March 23, 2012 News British Rowing NewsBritish Rowing EventsRowing CommunityGB Rowing TeamIndoor RowingRowing & RegattaPartners#YourStoriesArchive Must-see exhibition at River & Rowing Museum Rowing Community The Henley-on-Thames-based River & Rowing Museum is to stage a unique exhibition, celebrating the past and present triumphs of rowing in the UK. ‘The Perfect Rower – 100 years of racing for glory’ explores the gruelling training, strict nutrition and cutting edge equipment that modern Olympians use in their quest for gold-medal triumphs.ADVERT Visitors to the exhibit will learn about the training regimes of past rowers competing at the previous two London Olympic Games in 1908 and 1948, in a fascinating exhibition that charts the vast changes that have occurred in the sport over the past century. The River & Rowing Museum already hosts the famous boat that carried Sir Steve Redgrave to his historic fifth Olympic gold medal, but the new exhibition is also set to include: Tom Aggar’s gold medal from the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, The gold medals of 1948 rowing duo Burnell and Bushnell, who upset the odds to become Olympic champions, The 1912 gold medal awarded to William Kinnear in the Single Scull in Stockholm, Fascinating items from the 1908 Olympics, including an illuminated oar awarded to the victorious British eight, A catalogue of memories from those who attended the 1948 Olympic Regatta in Henley, where Great Britain’s Richard Burnell took gold, A detailed insight into the changing dietary habits of a champion rower. ‘The Perfect Rower – 100 years of racing for glory’ will run from 31st March – 30th September 2012. The River & Rowing Museum will also play host to two weeks of free, daily Easter egg hunts – allowing children to scour the museum looking for clues, with tasty prizes on offer. For more information about the River & Rowing Museum, visit http://www.rrm.co.uk/. ADVERT