Windsor's Denegri to cox GB men's eight at World Championships in Shanghai

Windsor’s Will Denegri has been named in the Great Britain squad for the 2025 World Rowing Championships, where he will cox the Men’s Eight — one of the headline crews of the regatta.

The former Windsor Boys’ School pupil, now coxing for Oxford Brookes University, will guide a powerful GB line-up aiming to repeat their medal-winning form from the European Championships and World Cup earlier this year.

Forty-eight athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain at the championships, with races set to get underway at the Shanghai Water Sports Centre from September 21 to September 28.

The squad comprises crews that are already well established this season, such as the men’s eight crew, as well as several new combinations.

With temperatures likely to soar in China, Denegri will be hoping to keep a cool head at the front of his boat in this blue-riband event.

Maidenhead’s Jake Wincomb, who has featured for the GB men’s four crew this season, has been left out of this squad.

Louise Kingsley, British Rowing Director of Performance said: “We have had a strong start to the LA cycle topping the medal table at the European Rowing Championships and winning the overall World Rowing Cup, but now we’re at the business end of the season and expect to meet some fierce competition in China as we face crews from across the world.

“Lining up in Shanghai, we have some unchanged crews who have produced impressive results this year. We also have some new combinations, where we are welcoming athletes back into the squad including those who have been away at University. We’re looking forward to seeing how they all perform at the Shanghai Water Sports Centre.”