WARRINGTON Rowing Club’s annual regatta on Saturday led to good results “across the board” for the club, but one family in particular had cause for celebration.

Sisters Lucy and Ella Stanhope rowed together in the double sculls competition and emerged from the field victorious.

While Ella is still a member of Howley Lane-based club, Lucy has sinced moved on to Newcastle University but returned to team up with her younger sister.

“Lucy and Ella are both very good athletes,” Warrington Rowing Club vice-chairman Richard Sinnott said.

“They beat a couple of girls who are very highly-rated in the final so that was a particular highlight.

“It was a good day all-round and there were plenty of good results for Warrington crews.

“All of our squads had success in some form or another so there were good results across the board.”

Another star attraction was the homecoming of Lucy Glover, the club’s first ever world champion.

The 18-year-old was part of the women’s quadruple sculls crew who won gold for Great Britain at the World Rowing Under 23s Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, last week.

While she may not have taken to the water on Saturday, Glover was one of five Warrington Rowing Club products whose world-level achievements were honoured by having boats named after them.

Richard Egington, who has an Olympic silver and bronze medal to his name from the 2008 and 2012 Games respectively, was also among those honoured along with Alice Bowyer, Olivia Oakes and Helen Brown.

“It’s just a nod to all they’ve achieved in the sport and how well they’ve done,” Sinnott said.

“It was good to see Lucy come down and that she hasn’t forgotten her roots!”

The regatta was also attended by Cllr Les Morgan, the Mayor of Warrington.