Each year the club produces 1st VIIIs that compete at Championship level in the United Kingdom.

The land it was built on was originally owned by Thames Water and construction of the boathouse was a joint project with the Lady Eleanor Holles School Boat Club.

In the J14 year boys learn to scull and the emphasis is on training to improve technique, flexibility and fitness rather than competing.

One week in Easter is spent as a training camp at the Millennium boathouse as well as Wimbleball Lake.

This year is aimed as preparation for rowing in the senior squad, and the crews will compete at many of the same races as the senior squad, with the main competitions being the Schools' Head Of the River Race and the National Schools' Regatta.

In addition to racing in the school eights, the top 'A' squad rowers each year compete at Great Britain trials to try to represent their country at the following events: Hampton has been represented at most Junior World Rowing Championships since the event's creation.