Our Teams

Andrew learnt to row at school and has been a member of Sudbury RC since 1996. Having served his club in various capacities Andrew is currently Chair of Eastern Region Rowing Council, has been Regional Representative and sat on BR Audit & Risk Committee. In life outside rowing Andrew is a Director (Trustee) of a Multi Academy Trust providing primary education in 21 academies across Suffolk.

Carmen learned to row as a junior at Star Club in Bedford and went on to compete at Syracuse University. She has coached at schools in Bedford and is currently Head Rowing Coach at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge.

Chris is currently vice chair of Isle of Ely Rowing Club. He learnt to row at St Ives RC whilst a pupil at the St Ivo School. He has previously been heavily involved at both St Ives and Huntingdon Rowing Club. He is a BR umpire and is Managing Director of Global partnership Ltd.

President of City of Cambridge Rowing Club, Tony learned to row while he was a pupil of Netherhall School in Cambridge and has been at the heart of the Cambridge rowing scene for many years.

Seb Walker is currently a Director of British Rowing, having previously been a Regional Representative for the Eastern Region. He is also a director at Tricumen Ltd.

Sam Luke is the chair of City of Cambridge Rowing Club, he started rowing in Cambridge as a student, and then became the fleet manager of CCRC from 2019-2025. He then spent 40 years in the coorporate world, finishing his career as the vice president of Illumina in 2024.

Sam Richardson directs our program across Camrbidge, Norfolk, Suffolk, Northampton, Bedford and Essex. Sam grew up in Canada, he learnt to row while doing an undergrad at Oxford Brookes and continued through his masters, at Brookes as well as Essex. After graduating he joined the charity sector, later joining EAYR in February 2025.