December 7, 2011 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamCompetitions and ClubsIndoor RowingPartners#YourStoriesArchive GB rowers among awards lists GB Rowing Team © Peter Spurrier / Intersport Images Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins have been shortlisted for the Sports Journalists’ Association Team of the Year Award with the ceremony taking place in London’s Covent Garden today. The duo successfully defended their World Championships double scull title in Bled, Slovenia, this year despite a season disrupted by injury to Watkins.ADVERT Grainger and Watkins are among a number of the nation’s leading rowers who are either on award shortlists or have already been named winners. Helen Glover, a world silver medallist in the pair with Heather Stanning, was recently acclaimed as a strong contender in the race to be BBC South West Sports Personality of the Year. Kieren Emery won the Northern Echo’s award for Sporting Excellence ahead of fellow GB rower Katherine Copeland after a remarkable double achievement last summer. The Geordie rower was called up to the senior GB Rowing Team for the World Championships in Bled after winning the World Under 23 title in Amsterdam with Peter Chambers in the lightweight men’s pair – and they triumphed again in Slovenia. Fellow lightweight rower and Beijing Olympic Champion Zac Purchase was crowned Professional Sports Personality of the Year at the Gloucestershire Media Sports Awards after he overcame illness to defend successfully his world title in the lightweight men’s double scull with Mark Hunter. Paralympic and World Champion Tom Aggar won the Best British Sporting Performance for an Athlete with a Disability award at the Jaguar Academy Of Sport Annual Awards after clinching his fourth World title in Slovenia this year. And at the other end of the country Imogen Walsh from Inverness won International Rower of the Year at the Scottish Rowing Awards following her gold medal in the lightweight women’s quadruple scull at the World Championships with Stephanie Cullen, Andrea Dennis and Kathryn Twyman. SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE =============================== =============================== DIARY DATESDecember175km Winter Assessment, Boston, Lincs – featuring all members of the GB Rowing Team in their first, big test of the Winter’s training. 2012March10-11 GB Rowing Team Senior Trials at Eton-Dorney (& National Training Centre)All potential members of the 2012 world cup squads will be in action at events – men, women, lightweights and adaptive (Paralympic) squads. April4 or 5Announcement of the first world cup squad of the season7 Adaptive squad taking part in Boat Race activities May4-6 First world cup – Belgrade25-27 Second world cup – Lucerne June6 or 7Team GB announcement TBC by TeamGB14-16 Third world cup – Munich28 ParalympicsGB announcement TBC by ParalympicsGB July13-15 ParalympicsGB Team Launch – London. August30Announcement of teams for World University and European Championships =============================== =============================== CONTACT DETAILS For enquiries about this press information notice please contact: Caroline Searle M: Caroline Searle or Andy Sloan on (01225) 443998 or (07831) 755351 e: [email protected] GB Rowing Team website www.gbrowingteam.org.uk – full biographies available here. The GB Rowing Squad is supported by the National Lottery ADVERT Gallery Latest Stories Inside Indoor Challenge: How close can you come to a British record? New British Rowing member benefits plus an update on membership types Leander and Wycliffe dominate top events at 2023 Oarsport Junior Sculling Head Masters crews enjoy great racing at renamed Head A look back on highlights from the Head of the River Race 2023 ?> ADVERT Without our members, we wouldn't be able to provide the guidance, support and emergency funding that we have been able to during the COVID-19 pandemic. Please consider continuing to support our sport by renewing or purchasing your British Rowing membership today.Renew Today