Tees Rowing Club continued their excellent run of success with three wins at last weekend's Durham Head of the River Race. The event, rowed as a time trial over the 1800 metre course on the River Wear, attracted over 300 entries from the North of England , Scotland and Northern Ireland.

To cope with the numbers the event was run in four sections making it quite a long day. Unfortunately for the last of the divisions the weather deteriorated and the river level rose to the extent that in the interests of safety the officials had to withdraw the smaller boats from the race.

Leading the way for Teesside was the composite crew from Tees RC and University of Teesside RC (Steve Vaslet, Andy Pickering, Stuart Taylor, Martin Leach and cox Kate Orriss) who won Senior II coxed fours event finishing an excellent 12th overall in a time of 7mins. 15secs.

Veteran B double scullers Paul Buckworth and David Cooper were the next Tees RC success as winners of their event despite being hampered by slower crews up the final straight. They were 110th overall in 8min 42 sec.

The third Tees win was by junior double scullers Helena Malcolm and Fiona Inman who took the under 16 prize in a time of 9mins.16secs (164th overall).

Tees RC are now leading the North of England Women's Rowing League and are in second place in the men's table.

Further information on Tees RC can be found on their website at www.communigate.co.uk/ne/teesrc

l Yarm School picked up ten wins at the event with five successes in the junior quads at J13, J14, J15, J16 and J18. Richard Harandon, head of languages and rowing master, said: "Achieving wins across all the age ranges is something we havenever done before."

Yarm also gained glory in sculling and doubles as wellas the J18 B 4s.

Before the Durham event, Yarm were trailing Hampton School by 100 points in the national league table and Mr Harandon added: "Before the event we trailed them by 100 points but we believe that the wins will carry us above them."