1978 PSA Head of the River
The 1978 PSA Head of the River Regatta was conducted over the King's Cup course finishing at The Narrows, Crawley.
Scotch College won the Head of the River from Trinity and then Aquinas.
Aquinas was the in form school winning four of the six races and finishing second and third in the others.
First Eights
Challenge Cup
2000m
6:17.5 (New Record)
1st Scotch College
2nd Trinity College
3rd Aquinas College
4th Christ Church Grammar
5th Wesley College
6th Hale School
7th Guildford Grammar
Second Eights
1500m
Times not available
1st Wesley College
2nd Aquinas College
3rd Hale School
4th Christ Church Grammar
5th Scotch College
6th Guildford Grammar
No entry from Trinity College
First Fours
1000m
No times available
1st Aquinas College
2nd Hale School
3rd Wesley College
4th Scotch College
5th Christ Church Grammar
6th Guildford Grammar
No entry from Trinity College
Second Fours
1000m
Times not known
1st Aquinas College
2nd Trinity College
3rd Hale School
4th Wesley College
5th Guildford Grammar
6th Scotch College
7th Christ Church Grammar
Under 16 Eights
1500m (for the 1st time)
4:43.5
1st Aquinas College
2nd Trinity College
3rd Wesley College
4th Guildford Grammar
5th Scotch College
6th Christ Church Grammar
7th Hale School
Under 16 Fours
1000m
Times not known
1st Aquinas College
2nd Wesley College
3rd Christ Church Grammar
4th Trinity College
5th Guildford Grammar
6th Hale School
7th Scotch College
Sources
Extract of the 1978 Regatta Program
Results from the PSA Office January 2026