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Quads catch the eye in Rio
The women’s and men’s quadruple scull crews both recorded impressive heat wins as the GB Rowing Team made a good start to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Six British crews progressed to the semi-finals in […]
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One year to Rio – GB rowers start Olympic countdown
Today marks one year until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games get under way – and GB Rowing Team rowers are excitedly counting down to what they believe will be an “incredibly inspiring” event. While the first goal is to secure […]
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Pettipher triumphs in 301st wager
Louis Pettipher won the 301st Doggett’s from London Bridge to Chelsea in 24 minutes 23 seconds on Saturday, August 1. It was a fine day and a fine race through 11 bridges – that is to say, 11 more bridges […]
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Oxford Brookes University win Red Bull Outrow for the second year
On Sunday 2nd August at 10:21am, eight rowing teams from across the world set off 3km west of Minsterworth in Gloucestershire, attempting to outrow the world renowned Severn Bore. Yesterday the eight teams had a 280 metre head start on […]
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Tributes to Kevin Whyman
Tributes have been paid across the rowing community to a former GB junior and Cambridge cox who died at a motor festival this weekend when the display aircraft he was piloting suddenly crashed. Whyman, aged 39 and known latterly as […]
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Finishing touches put to strong World Champs squad
The GB Rowing Team selectors have today announced the men’s four that will race at the World Championships later this month – an event this year that is also the Olympic and Paralympic qualifying regatta. Alan Sinclair, Stewart Innes, Tom […]
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Women lead the way at Coupe de la Jeunesse
The GB Rowing Team won the women’s competition and were runners-up in both the men’s and overall standings when the 31st edition of the Coupe de la Jeunesse took place in Szeged, Hungary over the weekend. Britain’s overall medal haul […]
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Home International Regatta 2015
The 2015 Home International took place at Strathclyde Park over the weekend, with England winning both the senior and junior women’s matches. Scotland won the senior men’s match and Ireland took the junior men’s match. England had a one-point victory […]
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Future looks bright as GB win six medals at World U23s
The GB Rowing Team ended the 2015 World U23 Championships with six medals after winning two bronzes on the final day of competition in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The lightweight men’s four of Ed Fisher, Ben Reeves, Jonathan Jackson and Alastair Douglass […]
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Four World U23 medals for GB on super Saturday
The GB Rowing Team has its first medals of the World U23 Championships – three silvers and a bronze – after an excellent afternoon of racing in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Richard Clarke, Ross Jarvis, James Johnston and Lewis McCue were involved […]
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