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Cornish gig rowers star in BBC’s Poldark
Forty years after the first Poldark TV series, a new adaptation is currently showing on BBC One and gig rowers from Charlestown Rowing Club are involved. Adapted from Winston Graham’s epic tales set in Cornwall during the 18th Century, the […]
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Vesta host quality Veterans Head
Over 200 crews took to the Thames on Saturday morning for the 2015 edition of the Vesta Veterans’ Head of the River. Despite concerns that the event may not go ahead owing to a forecast of inclement weather, competitors were […]
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Head of the River success
It was third time lucky for the Head of the River Race on Sunday as 327 crews made it safely from Mortlake to Putney, defying a terrible weather forecast which did not quite come to pass. The Head was cancelled […]
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Athlete in the Spotlight: Joel Cassells
GB Rowing Team news caught up recently with Joel Cassells in the latest of our series of spotlight features on squad members. We’ll be adding others regularly so look out for future editions. Tweet us via @GBRowingTeam if there is […]
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Athlete in the Spotlight: Angus Groom
GB Rowing Team news caught up recently with Angus Groom in the latest of our series of spotlight features on squad members. We’ll be adding others regularly so look out for future editions. Tweet us via @GBRowingTeam if there is […]
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3 days to go…HoRR History
With three days until this year’s Head of the River race, we’re looking back today at the history of the race. The Head of the River was founded in 1925 by Steve Fairbairn, an influential rower and coach in the […]
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Excitement builds at 500 days to Rio marker
It only seems like yesterday that the Dorney Roar lifted the GB Rowing Team to their most successful ever Olympic Games at London 2012 followed by a memorable Paralympic Games. But the countdown is now well and truly under way […]
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British Rowing Welcomes UK Sport and Sport England Investment Announcements
British Rowing has welcomed UK Sport’s announcement today that its investment approach for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 will continue to focus on medal success as the key outcome. UK Sport had undertaken a strategic review of […]
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Junior Head Successes
“I looked down the length of the Dorney course and felt terrified.” Hampton School’s J14 rower, Tom McLoughlin, probably spoke for most of the 900-odd competitors in the J14 sculling events, as they raced for the first time on the […]
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Record WeHoRR wins for Grainger
Olympic champion Katherine Grainger described herself as “incredibly proud” after winning the Women’s Eights Head of the River Race for an unprecedented eighth time in Saturday’s landmark 75th race. Her seven-club GB star composite, led the 2,700-strong, 300-boat, field home […]
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