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GB Women feature in Pennant win
A composite Marlow/Thames RC women’s crew featuring four members of the GB squad were winners of the elite women’s quadruple scull pennant at this year’s Fullers Fours Head on Saturday (18 November). Elise Laverick, Anne Vernon, Katherine Grainger and Sarah […]
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GB internationals line up for Fours Head
World Champions Peter Reed, Alex Partridge, Steve Williams and Andy Hodge, from Great Britain’s Camelot-sponsored men’s four, are all in action this weekend at the Fullers Fours Head in London as are world bronze medallists, from the Siemens-sponsored double scull, […]
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Chuter honoured by FISA
Penny Chuter, a member of FISA’s competitive rowing commission and former GB coach, has been awarded a Distinguished Service to International Rowing medal by FISA – the sport’s world governing body. Penny was a rowing trendsetter in many ways. Starting […]
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World Champions line-up for GB at Canal Cup
Peter Reed and Andy Hodge will line-up for Great Britain in this week’s E.ON Hanse Canal Cup on the Kiel Canal. The duo were part of Great Britain’s world champion men’s four at Eton this summer and are fresh back […]
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Chambers and Bartley win world places
Chris Bartley, 22, from Farndon in Cheshire, and Richard Chambers, 21, from Coleraine but now living in Oxford, have been selected for Great Britain’s 2006 World Rowing Championships team. The duo, who won the lightweight men’s pair title at the […]
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More medals for GB on last day
GB finished the 2006 World Championships – sponsored by Siemens – with 5 medals – 3 in Olympic classes – after two days of tough and competitive final racing. There were a further 3 medals – 2 of them gold […]
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A golden start
It was a golden start to finals weekend for GB Rowing at the World Championships – sponsored by Siemens – with the day’s finals book-ended by gold medal performances from Zac Purchase and the Camelot sponsored men’s four. In between […]
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Men’s eight round off another good day
There will be plenty of action for home supporters to cheer this weekend, as the GB team qualified a further 4 boats for ‘A’ finals in a thrilling day’s racing at Eton. The sun shone on the Rowing World Championships […]
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Six GB boats in Saturday’s Finals
Six out of eight GB crews ensured that they will be in the starting line up for Saturday’s finals at the World Championships, sponsored by Siemens – and in position to take advantage of huge home support – by qualifying […]
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More progress for GB crews
There was further progress for GB’s crews on day four of the Rowing World Championships – sponsored by Siemens – at Eton Dorney lake. In the lightweight repechages, the men’s four put in a solid performance to win their heat, […]
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