News Archive
2016
30th December 2016 Arise, Dame Katherine: Grainger to be made a dame in New Year honours
30th December 2016 Olympic and Paralympic champions recognised in New Year honours list
23rd December 2016 Thinking of getting into rowing in 2017? Eight rowers explain why they took up the sport
23rd December 2016 How coaches can ensure beginners enjoy their first sessions
23rd December 2016 Should your diet change as you get older?
23rd December 2016 Seven ways a cox can help their crew during indoor training
23rd December 2016 The science behind a safe, strong rowing technique
23rd December 2016 Is it better to exercise alone or with your club mates?
23rd December 2016 How to get the most out of your training camp
23rd December 2016 Three of the best indoor rowing apps
23rd December 2016 Improve your nutrition to boost your performance
22nd December 2016 2.5 million meters rowed during University Indoor Rowing Series
19th December 2016 Meet the 2016-18 Stewards’ Charitable Trust coaches
19th December 2016 Cornish Pilot Gig Association launches ‘club in a box’ initiative
16th December 2016 British and World records broken at BRIC 2016
16th December 2016 Helen Glover and Heather Stanning win Sports Journalists’ Association President’s Award
16th December 2016 ‘I couldn’t even row 2km in March’ – cancer survivor comes close to pre-cancer best time at BRIC
16th December 2016 GB rowing’s press officer, Caroline Searle, wins prestigious sports journalism award
16th December 2016 British Rowing’s Volunteer and Coach of the Year of Award winners announced
16th December 2016 Successful Cornwall School Games attracts over 200 indoor rowers
16th December 2016 Five-time Olympian Frances Houghton announces her retirement from rowing
10th December 2016 Team Sbihi has the last laugh as they beat Team Satch in epic BRIC 2016 relay battle
10th December 2016 More records broken as BRIC 2016 crowns its champions
9th December 2016 Matthew Tarrant’s tips for a great performance at BRIC
9th December 2016 British Rowing Statement on UK Sport Tokyo Cycle Investment
9th December 2016 Team Sbihi v Team Satch headlines bumper day of racing for GB rowers at BRIC
8th December 2016 Say a #BigThankYou to volunteers on 17-18 December
8th December 2016 British Rowing announces Hertz as Vehicle Hire Supplier
8th December 2016 Active People Survey shows growth in key areas for rowing in England
8th December 2016 Andy Parkinson to lead IPC taskforce
7th December 2016 Has your club completed the 2016 safety audit?
7th December 2016 ‘My story tells of the rowing community coming together to help a brother out in a time of need’
7th December 2016 University rowers compete for glory at student-organised White Rose Head in York
6th December 2016 Success at first Head race under new Competition Framework
6th December 2016 British Rowing launches Go Row Indoor at industry forum
6th December 2016 British Rowing appoints Promote PR for indoor rowing campaign
6th December 2016 Cornish Pilot Gig Association celebrates its 30th birthday
5th December 2016 Graham Benton’s top race day tips for BRIC
2nd December 2016 British Rowing Statement on Safeguarding
2nd December 2016 Rachel Morris crowned FISA Para-Rower of the Year
1st December 2016 Katherine Grainger receives Olympians’ Olympian award
1st December 2016 Biggest ever British Rowing Indoor Championships pulls into the Lee Valley VeloPark next weekend
1st December 2016 Jürgen Grobler wins Sports Coach UK lifetime achievement award
30th November 2016 Tokyo 2020 rowing venue to remain at Tokyo Bay
29th November 2016 Parliamentary Boat Races announced for 10 July 2017
29th November 2016 ‘Hopefully what I did last year will inspire someone to give it a go and try and beat my score’
29th November 2016 Understanding Student Participation in Rowing
29th November 2016 British Rowing teams up with WaterRower
29th November 2016 Paul Thompson joins UK Sport’s Coaching Fellowship
28th November 2016 New RowSafe is here!
28th November 2016 Chris Bartley announces his retirement from rowing
28th November 2016 How elite rowers use data to achieve Olympic success
25th November 2016 Rio 2016 stars among award winners at GB Rowing Team dinner
25th November 2016 Lauren Rowles among nominees for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year
17th November 2016 Tees Rowing Club plays starring role in Blue Peter’s Children In Need challenge
16th November 2016 Rio 2016 success sees Great Britain named as best Olympic team
15th November 2016 British Rowing Universities Conference – day two roundup
15th November 2016 ‘It’s no coincidence that we continue to win medals, it’s all down to what goes on behind the scenes’
14th November 2016 British Rowing Universities Conference – day one roundup
14th November 2016 ‘When I was in Afghanistan, Robin told me not to come back hating the rowing machine’
11th November 2016 Olympic champion George Nash announces his retirement
10th November 2016 Trafford RC nominated for Daily Mirror Pride of Sport award
9th November 2016 University Indoor Rowing Series 2016 – Results
9th November 2016 Swapping Caversham for the Indian Ocean – Imogen Walsh’s coaching trip to the Maldives
8th November 2016 Heather Stanning announces her retirement from rowing
8th November 2016 Eight British finalists named for the 2016 World Rowing Awards
6th November 2016 Leander Club lead the way at first GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment
4th November 2016 Obituary – Richard Ayling
4th November 2016 Stratford take the glory in the final West Midlands Explore Series event
3rd November 2016 British Rowing’s response to A Code for Sports Governance
3rd November 2016 Sam Townsend retires to take up Radley College role
3rd November 2016 Sign up now to be a volunteer at the British Rowing Indoor Championships
3rd November 2016 ‘It’s all about setting a marker,’ says Ellie Piggott ahead of winter assessments
2nd November 2016 Olympic stars headline speakers at the British Rowing Universities Conference
2nd November 2016 British Rowing and Cancer Research UK kick off new partnership with festival of indoor rowing
1st November 2016 Are you ready to indoor row for Great Britain?
31st October 2016 ‘I didn’t expect to win a medal. If anything it’s given me motivation to get more’
28th October 2016 Are you ready for Rowvember? Raise money on the rowing machine
23rd October 2016 Record-breaking weekend of racing at Senior Champs 2016
20th October 2016 Olympic superstars to race at Senior Championships
20th October 2016 The House of Cards Effect
20th October 2016 From New York to Shanghai, why the world is falling in love with indoor rowing classes
20th October 2016 Max Your Day
20th October 2016 Race Day Secrets
20th October 2016 Race Day Nutrition
20th October 2016 Race Day Kit – Don’t leave the house without it!
20th October 2016 It’s Rowing Time
19th October 2016 Medals: Row to Rio #11
19th October 2016 Clash of the Clubs
19th October 2016 Record entry for Coastal Worlds
14th October 2016 Three women re-appointed to leadership positions
13th October 2016 Celebrate our rowers’ return from Rio!
13th October 2016 Slough watersports project wins bronze at National Sportivate Awards
7th October 2016 #WSW16: Potential Tokyo 2020 Olympians Start on right path
5th October 2016 Who inspired Jess Eddie’s Olympic career?
5th October 2016 AGM and Council meeting report, 1 October 2016
5th October 2016 #WSW16: My journey from sporty schoolgirl to Olympic medallist
3rd October 2016 Chair of Isle of Ely RC swaps her blades for goggles in #WSW16
3rd October 2016 #WSW16: Four decades of breaking boundaries on Olympic stage
29th September 2016 Award-winning Stanning and Grainger are great Scots
29th September 2016 Obituary – Rosie Mitchell
23rd September 2016 Get Set for Women’s Sports Week
22nd September 2016 Enter BRIC now for a chance to win!
21st September 2016 Obituary – Beryl Crockford (previously Mitchell)
20th September 2016 Obituary – Ailish Sheehan
16th September 2016 Paralympic champion takes on the Thames
13th September 2016 Adaptive rowing scheme success with Help for Heroes
13th September 2016 Sir Steve Redgrave opens new Lea Rowing Club
12th September 2016 From Talent ID Pathway to Paralympic Champion
12th September 2016 Chambers calls time but stays in our sport
11th September 2016 Three golds and a bronze on epic day for GB Rowers
10th September 2016 BREAKING: Rowing fans to see medal finals live on Channel 4 in UK
10th September 2016 And Aggar makes it all four into finals
9th September 2016 World best time for double and three through to finals
9th September 2016 British Rowing Statement
8th September 2016 The draw is done and the Rio scene is set
7th September 2016 Golden girls unveil new look Newquay Rowing Club
7th September 2016 Notice of the British Rowing AGM 2016
7th September 2016 Incident at World University Championships for Rowing
6th September 2016 Entries open for 2016 Senior Championships
6th September 2016 Aggar and Relph impressed by Rio
5th September 2016 New support for Parliamentary Rowing Group
4th September 2016 We hope to light up the Lagoa again, says James Fox
2nd September 2016 Urgent appeal for equipment!
1st September 2016 “Fury” on the Thames
1st September 2016 International Para-Rowing Party this October
1st September 2016 Join British Rowing to help #FillTheSeats at Rio 2016
30th August 2016 World University team is named by BUCS
28th August 2016 Three Junior medals sees World Champs end on a high
27th August 2016 Treble triumph as GB top Senior World Champs medal table
27th August 2016 More junior crews through to Sunday showdown
26th August 2016 Four more medals for U23s as double dazzle
26th August 2016 “Excited, inspired and focussed” – say GB’s Para-Rowers
25th August 2016 Lightweights make history as GB U23s win gold and silver
25th August 2016 Well-earned wins keep senior title defences on track
24th August 2016 Eight provide final flourish as juniors make strong start
24th August 2016 Single scullers make it a dozen U23 finalists for GB
23rd August 2016 Seven more finalists as next generation shine in sun
22nd August 2016 Defending champions make winning start to Senior Worlds
22nd August 2016 Hollingworth Lake’s Remarkable Row to Rio
22nd August 2016 Repechage wins put three more U23 crews into World finals
21st August 2016 Lightweights lead way as U23s make solid start to World Champs
13th August 2016 Eights excel as GB tops Rio medal table
12th August 2016 Thirty minutes, two golds – historic day for GB in Rio
11th August 2016 Grainger becomes GB’s most decorated female Olympian
11th August 2016 British Rowing Powers LiveRowing App
9th August 2016 A place of joy and a theatre of pain
8th August 2016 Four and eights lay down marker
8th August 2016 Women’s four and lightweight men’s quad added to Worlds team
7th August 2016 Team GB rowing leader not concerned by delay
6th August 2016 Team GB rowers come through tough opening session
5th August 2016 Ready and raring to go in Rio
4th August 2016 U23s challenged to show Tokyo 2020 potential at Worlds
3rd August 2016 Champs return to defend World titles in Rotterdam
2nd August 2016 Thomas misses out in cruel twist of fate
1st August 2016 Coupe cracker as GB Juniors record biggest-ever win
29th July 2016 Olympic Legacy Lives on…
28th July 2016 Time: Row to Rio #10
27th July 2016 Juniors ready to take on World in Rotterdam
26th July 2016 Oakley shades to keep rowers cool in Rio
26th July 2016 Juniors head to Poznan for Coupe competition
24th July 2016 Good luck to our rowers going to Rio
22nd July 2016 England Crews at #HIR2016
22nd July 2016 Pride: Row to Rio #9
21st July 2016 GB Team bring back the EUSA Salver
17th July 2016 Henley Rowing Club triumph at the British Rowing Junior Championships
17th July 2016 Team Science – Take #2
15th July 2016 Rowing aims to inspire the nation at Rio 2016
15th July 2016 School Games Raises the Roof for Fourth Season
14th July 2016 Pupils take to the water in Gigs in Weymouth Bay
12th July 2016 Have a say in Westminster
12th July 2016 Strong GB Team begins competing in Zagreb
12th July 2016 Are you ready to Discover Your Gold?
12th July 2016 Plenty of positives for juniors to take from French test
12th July 2016 Obituary – Keith Osborne
11th July 2016 Staying Alive – Safety Alert
8th July 2016 A record entry at #BRJC16
5th July 2016 GB juniors heading to France for annual international
5th July 2016 Media partnership agreed with Engage Sports Media
4th July 2016 Many surprises at #HRR16
4th July 2016 GB rowers among the winners at Henley Royal Regatta
1st July 2016 Men’s eight for Rio confirmed as Team GB finalise squad
1st July 2016 British Rowing Announces Chairman Of Internal Review
30th June 2016 World Champions head Rio Paralympic selections
29th June 2016 “Real buzz” as GB rowers head to Henley
28th June 2016 Henley Royal Regatta to be televised by BT Sport
28th June 2016 Universities – want to be an indoor rowing event host?
27th June 2016 Volunteer Awards 2016 – Nominations Open!
26th June 2016 Thornley and Grainger announced for Rio in double
24th June 2016 Blog: Making New Ripples In Para-Rowing
24th June 2016 Sinclair and Innes named in men’s pair
23rd June 2016 St. Ayles Skiff Lands In Worcester
23rd June 2016 Team Watersports Makes A Splash In Birmingham
22nd June 2016 2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships
21st June 2016 Henley Women’s (HWR) treated spectators
21st June 2016 Smiles and Laughs at Explore Series
19th June 2016 An eight medal tally for GB in fine world cup performance
18th June 2016 Three golds for GB in Poznan
18th June 2016 Morris says she now “feels like a rower”
17th June 2016 British Rowing Statement
17th June 2016 Shining heat wins for GB despite stormy weather
16th June 2016 Para-rower Morris gets GB off to strong world cup start
16th June 2016 “Racing at HWR is a unique experience”
15th June 2016 GB Team announced for 2016 EUSA Games
15th June 2016 Belief: Row to Rio #8
12th June 2016 Masters Row Up A Storm At British Rowing Championships
10th June 2016 Mark Calvin Appointed As England Team Manager
9th June 2016 Meet Our Team GB Rowers Heading To Rio!
9th June 2016 Session Coach makes a splash in York and Durham
8th June 2016 Close and exciting racing at the West of England Championship
8th June 2016 Fuel – Row to Rio #7
8th June 2016 Scott Meenagh Q&A
7th June 2016 Win a trip to see Gloriana!
6th June 2016 Final pre-Games run out for GB Rowing Team
6th June 2016 Entries open for #BRJC16
30th May 2016 #100Days#100Thanks
29th May 2016 High drama in Lucerne as men’s four win gold and women’s eight take silver
28th May 2016 UPDATED: World Cup report – Gold for lightweight men’s pair
27th May 2016 UPDATED: Super-sub McBrierty helps GB men’s four into world cup final
26th May 2016 Quality Lucerne entry points to strong pre-Olympic test
26th May 2016 Fortune Favours The Brave
24th May 2016 Rio-qualified tally stays at 12 boats
24th May 2016 Hearts – Row to Rio #6
23rd May 2016 GB Quad keeps hopes alive but face a tough final
22nd May 2016 Tough task at Olympic qualifying session
19th May 2016 Do you secure your riggers?
12th May 2016 British Rowing Crowned NGB Of The Year At Women’s Sport Trust Awards
11th May 2016 Exciting changes at the Junior Championships
10th May 2016 Eight medals in Munich for GBRT juniors
10th May 2016 Strength: Row to Rio #5
8th May 2016 Four gold European haul in bouncy Brandenburg
7th May 2016 Six more GB crews through to European finals
6th May 2016 Record entries for the World Pilot Gig Champs
6th May 2016 The rowing community extends to Nigeria
6th May 2016 Strong opening session from GB at Europeans
4th May 2016 Rowers ready for ‘world-class’ European test
3rd May 2016 A new winner of the VL at BUCS Regatta
3rd May 2016 Clubs suspended from Competition 2016
30th April 2016 World medallists among exciting GB junior team for Munich Regatta
29th April 2016 British Rowing Statement
29th April 2016 Regional Get-Togethers – helping to prepare rowing clubs for the future
27th April 2016 Some tweaks have been made to the Europeans team
27th April 2016 BUCS just keeps on growing
27th April 2016 The Olympic start line is coming
26th April 2016 A Wall of Thanks
26th April 2016 Ron Needs (1925 – 2016)
24th April 2016 Medal haul for GB rowers in International double-header
23rd April 2016 Wins and medals for para-rowers in Italy
22nd April 2016 Blog: News from the “Engine Room”
21st April 2016 Is your rowing club changing lives?
20th April 2016 Are you Britain’s next indoor rowing champion?
20th April 2016 British Rowing Statement
19th April 2016 Rowing is open to all, Guildford RC shows how…
18th April 2016 Vote British Rowing for NGB of the Year Award!
17th April 2016 Reilly O’Donnell and Tarrant take world cup gold
16th April 2016 Men’s pair and double into world cup finals
15th April 2016 Déjà vu and the importance of visualisation
15th April 2016 Want to volunteer in the great outdoors?
15th April 2016 A quartet of crews through to semis at the opening world cup
15th April 2016 A chance to open the lungs and race for real
13th April 2016 Sarasota County to shine on this year’s British Rowing Champs
12th April 2016 Young GB rowers make their mark at ‘first-rate’ World Trials
12th April 2016 Tamar Rowability Prepares For Maiden Voyage In Cornwall
11th April 2016 Rotterdam and Poznan the target as World Trials begin
7th April 2016 Seats: Row to Rio #4
7th April 2016 Sandra Yvonne Motture, Lea Rowing Club – Obituary
7th April 2016 Q and A with Tom Dyson, GB’s lead para-rowing coach
6th April 2016 European selections point to aiming high at Rio Olympics
5th April 2016 Six GB Rowing Team crews to race at Varese World Cup
1st April 2016 Blog: James Fox – speed order and true grit
1st April 2016 Do you check your heel restraints?
29th March 2016 FEATURE: Sam Townsend hails sculling strength in depth ahead of Europeans
25th March 2016 Celebrate all Things Great about University Rowing this Month!
24th March 2016 Voices – Row to Rio #3
23rd March 2016 Richard Spratley awarded Coach of the Year
23rd March 2016 Multiple wins and maiden victories as “exceptional” Trials conclude
22nd March 2016 Rowers have “another gear to go” ahead of crunch Trials finals
22nd March 2016 Max Heron of Norwich wins prestigious award
22nd March 2016 Sparkling performances in the sunshine during time trials
21st March 2016 Some “big calls” to come at Trials
21st March 2016 Thames RC victorious at Vets’ Head
19th March 2016 Oxford Brookes take their maiden victory
19th March 2016 FEATURE: Angus Groom looking to build on winter win at Olympic Trials
18th March 2016 Glasgow topple the Thames Valley Tide
18th March 2016 FEATURE: One test down for Dr Zoe Lee, now for the Olympic Trials
17th March 2016 The Sun Shone at the Schools’ Head
17th March 2016 European and Olympic seats to seek at Trials
17th March 2016 FEATURE: Trials are first focus as Mark Aldred pursues Olympic dream
16th March 2016 British Rowing Statement
16th March 2016 FEATURE: Jess Eddie gearing up for “intense” Rio 2016 Olympic Trials
15th March 2016 FEATURE: Jonny Walton aiming to ‘do a Leicester’ at Olympic Trials
11th March 2016 “The Start of my Olympic dream… in the school lunch queue”
11th March 2016 BLOG: From low-downs to lone-rangers
9th March 2016 Peter Sheppard joins World Class Coaching Elite Programme
8th March 2016 Row Better
8th March 2016 A Record Women’s Head on the Tideway
4th March 2016 Safety Alert – What Do You Do If You See a Red Flag?
3rd March 2016 Rainbows Bring a Splash of Colour to University of York Boat Club
3rd March 2016 FEATURE: Fit-again Polly Swann raring to go at Olympic Trials
2nd March 2016 Help Prevent the Spread! #InvasivesWeek
2nd March 2016 FEATURE: George Nash still looking to prove himself as Olympic Trials draw closer
1st March 2016 British Rowing Initiative Shortlisted for Hampshire and IOW Sports Awards
27th February 2016 Safety Alert – Using your Mobile Phone to Call for Help
25th February 2016 Brian Smyth – Obituary
23rd February 2016 Junior rowers impress at February trials in Boston
20th February 2016 BLOG: “Glassy” in Cerla – from World Champion James Fox
19th February 2016 Junior rowers ready to stake their claim for GB Rowing Team vest
18th February 2016 Exclusive interview with Anna Watkins
15th February 2016 Safety Alert – Check Your Boat Before You Go Afloat
15th February 2016 Safety Alert – Marshals
13th February 2016 Barras stamps his authority
12th February 2016 Third assessment gives next generation of GB rowers chance to impress
10th February 2016 Anna Watkins withdraws from the Rio Olympic programme
8th February 2016 The BOA comment on the Zika Virus
6th February 2016 The search is on for Tokyo and beyond
5th February 2016 At six month marker, GB remains ambitious
3rd February 2016 Row Better – R&R Archive
29th January 2016 Your Club in 2016: Can We Help?
27th January 2016 Thompson awarded Honorary Doctorate
21st January 2016 Join The Great Row today!
18th January 2016 Foad plays the waiting game
14th January 2016 Row Better
13th January 2016 Our new ‘gold medal’ website has been launched
11th January 2016 Clubs suspended from competition 2016
8th January 2016 Your chance to help Supercharge ParalympicsGB!