Abingdon RC’s Alison Brighton, Caroline Adams, Nikki Reeves and Beverly Ashton took on the famous Head of the Rivers 4s race on the tideway and won.

They led the women’s masters A4 event from the front over the the 41/4 miles from Mortlake to Putney, beating Cambridge, Grosvenor and City of Bristol to win in a time of 20mins 43secs.