News Archive2023202220212020201920182017December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005 News Archive 2017 27 December 2017 Stratford upon Avon Boat Club hosts successful Boxing Day regatta21 December 2017 In conversation with coaches Jurgen Grobler, Paul Thompson and Tom Dyson21 December 2017 World Championships medallists headline 2017 GB Rowing Team awards20 December 2017 Environment Agency boat licencing fee changes20 December 2017 Is coaching an art or a science?20 December 2017 Stewards Charitable Trust coached rowers compete in first rowing race at British Rowing Indoor Championships19 December 2017 Coaching students: ‘We have gone from being a mid-table university, to challenging the top clubs’18 December 2017 Super snacks for rowers18 December 2017 Tips for coaches: planning a robust training programme15 December 2017 British Rowing celebrates recognition as an Investor in People15 December 2017 Sir David Tanner to step down as British Rowing Performance Director14 December 2017 Rowers who helped rescue teenagers in River Wye honoured by fire chiefs13 December 2017 Could you complete the ‘world’s toughest rowing race’?12 December 2017 GB’s Peter Sheppard trains prize winners Staines BC12 December 2017 88 Row For Ru rowers took on BRIC17 to raise money for Bloodwise9 December 2017 Adam Neill retains British Rowing Indoor Championships title7 December 2017 Record-breaking BRIC17 set to hit Lee Valley VeloPark7 December 2017 Refund for British Rowing Senior Championships entries5 December 2017 BRIC17 sells out1 December 2017 Latest update on the Competition Framework1 December 2017 Henley Women’s Regatta announces competition restructure1 December 2017 British Rowing launches new Rower Development Guide1 December 2017 University of Surrey BC coach picks up prestigious UK Coaching award29 November 2017 Paul Thompson inducted into ACT Sport hall of fame27 November 2017 Club update on British Rowing Safety Audit27 November 2017 Schools receive visits from GB rowers after participating in School Rowing Review Survey27 November 2017 GB rowers share their tips for posting a great 2k time27 November 2017 #BRIC17 training blog: Two weeks away from my first 2KM test25 November 2017 How music helps GB rowers through their indoor sessions25 November 2017 The science behind the perfect 2k test24 November 2017 Hurricane on the Thames as Cornish Pilot Gig prepares to launch24 November 2017 GB rowers support inspirational students at Kensington Aldridge Academy24 November 2017 Holly Dunford wins SportsAid ‘One-to-Watch’ award for 201723 November 2017 Wiggins: ‘Just to be in the same race as GB rowers and to see how close I can get to them is an honour’17 November 2017 New Session Coach to Club Coach conversion course17 November 2017 British Rowing CEO Andy Parkinson to hold Q&A on Facebook17 November 2017 Sir Bradley Wiggins to take on the GB Rowing Team at the British Rowing Indoor Championships this December16 November 2017 Rower Holly Dunford makes final three of Sportsaid’s One-to-Watch award15 November 2017 Victoria Taylor’s Road to BRIC13 November 2017 Jürgen Grobler shortlisted for 2017 World Rowing Award13 November 2017 British Rowing and British Triathlon announce grassroots partnership10 November 2017 Coming soon: British Rowing ClubHub – a new service to help support your club10 November 2017 Bristol Ariel and Ruderverein Linden rowers celebrate cities’ 70 years of friendship9 November 2017 Henley Stewards’ Charitable Trust coach picks up sportscotland award8 November 2017 Get ahead with our head racing season tips8 November 2017 2017 British Rowing coaching survey results7 November 2017 Rowers Holly Dunford and Calvin Tarczy shortlisted for Sportsaid’s annual One-to-Watch Award6 November 2017 Strong showings from university boat clubs at GB Rowing Team’s first assessment3 November 2017 Zoe Lee relishing her return to racing at GB Rowing Team’s first winter assessment3 November 2017 Para-rowing Trials: ‘Any opportunity to get better at the new distance and the routine is really welcome’1 November 2017 Gary Harris’ 30 year service to British rowing recognised at Board meeting31 October 2017 Applications are now open to host the BUCS Rowing 4s and 8s Head30 October 2017 #BRIC17 training blog: New to rowing and taking on a 2,000m challenge30 October 2017 ‘As soon as I finished I thought ‘I want more’’ – Beth Bryan on her World Championships bronze medal30 October 2017 Sarasota-Bradenton looks ahead to World Masters Regatta after successful World Rowing Championships26 October 2017 Henley Stewards’ Charitable Trust coaches enter second year26 October 2017 Has your club completed the 2017 Safety Audit?25 October 2017 ‘It’s nice to be back in training and I’m just hoping it gets easier sometime soon!’23 October 2017 Sign up now to the GB Rowing Team Para-rowing Trials23 October 2017 British Rowing awards three Medals of Honour18 October 2017 British Rowing Statement – 2017 British Rowing Senior Championships cancelled17 October 2017 British Rowing launches replica kit range14 October 2017 Kate O’Sullivan elected as British Rowing’s Deputy Chairman14 October 2017 British Rowing votes through new governance structure11 October 2017 Racing is changing. Are you ready?11 October 2017 WADA publishes 2018 Prohibited List10 October 2017 World Mental Health Day: helping people with dementia continue to enjoy rowing9 October 2017 ‘We just got in the boat and tried to get it to go fast’5 October 2017 25 crews to represent Great Britain at World Rowing Coastal Championships4 October 2017 Andrew Triggs Hodge among guest speakers at River and Rowing Museum’s History Conference3 October 2017 Emily Craig shortlisted for 2017 Women of the Future Award1 October 2017 World Championships: Day Eight1 October 2017 The life of a single sculler: Vicky Thornley reflects on her craft ahead of her World Rowing Championships final30 September 2017 World Championships: Day Seven30 September 2017 World Class Start graduates in the hunt for medals at the World Rowing Championships29 September 2017 World Championships: Day Six29 September 2017 Preview to the first finals of the World Rowing Championships29 September 2017 British Rowing announces Cancer Research UK as Charity Partner28 September 2017 World Championships: Day Five28 September 2017 Familiarity and friendship helping Wilson and Hill find form in Sarasota28 September 2017 10 medals at the Invictus Games for the UK athletes27 September 2017 World Rowing Championships: Day Four27 September 2017 ‘It’s great to get something back after the hard work we’ve put in this year after injury’26 September 2017 World Rowing Championships: Day Three26 September 2017 Indoor rowing prepares to get underway at the Invictus Games, Toronto26 September 2017 Para-rowing preview: ‘I was never planning to come back and I was looking to get rowing again for fitness’25 September 2017 World Rowing Championships: Day Two25 September 2017 ‘We want to set the standard for the women’s four as the GB men have done in the same boat’24 September 2017 World Rowing Championships: Day One24 September 2017 Tom Barras looking to fuel Tokyo dreams with strong showing in Sarasota-Bradenton23 September 2017 Vicky Thornley only has eyes for the podium in hotly contested single scull competition22 September 2017 Notice of the British Rowing AGM 201722 September 2017 British Rowing Indoor Championships in numbers21 September 2017 All you need to know about the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton20 September 2017 ‘I had pictures of Reed, Triggs Hodge and Pinsent on my wall – it’s very strange to now be in the four’20 September 2017 British Rowing Tour visits the Lancaster Canal19 September 2017 Five reasons to join a rowing club during Freshers Week19 September 2017 Zoe Lee’s guide to the 2017 World Rowing Championships venue19 September 2017 Entries open to 2017 British Rowing Senior Championships18 September 2017 High performance coaching: ‘Once a year it’s crunch time; once every four years it’s properly crunch time’15 September 2017 Upper Thames women’s squad wins Victor Ludorum at World Rowing Masters Regatta14 September 2017 Jane Hall: ‘I don’t see myself as a female coach. I see myself as a coach who happens to be female’11 September 2017 Two more crews added to Great Britain’s World Rowing Championships team7 September 2017 An update on the British Rowing governance review7 September 2017 Entries open for the 2017 British Rowing Indoor Championships7 September 2017 Nominations open for 2017 Volunteer and Coach of the Year Awards7 September 2017 Maidenhead RC launches new adaptive rowing programme with Invictus Games rowers7 September 2017 Why not train as a coach? Four coaches explain why they took to teaching6 September 2017 Great River Race extravaganza as crews prepare for racing4 September 2017 Hants & Dorset success at South Coast Championships4 September 2017 Great Britain wins two medals at inaugural European Rowing U23 Championships1 September 2017 Share your views on your British Rowing membership in our 2017 survey1 September 2017 Rowing & Regatta special: capturing the August September front cover30 August 2017 British Rowing to elect a new Deputy Chairman25 August 2017 Memorial Service for Dame Di Ellis25 August 2017 Competition Framework mythbusters – wave three25 August 2017 Two eights selected to represent Great Britain at European U23 Championships24 August 2017 British Rowing announces three-year supplier agreement with Andrews Sykes20 August 2017 Success for scullers at the British Rowing Sculling Festival17 August 2017 Competition Framework mythbusters – wave two17 August 2017 British Rowing Sculling Festival returns to the National Water Sports Centre this weekend11 August 2017 ‘I’ve set the goal to ‘become a rower’ rather than someone who’s learning how to row’10 August 2017 Great Britain team for 2017 World Rowing Championships announced9 August 2017 Competition Framework mythbusters – wave one7 August 2017 Nominations now open for UK Coaching Awards7 August 2017 British Rowing partners with Pulsant6 August 2017 Two golds for Great Britain at World Rowing Junior Championships5 August 2017 Three semi-final wins as GB qualify five boats for World Rowing Junior Championships finals4 August 2017 Two race wins for GB on day three of World Rowing Junior Championships3 August 2017 Great Britain enjoys strong start to World Rowing Junior Championships2 August 2017 Twelve months to go until the Glasgow 2018 European Championships1 August 2017 Eight golds as Great Britain top points table at 2017 Coupe de la Jeunesse30 July 2017 Glistening success at the first ever British Rowing Offshore Championships28 July 2017 Two indoor rowing silver medals for GB at The World Games 201728 July 2017 Attracting club sponsorship: how Weybridge RC won backing from a global firm28 July 2017 Great Britain team for World Rowing Junior Championships announced27 July 2017 British Rowing Offshore Championships prepares to make a splash this weekend27 July 2017 Enter the Great Tyne Row and Tyne Single Scullers Head27 July 2017 British Rowing signs new partnership with MSC Nutrition26 July 2017 British Rowing Offshore Championships prepares to make a splash this weekend in Poole26 July 2017 Top tips for indoor rowing from GB athletes25 July 2017 Host venues announced for the University Indoor Rowing Series 201724 July 2017 England win three of the four trophies at 2017 Home International Regatta24 July 2017 Have your say on British Rowing’s future constitution24 July 2017 Great Britain team for Coupe de la Jeunesse announced24 July 2017 All you need to know about The World Games in Wrocław23 July 2017 Men’s double scull wins GB’s second gold at World Rowing U23 Championships22 July 2017 Gold for women’s quad as GB win three medals at World Rowing U23 Championships21 July 2017 Great Britain sets up seven medal finals on Saturday at World Rowing U23 Championships20 July 2017 Five more GB boats progress on day two of World Rowing U23 Championships in Plovdiv20 July 2017 England team announced for Home International Regatta19 July 2017 Strong start for GB rowers on day one of World Rowing U23 Championships19 July 2017 World U23 Championships: Medal hopefuls explain how previous experiences will drive them to success17 July 2017 Oxford Brookes University BC win Team of the Year at 2017 BUCS Awards17 July 2017 Sign up for the Junior Coaches’ Conference 201716 July 2017 Rowers delight at the 2017 British Rowing Junior Championships14 July 2017 Great Britain win 2017 J16 GB v France Match12 July 2017 Great Britain team for World Rowing U23 Championships announced10 July 2017 Team announced for 2017 J16 GB v France Match10 July 2017 British Rowing supports Clean Sport Week9 July 2017 World Rowing Cup III Day Three: Gold for men’s four as GB win four medals in total8 July 2017 World Rowing Cup III day two: GB wins first medal as five more boats qualify for A finals7 July 2017 World Rowing Cup III day one: Four boats qualify directly for Sunday’s finals6 July 2017 All you need to know about World Rowing Cup III in Lucerne5 July 2017 Nottingham to host biggest ever British Rowing Junior Championships5 July 2017 From shop worker to World Cup medallist in just four months – Rebecca Shorten’s rise to the podium3 July 2017 British Rowing to host education & training Q&A on Facebook29 June 2017 Dame Katherine Grainger awarded World Rowing’s Thomas Keller Medal29 June 2017 Jack Beaumont discusses his split loyalties during Henley Royal Regatta27 June 2017 Great Britain team for World Rowing Cup III announced25 June 2017 #WSW2017: ‘We’ve got fabulous role models in women’s rowing, and there always have been’23 June 2017 #WSW2017: Olympians Greves and Flood to row with juniors in Henley Royal Regatta qualifying22 June 2017 One hundred rowers form Great Britain team for 2017 EUSA Rowing Championships22 June 2017 ‘Whether it’s rowing or another sport, hopefully my visit will encourage them and push them on to success’21 June 2017 Which GB Rowing Team athletes will be competing at Henley Royal Regatta?20 June 2017 #WSW2017: Alice Baatz charts her rise from World Class Start to international racing18 June 2017 World Rowing Cup II Day Three17 June 2017 World Rowing Cup II Day Two: PR2 mixed double sculls and lightweight men’s pair claim GB’s first medals17 June 2017 Durham ARC stalwart Barry Hudson awarded MBE17 June 2017 Heather Stanning awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday Honours List16 June 2017 World Rowing Cup II Day One: Men’s four and quad seal finals spots15 June 2017 Karen Bennett enjoying women’s eight return at World Rowing Cup II15 June 2017 Great Britain team for 2017 World Games announced15 June 2017 All you need to know about World Rowing Cup II in Poznan14 June 2017 European Championships absence gives John Collins fresh perspective ahead of World Cup II14 June 2017 Tickets for Glasgow 2018 European Championships go on sale13 June 2017 British Rowing Chairman Annamarie Phelps CBE to step down13 June 2017 Updated: Great Britain team for World Rowing Cup II12 June 2017 IOC confirm gender equality in rowing events for Tokyo 2020 with introduction of women’s four11 June 2017 Mixed weather conditions causes waves at British Rowing Masters Championships9 June 2017 Sport England funding award for 2017-20216 June 2017 Entries open to 2017 British Rowing Offshore Championships6 June 2017 Great Britain squad for World Rowing Cup 2 announced2 June 2017 Go Row Indoor workout video goes live2 June 2017 Applications open to host 2017 University Indoor Rowing Series1 June 2017 Entries open to 2017 British Rowing Junior Championships28 May 2017 European Rowing Championships day three: Victoria Thornley takes gold in women’s single sculls27 May 2017 European Rowing Championships day two: Great Britain set up 11 medal opportunities26 May 2017 European Rowing Championships day one: Three British boats straight through to finals25 May 2017 ‘There is an element of leadership to my position, but it’s not as if I have to go and read a textbook’24 May 2017 Clubs now suspended from competition24 May 2017 All you need to know about the 2017 European Rowing Championships22 May 2017 British Rowing brings on board Circle Reading Hospital as Official Supplier22 May 2017 Tickets for Glasgow 2018 European Championships to go on general sale from 14 June20 May 2017 Obituary – Dame Di Ellis, 1938 – 201719 May 2017 Joel Cassells sets his sights on European Rowing Championships hat-trick19 May 2017 Indoor rowers looking to smash records in a series of marathon events15 May 2017 2017 World Rowing Championships on the horizon15 May 2017 Three wins for Great Britain Para-rowers at Gavirate International Regatta11 May 2017 Belgrade stars headline Great Britain’s European Championship team10 May 2017 Yorkshire Rows and Minerva Midweek Sculling up for Women’s Sport Trust awards8 May 2017 Paralympic Games stars return to action at Gavirate International Regatta7 May 2017 Great Britain take World Rowing Cup lead after winning 11 medals in Belgrade6 May 2017 World Rowing Cup I day two: Great Britain set up 12 medal opportunities for final day5 May 2017 World Rowing Cup I day one: Men’s four power into final; afternoon racing postponed5 May 2017 World Pilot Gig Championships 20175 May 2017 World Rowing Cup I: ‘It’s all about building up to the World Championships’4 May 2017 All you need to know about World Rowing Cup I in Belgrade3 May 2017 ‘We have the experience and the power to be the boat that everyone fears in five months’ time’2 May 2017 British Rowing signs agreement with ROWING Champions League2 May 2017 Great Britain team announced for Munich Junior Regatta28 April 2017 BUCS Regatta 2017 preview27 April 2017 Jürgen Grobler honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award at the BT Sports Industry Awards26 April 2017 Success at Birmingham Regatta under new rules of racing24 April 2017 Great Britain team for World Rowing Cup I announced21 April 2017 Dame Katherine Grainger appointed chair of UK Sport20 April 2017 London Marathon the next challenge for Helen Glover and Heather Stanning19 April 2017 Katherine Copeland looking to learn from Rio 2016 experience in run up to third Olympic Games17 April 2017 Boat Race rivals Cook and Tredell team up to finish fourth at GB Rowing Team trials16 April 2017 Mohamed Sbihi and Will Satch edge thrilling men’s pair final at GB Rowing Team trials15 April 2017 GB Rowing Team Senior & U23 Trials: day one round-up13 April 2017 2017 GB Rowing Team Senior and U23 Trials preview11 April 2017 British rowers dominate Thomas Keller medal shortlist7 April 2017 Invictus Games indoor rowing trials get royal seal of approval6 April 2017 Support Rosie’s Fund and help raise money for Momentum5 April 2017 Rowing participation on tidal Thames growing faster than other water-based sports4 April 2017 World Class Start: Q&A with Strathclyde Park coach Tom Young4 April 2017 British Rowing opens new World Class Start centre at Strathclyde Park4 April 2017 Stuart Clarke appointed GB Rowing Team Media Manager2 April 2017 Oxford take victory in 2017 Boat Race, as Cambridge dominate women’s race2 April 2017 The search is on for a female PR3 rower ahead of 2017 World Championships2 April 2017 Five reasons to take up rowing if you’re inspired by the Boat Race1 April 2017 New indoor rowing research reveals ‘vast opportunity’ for growth30 March 2017 British Rowing shortlisted for Sports Business Award30 March 2017 Martin Gough’s five most memorable university Boat Races of the last ten years29 March 2017 Take in the Lancaster Canal with the 2017 British Rowing Tour28 March 2017 A glossary of rowing lingo21 March 2017 British Rowing to host indoor rowing and innovation Q&A on Facebook20 March 2017 Thousands descend on London for National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships15 March 2017 Meet the 2017 Boat Races crews15 March 2017 British Rowing and LiveRowing nominated for Sports Technology Award10 March 2017 British Rowing membership prices for 2017/189 March 2017 Glasgow confirmed as host of 2018 European Rowing Championships8 March 2017 Entries for 2017 Community Sport and Recreation Awards now open8 March 2017 International Women’s Day: Why rowing is oar-some!3 March 2017 Plymstock and Exmouth take honours in South West Schools Indoor Rowing Championships2 March 2017 Mizuno becomes Official Sportswear Partner of British Rowing27 February 2017 Andrew T Hodge retires from international rowing27 February 2017 ‘I like rowing because it gets me out of the wheelchair, and that’s the biggest thing for me’25 February 2017 Annamarie Phelps re-elected as British Rowing chairman24 February 2017 Has your club completed its Club Membership declaration?24 February 2017 Meet Tally Rye: ‘We can all do everything and we can be good at it. There shouldn’t be any barriers’24 February 2017 British Rowing Junior Championships returns to Nottingham this July23 February 2017 Annamarie Phelps becomes vice-chair of British Olympic Association23 February 2017 Boat Races 2017: ‘Hopefully everyone understands how hard these guys have to work for it’23 February 2017 Rowing & Regatta 100th edition preview: 100 years of boat design22 February 2017 CPGA and British Rowing launch first ‘Club in a Box’ training gig in Dorset21 February 2017 Nurturing the next generation of GB Rowing Team stars16 February 2017 Marjon University students go wild for new coastal rowing club16 February 2017 Take part in the World Rowing Indoor Sprints to win a new Concept2 for your club or team15 February 2017 Entries open for World Rowing Masters Regatta in Bled14 February 2017 Visit Sarasota County returns to present British Rowing’s 2017 national championship events11 February 2017 Mat Tarrant and Stewart Innes take pair honours at third winter assessment11 February 2017 FISA Congress votes on changes to Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic rowing programmes9 February 2017 British Rowing to host anti-doping Q&A on Facebook8 February 2017 Double Paralympic champion Pam Relph announces her retirement from rowing7 February 2017 Emerging talent set to battle with returning Olympians in third GB winter assessment7 February 2017 Women’s Sport Week returns this June to celebrate a fantastic summer of women’s sport6 February 2017 British Rowing responds to Sport England funding announcement3 February 2017 British Rowing Sports Presentation Workshop explores how rowing can improve its spectator experience1 February 2017 British Rowing announces findings of the internal review of its High Performance Programme1 February 2017 Royal Navy Indoor Rowing Team set for competition on multiple fronts this weekend30 January 2017 Five gym exercises to maximise your power transfer30 January 2017 Obituary: Ian Fisher (1946-2017)30 January 2017 Record-breaking performances cap successful Plymouth School Games level two indoor rowing competition30 January 2017 ‘I can walk around and everything, so I never thought of myself as someone who would qualify as a Para-rower’26 January 2017 Helene Raynsford: ‘I treated my cancer journey as just another race on a different stretch of water’20 January 2017 Latest update on the Competition Framework18 January 2017 Paralympic champion Laurence Whiteley backs the Cancer Research Great Row12 January 2017 Safeguarding and child protection reminders for clubs 201712 January 2017 Paralympic gold medallist Tom Aggar announces retirement from international rowing11 January 2017 Election of British Rowing regional chairmen and representatives11 January 2017 2017 British Rowing Coaching Conference: Who will be speaking about what?11 January 2017 Safety Alert – Know Your River11 January 2017 British Rowing joins forces with Cancer Research UK for The Great Row10 January 2017 British Rowing opens nominations for the role of chairman10 January 2017 Moe Sbihi shortlisted for Sportsman of the Year at British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards6 January 2017 Alex Gregory announces his retirement from rowing5 January 2017 Concept2 becomes Official Supplier to British Rowing5 January 2017 Triple Olympic gold medallist Pete Reed returns to rowing4 January 2017 How John O’Gaunt RC is recovering from the devastation of Storm Desmond
