Millennium Cup
The Millennium Cup was established at the 2000 British IRC by Wallingford’s Noel Frost, shortly after he retired from competition. An indoor rowing legend, Noel dominated the Men’s 60-69 Hwt category for a number of years, winning both World and British titles in record times - he still holds the British 60-64 Hwt record (6:31.4).
The Cup is an attempt to recognise the strength and depth of veteran racing at the championship and is awarded to the rower over the age of 50 whose performance at the championship is the best when compared to the existing World Record.
This year's winner of the Millennium Cup was 85 year old David Shepherd who does his indoor rowing at Windsor Leisure Centre. David won the 85-89 Hwt category in a time of 8:55.9 - a massive 21.6 seconds inside the previous World record of 9:17.5 held by Stephen Richardson of the USA since 2006
Previous Winners
| Year | Name | Category | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Roger Bangay | M 70-74 Lwt | 7:16.8 |
| 2006 | Barbara Pike | W 65-69 Hwt | 8:09.8 |
| 2005 | Mavis Surridge | W 75-79 Lwt | 9:13.1 |
| 2004 | Geoffrey Knight | M 70-74 Lwt | 7:13.9 |
| 2003 | Richard Cureton | M 50-54 Lwt | 6:28.0 |
| 2002 | Mavis Surridge | W 70+ Lwt | 9:08.6 |
| 2001 | John Hodgson | M 90+ Lwt | 9:28.1 |
| 2000 | John Hodgson | M 90+ Lwt | 9:36.2 |
