TIM Fenemore won gold representing Great Britain at the European Rowing Coastal Championships in Side, Turkey.
Fenemore, from Rugby, won gold alongside Hollowell Scullers teammate Sean Sinclair racing in a state of the art coastal quad racing boat.
The pair raced with Jon Osborn from Eastbourne Rowing Club and Ricky Rouille from Jersey Rowing club with Andi Davies from Dolphin Rowing Club at cox.
The crew finished 13th overall and first in the men’s masters category for rowers aged 43-years-old and above.
Fenemore and Sinclair previously won the British Championships in 2021 in a double boat.
They teamed up with Osborn, Rouille and Davies to mount a challenge against the top clubs from across Europe in 2025 under a Coastal Barbarians Rowing Club banner.
Strong winds and big waves prevented the organisers from allowing the crews to train before the race which proved a problem for Fenemore and his crew who had never rowed together as a team before.
The organisers eventually scheduled a short training session before the race, allowing crews to adjust their boats accordingly.
And Fenemore’s crew made a smooth start but found themselves behind the pack of 19 boats speeding towards the first buoy situated one kilometre offshore.
Davies at cox helped the crew make ground on their opponents and completed overtakes on a few crews to pull close to masters leaders Czechia.
A two-kilometre tussle ensued as Fenemore and his crew eventually overtook Czechia and set their sights on a young Turkey crew in front of them.
The British crew ultimately had to settle for 13th place overall as Fenemore ran across the beach to the finish gate.
And the crew’s efforts proved enough to win gold in the masters category despite being the oldest crew at the event with an average age of 58-years-old.
Fenemore signs off the season having won at European, British, Scottish, Welsh and Irish Championships in 2025.
