 | Imperial College | WE | 12:15.8 | Chiswick to Harrods |
2013 | Thames | WS | 14:43.5 | Hammersmith to Chiswick Quay |
2012 | Vesta (Brock) | WS | 14:04.3 | Chiswick to Harrods |
2011 | Vesta | WIM3 | 12:59.4 | Chiswick to Hammersmith |
2010 | Vesta (Ansell) | WIM1 | 13:28.6 | Hammersmith to Chiswick |
2009 | City of Oxford | WS2 | 14:19.8 | Hammersmith to Chiswick |
2008 | Lady Eleanor Holles School | WJ18 | 11:26.8 | Chiswick to Hammersmith |
2007 | Thames | WS1 | 12:00 | Chiswick to Hammersmith |
2006 | Mortlake Anglian & Alpha BC | WS2 | 12:16 | Hammersmith to Chiswick |
2003-5 | No Race | |||
2002 | Tideway Scullers School 2 | W Elite | 13:44 | Chiswick to Hammersmith |
2001 | Tideway Scullers School 3 | W Elite | 7:55 | Isleworth to Kew |