The GB Junior Spring Trials take place at the National Watersports Centre in Nottingham, with the aim to select a team for the Munich International Junior Regatta in early May. This regatta allows us to see the new names coming into GB contention for the summer racing season, especially from the smaller clubs and schools from across the country. This year is a mix, with some schools such as Radley College and Westminster School having a large representation in the Junior Mens sweep, however, in other categories the range is far more spread out, such as in the Junior Women's sculling team where all six athletes come from separate clubs.
The GB Rowing Team were keen to point out to us that there are athletes from all international competition backgrounds selected for this race. This ranges from Junior World Championship sculler Olivia Morgan from Shiplake College to the seven GB vs France athletes from 2018. The team also consists of Home Countries representation from across the country such as Iwan Hadfield from Monmouth School.
On the side of the Junior Men's Sweep, schools such as St Paul's and Eton are not represented at Munich, this could be the same as 2018 where the coaches of these squads prioritised races such as Wallingford Regatta above Munich Selection.
Munich Regatta will take place from the 4th-5th May 2019 on the Olympic Regatta Course in Munich, Germany. As for previous years, this is where some athletes may put on a GB Junior Vest for the last time, however for others, this could be the start of their international rowing career with a long stretch ahead.
Team Selection
JW Sweep
| Name | Club/School |
| Megan Hewison | Aberdeen Schools RA |
| Abigail Topp | Aberdeen Schools RA |
| Alexandra Riddell-Webster | Godolphin & Latymer School BC |
| Phoebe Snowden | Henley RC |
JW Sculling
| Name | Club/School |
| Jessica Read | Bedford Modern School BC |
| Lauren Henry | Leicester RC |
| Emma Dabinett | Marlow RC |
| Olivia Morgan | Shiplake College BC |
| Emily Keen | Sir William Perkins’s School RC |
| Ella Stanhope | Warrington RC |
JM Sweep
| Name | Club/School |
| Connor Brown | Abingdon School BC |
| Jeff Gugelmann | King’s College School BC |
| Dominic Newton | Latymer Upper School BC |
| Nicholas Pritchard | Monkton Combe School BC |
| Iwan Hadfield | Monmouth School RC |
| Freddie Nielsen | Radley College BC |
| Edward Rae Smith | Radley College BC |
| Felix Rawlinson | Radley College BC |
| Alex Senior | Radley College BC |
| Rhys Ash | Shiplake College BC |
| Dom Brown | Shiplake College BC |
| Seb Hjortland-Marks | Shiplake College BC |
| Arnav Sawhney | Westminster School BC |
| Angus Stevenson | Westminster School BC |
| James Stevenson | Westminster School BC |
| Adam Von Bismarck | Westminster School BC |
JM Cox
| Name | Club/School |
| Jacob Kirby | Shiplake College BC |
JM Sculling
| Name | Club/School |
| Paul Phillips | Agecroft RC |
| Balthasar Issa | Henley RC |
| Joe Long | Henley RC |
| Louis Powell | Lea RC |
| Miles Devereux | Leander Club |
| Julian van Gelderen | The Windsor Boys’ School BC |