17/06/2026
This wasn’t close.
Our women’s crew came to Salford and laid down a marker. Again.
They stormed their heat, hit the final, took the lead from the first few strokes and never gave it back. When the finish line arrived, they were clear ahead and deserved champions.
What makes us so proud isn’t just the performance on race day. It’s what sits behind it.
This result belongs to all of the Sharks women. The ones in the boat. The ones cheering from the bank. The ones recovering from injury. The ones who couldn’t make the race. The ones who pushed each other through winter training, gym sessions, dark evenings and cold mornings on the canal.
Success like this doesn’t happen by accident. It’s built session by session, month by month, by a group of women who continually raise each other’s standards and make each other better.
Sunday’s gold medal was won by the crew that raced. But it was built by every Sharks woman who has contributed along the way.
The whole club is incredibly proud of you all.
