Newcastle just lost out to Cardiff and Durham in the British Universities Regatta final and claimed another third place finish in their category at the Women's Head of the River Race, just three seconds behind the victors.
Cockcroft and Smith took class wins in all three major GB championships head of the river races on London's Boat Race course over the winter - the Pairs, Fours and Women's 8s Head - and having launched their regatta season with success in Africa, they are now targeting the British University Championships next month and the European students championships in Poland.
If you want to pre-select your pub or riverside vantage point well in advance of the day, go to watch the Women's Eights' Head Of The River Race, which attracts over 250 boats and takes place three weeks earlier along the same stretch of the Thames.