Changes to UKCC Level 2

As of 1st April 2012, a number of changes have been made to UKCC – the development framework that supports British Rowing’s coach-education programmes.

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Win a Crewroom Air Head Visor!

[newsimage=0]We've got five Air Head visors to give away courtesy of Crewroom - all you have to do is answer a simple question!

Each Air Head visor is ultra light-weight, with a high brow to protect the forehead and long peak to protect the eyes.

Other features include a stretch band for ultra comfort and fit, and reflective banding and piping for improved visibility when you're rowing in the dark.

For your chance to win one of five visors (worth £15 each), all you have to do is answer the following question:

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A New Era for British Rowing

[newsimage=0]After 52 years as a rower, coxswain, official, passionate supporter and dedicated servant of Rowing, Di Ellis CBE, will come to the end of her final term of office as Chairman of British Rowing in February 2013.

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Olympic greats head to Dorney for EDF Challenge

[newsimage=0]Sir Steve Redgrave and Katherine Grainger are heading to Eton Dorney on Tuesday 1st May, ready to show their support as 40 young rowers take on the EDF Community Rowing Challenge.

Youngsters from five East London schools have spent four months training with London Youth Rowing for Tuesday’s event, which will see the crews battle it out on the water at the rowing venue for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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Jaguar Academy supports 'rising star' from Northwich RC

[newsimage=1]Edward Grisedale of Northwich Rowing club was among fifty athletes, ‘the class of 2012’, invited to the Bursary Awards held at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.  Edward represented Great Britain last year at the World Junior Rowing Championships in the double scull.  

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Row to the Pole on BBC One

[newsimage=0]On July 28th 2011, a six-strong crew of British rowers completed the first ever trek to the Magnetic North Pole by rowing boat.

Led by renowned rower and Arctic explorer Jock Wishart, the Row to the Pole crew rowed 450-miles through the Arctic Sea before arriving at the North Pole on August 25th.

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Hosepipe Bans and 'Killer Shrimp'

Last year British Rowing was involved in the launch of Defra’s ‘Check Clean Dry’ campaign which urges all water users to take some simple steps to help prevent the spread of invasive non-native species between rivers, lakes and reservoirs.

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Cornish Indoor Rowing Championships 2012

[newsimage=0]The Cornish Indoor Rowing Championships was held at Newquay Sports Centre on Sunday 18th March.  The event was run by British Rowing with equipment kindly lent by Newquay Tretherras and Newquay Treviglas Schools.  It was a day of great competition, featuring junior races, adult 2000m challenges, 500m sprints and a team relay.

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'Adaptive Rowing: A Guide' - Available Now!

British Rowing is pleased to announce the release of 'Adaptive Rowing: A Guide', which contains everything you need to know about rowing for people with a disability.

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Adaptive juniors shine in Plymouth

[newsimage=0]On Tuesday 21st February, four schools came together for an Indoor Rowing competition at Woodlands School, Plymouth, as part of the new School Games scheme Project Ability.

Special Educational Needs pupils from Hele's, All Saints, Woodlands and Mill Ford schools competed in two three-minute seeding races before battling it out in the seeded finals for a winners medal.

The finals saw some epic racing, especially in the final 30 seconds as each rower sprinted for the finish line.

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