News Archive

2016

30 December 2016 Arise, Dame Katherine: Grainger to be made a dame in New Year honours

30 December 2016 Olympic and Paralympic champions recognised in New Year honours list

23 December 2016 Thinking of getting into rowing in 2017? Eight rowers explain why they took up the sport

23 December 2016 How coaches can ensure beginners enjoy their first sessions

23 December 2016 Should your diet change as you get older?

23 December 2016 Three of the best indoor rowing apps

23 December 2016 Nutrition advice for an amateur rower keen to boost his performance

22 December 2016 2.5 million meters rowed during University Indoor Rowing Series

19 December 2016 Meet the 2016-18 Stewards’ Charitable Trust coaches

19 December 2016 Cornish Pilot Gig Association launches ‘club in a box’ initiative

16 December 2016 British and World records broken at BRIC 2016

16 December 2016 Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win Sports Journalists’ Association President’s Award

16 December 2016 ‘I couldn’t even row 2km in March’ – cancer survivor comes close to pre-cancer best time at BRIC

16 December 2016 GB rowing’s press officer, Caroline Searle, wins prestigious sports journalism award

16 December 2016 British Rowing’s Volunteer and Coach of the Year of Award winners announced

16 December 2016 Successful Cornwall School Games attracts over 200 indoor rowers

16 December 2016 Five-time Olympian Frances Houghton announces her retirement from rowing

10 December 2016 Team Sbihi has the last laugh as they beat Team Satch in epic BRIC 2016 relay battle

10 December 2016 More records broken as BRIC 2016 crowns its champions

9 December 2016 Matthew Tarrant’s tips for a great performance at BRIC

9 December 2016 British Rowing Statement on UK Sport Tokyo Cycle Investment

9 December 2016 Team Sbihi v Team Satch headlines bumper day of racing for GB rowers at BRIC

8 December 2016 Say a #BigThankYou to volunteers on 17-18 December

8 December 2016 British Rowing announces Hertz as Vehicle Hire Supplier

8 December 2016 Active People Survey shows growth in key areas for rowing in England

8 December 2016 Andy Parkinson to lead IPC taskforce

7 December 2016 ‘My story tells of the rowing community coming together to help a brother out in a time of need’

7 December 2016 University rowers compete for glory at student-organised White Rose Head in York

6 December 2016 Success at first Head race under new Competition Framework

6 December 2016 British Rowing launches Go Row Indoor at industry forum

6 December 2016 British Rowing appoints Promote PR for indoor rowing campaign

6 December 2016 Cornish Pilot Gig Association celebrates its 30th birthday

5 December 2016 Graham Benton’s top race day tips for BRIC

2 December 2016 British Rowing Statement on Safeguarding

2 December 2016 Rachel Morris crowned FISA Para-Rower of the Year

1 December 2016 Katherine Grainger receives Olympians’ Olympian award

1 December 2016 Biggest ever British Rowing Indoor Championships pulls into the Lee Valley VeloPark next weekend

1 December 2016 Jürgen Grobler wins Sports Coach UK lifetime achievement award

30 November 2016 Tokyo 2020 rowing venue to remain at Tokyo Bay

29 November 2016 Parliamentary Boat Races announced for 10 July 2017

29 November 2016 ‘Hopefully what I did last year will inspire someone to give it a go and try and beat my score’

29 November 2016 Understanding Student Participation in Rowing

29 November 2016 British Rowing teams up with WaterRower

29 November 2016 Paul Thompson joins UK Sport’s Coaching Fellowship

28 November 2016 New RowSafe is here!

28 November 2016 Chris Bartley announces his retirement from rowing

28 November 2016 How elite rowers use data to achieve Olympic success

25 November 2016 Rio 2016 stars among award winners at GB Rowing Team dinner

25 November 2016 Lauren Rowles among nominees for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year

17 November 2016 Tees Rowing Club plays starring role in Blue Peter’s Children In Need challenge

16 November 2016 Rio 2016 success sees Great Britain named as best Olympic team

15 November 2016 British Rowing Universities Conference – day two roundup

15 November 2016 ‘It’s no coincidence that we continue to win medals, it’s all down to what goes on behind the scenes’

14 November 2016 British Rowing Universities Conference – day one roundup

14 November 2016 ‘When I was in Afghanistan, Robin told me not to come back hating the rowing machine’

11 November 2016 Olympic champion George Nash announces his retirement

10 November 2016 Trafford RC nominated for Daily Mirror Pride of Sport award

9 November 2016 University Indoor Rowing Series 2016 – Results

9 November 2016 Swapping Caversham for the Indian Ocean – Imogen Walsh’s coaching trip to the Maldives

8 November 2016 Heather Stanning announces her retirement from rowing

8 November 2016 Eight British finalists named for the 2016 World Rowing Awards

6 November 2016 Leander Club lead the way at first GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment

4 November 2016 Obituary – Richard Ayling

4 November 2016 Stratford take the glory in the final West Midlands Explore Series event

3 November 2016 British Rowing’s response to A Code for Sports Governance

3 November 2016 Sam Townsend retires to take up Radley College role

3 November 2016 Sign up now to be a volunteer at the British Rowing Indoor Championships

3 November 2016 ‘It’s all about setting a marker,’ says Ellie Piggott ahead of winter assessments

2 November 2016 Olympic stars headline speakers at the British Rowing Universities Conference

2 November 2016 British Rowing and Cancer Research UK kick off new partnership with festival of indoor rowing

1 November 2016 Are you ready to indoor row for Great Britain?

31 October 2016 ‘I didn’t expect to win a medal. If anything it’s given me motivation to get more’

28 October 2016 Are you ready for Rowvember? Raise money on the rowing machine

23 October 2016 Record-breaking weekend of racing at Senior Champs 2016

20 October 2016 Olympic superstars to race at Senior Championships

20 October 2016 The House of Cards Effect

20 October 2016 From New York to Shanghai, why the world is falling in love with indoor rowing classes

20 October 2016 Max Your Day

20 October 2016 Race Day Secrets

20 October 2016 Race Day Nutrition

20 October 2016 Race Day Kit – Don’t leave the house without it!

20 October 2016 It’s Rowing Time

19 October 2016 Medals: Row to Rio #11

19 October 2016 Clash of the Clubs

19 October 2016 Record entry for Coastal Worlds

14 October 2016 Three women re-appointed to leadership positions

13 October 2016 Celebrate our rowers’ return from Rio!

13 October 2016 Slough watersports project wins bronze at National Sportivate Awards

7 October 2016 #WSW16: Potential Tokyo 2020 Olympians Start on right path

5 October 2016 Who inspired Jess Eddie’s Olympic career?

5 October 2016 AGM and Council meeting report, 1 October 2016

5 October 2016 #WSW16: My journey from sporty schoolgirl to Olympic medallist

3 October 2016 Chair of Isle of Ely RC swaps her blades for goggles in #WSW16

3 October 2016 #WSW16: Four decades of breaking boundaries on Olympic stage

29 September 2016 Award-winning Stanning and Grainger are great Scots

29 September 2016 Obituary – Rosie Mitchell

23 September 2016 Get Set for Women’s Sports Week

22 September 2016 Enter BRIC now for a chance to win!

21 September 2016 Obituary – Beryl Crockford (previously Mitchell)

20 September 2016 Obituary – Ailish Sheehan

16 September 2016 Paralympic champion takes on the Thames

13 September 2016 Adaptive rowing scheme success with Help for Heroes

13 September 2016 Sir Steve Redgrave opens new Lea Rowing Club

12 September 2016 From Talent ID Pathway to Paralympic Champion

12 September 2016 Chambers calls time but stays in our sport

11 September 2016 Three golds and a bronze on epic day for GB Rowers

10 September 2016 BREAKING: Rowing fans to see medal finals live on Channel 4 in UK

10 September 2016 And Aggar makes it all four into finals

9 September 2016 World best time for double and three through to finals

9 September 2016 British Rowing Statement

8 September 2016 The draw is done and the Rio scene is set

7 September 2016 Golden girls unveil new look Newquay Rowing Club

7 September 2016 Notice of the British Rowing AGM 2016

7 September 2016 Incident at World University Championships for Rowing

6 September 2016 Aggar and Relph impressed by Rio

5 September 2016 New support for Parliamentary Rowing Group

4 September 2016 We hope to light up the Lagoa again, says James Fox

2 September 2016 Urgent appeal for equipment!

1 September 2016 “Fury” on the Thames

1 September 2016 International Para-Rowing Party this October

1 September 2016 Join British Rowing to help #FillTheSeats at Rio 2016

30 August 2016 World University team is named by BUCS

28 August 2016 Three Junior medals sees World Champs end on a high

27 August 2016 Treble triumph as GB top Senior World Champs medal table

27 August 2016 More junior crews through to Sunday showdown

26 August 2016 Four more medals for U23s as double dazzle

26 August 2016 “Excited, inspired and focussed” – say GB’s Para-Rowers

25 August 2016 Lightweights make history as GB U23s win gold and silver

25 August 2016 Well-earned wins keep senior title defences on track

24 August 2016 Eight provide final flourish as juniors make strong start

24 August 2016 Single scullers make it a dozen U23 finalists for GB

23 August 2016 Seven more finalists as next generation shine in sun

22 August 2016 Defending champions make winning start to Senior Worlds

22 August 2016 Hollingworth Lake’s Remarkable Row to Rio

22 August 2016 Repechage wins put three more U23 crews into World finals

21 August 2016 Lightweights lead way as U23s make solid start to World Champs

13 August 2016 Eights excel as GB tops Rio medal table

12 August 2016 Thirty minutes, two golds – historic day for GB in Rio

11 August 2016 Grainger becomes GB’s most decorated female Olympian

11 August 2016 British Rowing Powers LiveRowing App

9 August 2016 A place of joy and a theatre of pain

8 August 2016 Four and eights lay down marker

8 August 2016 Women’s four and lightweight men’s quad added to Worlds team

7 August 2016 Team GB rowing leader not concerned by delay

6 August 2016 Team GB rowers come through tough opening session

5 August 2016 Ready and raring to go in Rio

4 August 2016 U23s challenged to show Tokyo 2020 potential at Worlds

3 August 2016 Champs return to defend World titles in Rotterdam

2 August 2016 Thomas misses out in cruel twist of fate

1 August 2016 Coupe cracker as GB Juniors record biggest-ever win

29 July 2016 Olympic Legacy Lives on…

28 July 2016 Time: Row to Rio #10

27 July 2016 Juniors ready to take on World in Rotterdam

26 July 2016 Oakley shades to keep rowers cool in Rio

26 July 2016 Juniors head to Poznan for Coupe competition

24 July 2016 Good luck to our rowers going to Rio

22 July 2016 England Crews at #HIR2016

22 July 2016 Pride: Row to Rio #9

21 July 2016 GB Team bring back the EUSA Salver

17 July 2016 Henley Rowing Club triumph at the British Rowing Junior Championships

17 July 2016 Team Science – Take #2

15 July 2016 Rowing aims to inspire the nation at Rio 2016

15 July 2016 School Games Raises the Roof for Fourth Season

14 July 2016 Pupils take to the water in Gigs in Weymouth Bay

12 July 2016 Have a say in Westminster

12 July 2016 Strong GB Team begins competing in Zagreb

12 July 2016 Are you ready to Discover Your Gold?

12 July 2016 Plenty of positives for juniors to take from French test

12 July 2016 Obituary – Keith Osborne

11 July 2016 Staying Alive – Safety Alert

8 July 2016 A record entry at #BRJC16

5 July 2016 GB juniors heading to France for annual international

5 July 2016 Media partnership agreed with Engage Sports Media

4 July 2016 Many surprises at #HRR16

4 July 2016 GB rowers among the winners at Henley Royal Regatta

1 July 2016 Men’s eight for Rio confirmed as Team GB finalise squad

1 July 2016 British Rowing Announces Chairman Of Internal Review

30 June 2016 World Champions head Rio Paralympic selections

29 June 2016 “Real buzz” as GB rowers head to Henley

28 June 2016 Henley Royal Regatta to be televised by BT Sport

28 June 2016 Universities – want to be an indoor rowing event host?

27 June 2016 Volunteer Awards 2016 – Nominations Open!

26 June 2016 Thornley and Grainger announced for Rio in double

24 June 2016 Blog: Making New Ripples In Para-Rowing

24 June 2016 Sinclair and Innes named in men’s pair

23 June 2016 St. Ayles Skiff Lands In Worcester

23 June 2016 Team Watersports Makes A Splash In Birmingham

22 June 2016 2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships

21 June 2016 Henley Women’s (HWR) treated spectators

21 June 2016 Smiles and Laughs at Explore Series

19 June 2016 An eight medal tally for GB in fine world cup performance

18 June 2016 Three golds for GB in Poznan

18 June 2016 Morris says she now “feels like a rower”

17 June 2016 British Rowing Statement

17 June 2016 Shining heat wins for GB despite stormy weather

16 June 2016 Para-rower Morris gets GB off to strong world cup start

16 June 2016 “Racing at HWR is a unique experience”

15 June 2016 GB Team announced for 2016 EUSA Games

15 June 2016 Belief: Row to Rio #8

12 June 2016 Masters Row Up A Storm At British Rowing Championships

10 June 2016 Mark Calvin Appointed As England Team Manager

9 June 2016 Meet Our Team GB Rowers Heading To Rio!

9 June 2016 Session Coach makes a splash in York and Durham

8 June 2016 Close and exciting racing at the West of England Championship

8 June 2016 Fuel – Row to Rio #7

8 June 2016 Scott Meenagh Q&A

7 June 2016 Win a trip to see Gloriana!

6 June 2016 Final pre-Games run out for GB Rowing Team

6 June 2016 Entries open for #BRJC16

30 May 2016 #100Days#100Thanks

29 May 2016 High drama in Lucerne as men’s four win gold and women’s eight take silver

28 May 2016 UPDATED: World Cup report – Gold for lightweight men’s pair

27 May 2016 UPDATED: Super-sub McBrierty helps GB men’s four into world cup final

26 May 2016 Quality Lucerne entry points to strong pre-Olympic test

26 May 2016 Fortune Favours The Brave

24 May 2016 Rio-qualified tally stays at 12 boats

24 May 2016 Hearts – Row to Rio #6

23 May 2016 GB Quad keeps hopes alive but face a tough final

22 May 2016 Tough task at Olympic qualifying session

19 May 2016 Do you secure your riggers?

12 May 2016 British Rowing Crowned NGB Of The Year At Women’s Sport Trust Awards

11 May 2016 Exciting changes at the Junior Championships

10 May 2016 Eight medals in Munich for GBRT juniors

10 May 2016 Strength: Row to Rio #5

8 May 2016 Four gold European haul in bouncy Brandenburg

7 May 2016 Six more GB crews through to European finals

6 May 2016 Record entries for the World Pilot Gig Champs

6 May 2016 The rowing community extends to Nigeria

6 May 2016 Strong opening session from GB at Europeans

4 May 2016 Rowers ready for ‘world-class’ European test

3 May 2016 A new winner of the VL at BUCS Regatta

3 May 2016 Clubs suspended from Competition 2016

30 April 2016 World medallists among exciting GB junior team for Munich Regatta

29 April 2016 British Rowing Statement

29 April 2016 Regional Get-Togethers – helping to prepare rowing clubs for the future

27 April 2016 Some tweaks have been made to the Europeans team

27 April 2016 BUCS just keeps on growing

27 April 2016 The Olympic start line is coming

26 April 2016 A Wall of Thanks

26 April 2016 Ron Needs (1925 – 2016)

24 April 2016 Medal haul for GB rowers in International double-header

23 April 2016 Wins and medals for para-rowers in Italy

22 April 2016 Blog: News from the “Engine Room”

21 April 2016 Is your rowing club changing lives?

20 April 2016 Are you Britain’s next indoor rowing champion?

20 April 2016 British Rowing Statement

19 April 2016 Rowing is open to all, Guildford RC shows how…

18 April 2016 Vote British Rowing for NGB of the Year Award!

17 April 2016 Reilly O’Donnell and Tarrant take world cup gold

16 April 2016 Men’s pair and double into world cup finals

15 April 2016 Want to volunteer in the great outdoors?

15 April 2016 A quartet of crews through to semis at the opening world cup

15 April 2016 A chance to open the lungs and race for real

13 April 2016 Sarasota County to shine on this year’s British Rowing Champs

12 April 2016 Young GB rowers make their mark at ‘first-rate’ World Trials

12 April 2016 Tamar Rowability Prepares For Maiden Voyage In Cornwall

11 April 2016 Rotterdam and Poznan the target as World Trials begin

7 April 2016 Seats: Row to Rio #4

7 April 2016 Sandra Yvonne Motture, Lea Rowing Club – Obituary

7 April 2016 Q and A with Tom Dyson, GB’s lead para-rowing coach

6 April 2016 European selections point to aiming high at Rio Olympics

5 April 2016 Six GB Rowing Team crews to race at Varese World Cup

1 April 2016 Blog: James Fox – speed order and true grit

1 April 2016 Do you check your heel restraints?

29 March 2016 FEATURE: Sam Townsend hails sculling strength in depth ahead of Europeans

25 March 2016 Celebrate all Things Great about University Rowing this Month!

24 March 2016 Voices – Row to Rio #3

23 March 2016 Richard Spratley awarded Coach of the Year

23 March 2016 Multiple wins and maiden victories as “exceptional” Trials conclude

22 March 2016 Rowers have “another gear to go” ahead of crunch Trials finals

22 March 2016 Max Heron of Norwich wins prestigious award

22 March 2016 Sparkling performances in the sunshine during time trials

21 March 2016 Some “big calls” to come at Trials

21 March 2016 Thames RC victorious at Vets’ Head

19 March 2016 Oxford Brookes take their maiden victory

19 March 2016 FEATURE: Angus Groom looking to build on winter win at Olympic Trials

18 March 2016 Glasgow topple the Thames Valley Tide

18 March 2016 FEATURE: One test down for Dr Zoe Lee, now for the Olympic Trials

17 March 2016 The Sun Shone at the Schools’ Head

17 March 2016 European and Olympic seats to seek at Trials

17 March 2016 FEATURE: Trials are first focus as Mark Aldred pursues Olympic dream

16 March 2016 British Rowing Statement

16 March 2016 FEATURE: Jess Eddie gearing up for “intense” Rio 2016 Olympic Trials

15 March 2016 FEATURE: Jonny Walton aiming to ‘do a Leicester’ at Olympic Trials

11 March 2016 “The Start of my Olympic dream… in the school lunch queue”

11 March 2016 BLOG: From low-downs to lone-rangers

9 March 2016 Peter Sheppard joins World Class Coaching Elite Programme

8 March 2016 A Record Women’s Head on the Tideway

4 March 2016 Safety Alert – What Do You Do If You See a Red Flag?

3 March 2016 Rainbows Bring a Splash of Colour to University of York Boat Club

3 March 2016 FEATURE: Fit-again Polly Swann raring to go at Olympic Trials

2 March 2016 FEATURE: George Nash still looking to prove himself as Olympic Trials draw closer

1 March 2016 British Rowing Initiative Shortlisted for Hampshire and IOW Sports Awards

27 February 2016 Safety Alert – Using your Mobile Phone to Call for Help

25 February 2016 Brian Smyth – Obituary

23 February 2016 Junior rowers impress at February trials in Boston

20 February 2016 BLOG: “Glassy” in Cerla – from World Champion James Fox

19 February 2016 Junior rowers ready to stake their claim for GB Rowing Team vest

18 February 2016 Exclusive interview with Anna Watkins

15 February 2016 Safety Alert – Check Your Boat Before You Go Afloat

15 February 2016 Safety Alert – Marshals

13 February 2016 Barras stamps his authority

12 February 2016 Third assessment gives next generation of GB rowers chance to impress

10 February 2016 Anna Watkins withdraws from the Rio Olympic programme

8 February 2016 The BOA comment on the Zika Virus

6 February 2016 The search is on for Tokyo and beyond

5 February 2016 At six month marker, GB remains ambitious

29 January 2016 Your Club in 2016: Can We Help?

27 January 2016 Thompson awarded Honorary Doctorate

18 January 2016 Foad plays the waiting game

13 January 2016 Our new ‘gold medal’ website has been launched

8 January 2016 Your chance to help Supercharge ParalympicsGB!