King s School Ely oarsmen are celebrating after winning five events at this year s Ball Cup regatta at Dorney Lake, in Berkshire, one of the UK s most prestigious competitions. King s points tally put them second overall. Oliver Bradbury, one of the top 1

King's School Ely oarsmen are celebrating after winning five events at this year's Ball Cup regatta at Dorney Lake, in Berkshire, one of the UK's most prestigious competitions. King's points tally put them second overall.

Oliver Bradbury, one of the top 10 UK prospects in his age group, was a convincing winner of the junior 18 sculls. Sam Strong won the junior 16 event and James Scott the junior 14.

Oliver also partnered David Chesterman to win the junior 18 doubles. In the other doubles events, the King's crews of Natasha Calder and Maia Tanner, Josh Burford and Peter Collier, and James Scott and Robert Deamer, were all second or third in their events.

There was another first for David, Darren Hart, Colin Sherwood and Sam Strong in the junior 16 quad event.

Master in charge of rowing, Edward Davis, said: "There was fierce competition from schools all over England so the success of our squad is evidence of the depth of talent among our current crop of rowers at King's."

The squad is training for the next major event in the school's rowing calendar - the National Schools' Championship at Nottingham at the end of May.

n Boat club captain Oliver Bradbury is pictured holding the silver trophy which marked the school's regatta success, with, from left, Colin Sherwood, Darren Hart, Sam Strong, James Scott and David Chesterman.