The 1974 National Rowing Championships was the third edition of the National Championships, held from 20–21 July 1974 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. There was a record entry of 330 crews. Leander won the John Player Trophy (men's Victor Ludorum) and Civil Service won the Charlton Cup (women's Victor Ludorum).
Senior Medal summary +EventGoldSilverBronzeMen Victor Ludorum Leander Tideway Scullers School London UniversityMen 1x PoplarKenny Dwan Henley L Brown HerefordM GriffithsMen 2+ Wallingford Carl Purchase & Colin Cusack City OrientCarruthers & WhiteSt Edward's Oliver Brocklehurst & SmithMen 2x LeanderMichael Hart & Chris Baillieu Tideway Scullers SchoolDick Findlay & Martin Spencer Weybridge / Abingdon Peter Levy & Ian MarriottMen 2- Reading / Wallingford Tony Richardson & Colin Cusack St Ives Tony Cowley & Nigel Drake Tideway Scullers SchoolProffitt & WellsMen 4- Leander / Thames Tradesmen's Leander Leander / Tideway Scullers SchoolMen 4+ Leander / Thames Tradesmen's Lady Margaret / London University / Thames Tradesmen's Wallingford Schools Men 4x Durham / Henley / Leander / Wallingford Tideway Scullers School KingstonMen 8+ Leander / Thames Tradesmen's Leander Eton CollegeWomen Victor Ludorum Civil Service Ladies Women 1x Jessamy Scullers Christine Davies Ann Cork Women 2x Derby / Nottingham Lorraine Baker & Liz Lorrimer Civil Service Ladies / Weybridge LadiesJackie Darling & Pauline Bird-Hart Women 2- Civil Service Ladies Liz Monti & Lin Clark Weybridge Ladies Chris Grimes & Maggie Lambourn Derby / Nottingham Lorraine Baker & Liz LorrimerWomen 4+ Civil Service Ladies / Weybridge Ladies Clare Grove, Chris Aistrop, Maggie Lambourn, Chris Grimes Civil Service Ladies Women 4x Civil Service Ladies / Derby / Durham / Nottingham / Weybridge LadiesPauline Bird-Hart, Lorraine Baker, Liz Lorrimer, Jackie Darling Thames compositeJean Rankine
Lightweight Medal summary +EventGoldSilverBronze Men 1x Durham Men 4- Leander / Tideway Scullers School Men 8+ Leander / Marlow / Quintin / Thames Thames Tradesmen's / London University
Junior Medal summary +EventGoldSilverBronze Men 1x Tideway Scullers School Men 2- Pangbourne College Men 2x Maidenhead / Molesey Men 2+ Abingdon / John Mason High School Men 4- Radley College / Wallingford Men 4+ Wallingford Schools Men 4x Abingdon / Radley College Men 8+ Eton College Men J16 1x Poplar Men J16 2- Emanuel School Nottingham and Union RC Men J16 2x Abingdon / John Mason High School Men J16 2+ Radley College Men J16 4+ Wallingford Schools Men J16 4- King's School Chester Men J16 8+ Emanuel School Women 4+ Civil Service Ladies / Gilliat School / Emanuel School
Key +Symbolmeaning 1, 2, 4, 8 crew size + coxed - coxless x sculls 14 Under-14 15 Under-15 16 Under-16 J Junior
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