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 Help Prevent the Spread! #InvasivesWeek
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!