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Tributes made to Michael Hill
Michael Hill, the missing Latymer Upper School, London and Thames rowing coach, was recovered from the Tideway on Monday and has been formally identified. The 48-year-old coach had been missing since an apparent capsize on the River Thames at Putney […]
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House of Lords debate on Women’s Rowing
Last week, for the first time, the House of Lords hosted a debate on women’s rowing. Led by Lord Thomas of Gresford, the House of Lords Grand Committee debate asked Her Majesty’s Government ‘what plans they have to encourage women […]
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Tributes paid to Durham rowing coach
It is with great sadness that British Rowing reports the death of Durham Amateur Rowing Club coach and volunteer Bill Grant at the weekend. Bill, from Sunderland, is believed to have suffered a medical incident while coaching a crew from […]
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Sad news of the death of Daniel Topolski
A legendary Oxford coach and rower, author, commentator and journalist, Dan Topolski died on Saturday at the age of 69 following a period of ill health. Tributes have been paid from across the world of rowing, for a man who […]
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Tributes paid to Nigel Smith
British Rowing has learned with great sadness of the death of Nigel Smith of London Rowing Club, aged 54 years, on Thursday 19th February. Nigel served for twenty years or more as Honorary Secretary of London Rowing Club and as […]
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Chambers and Taylor join list of GB Rowing Team Assessment winners
Richard Chambers and Charlotte Taylor won their respective lightweight single scull events at the GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment in Lincolnshire this afternoon. They joined an honours board which already featured Helen Glover, the World and Olympic Champion, who won […]
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Glover in eye-catching debut win at GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment
Olympic Champion Helen Glover produced an eye-catching performance at the GB Rowing Team’s Winter Assessment in Lincolnshire today. The 28 year–old took the women’s single title on the 5km time-trial course 14 seconds ahead of Katherine Grainger, her nearest challenger […]
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Six Olympic champions are headliners in Boston
Olympic Champions Katherine Grainger, Kat Copeland, Helen Glover, Heather Stanning, Pete Reed and Alex Gregory are all in action at the GB Rowing Team’s final 5km winter Assessment in Boston, Lincolnshire, tomorrow. The squad has swapped the pulsating but indoor […]
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Remembering Michael Hill
A series of events will be held this weekend to pay tribute to missing Thames, London and Latymer Upper School rowing coach Michael Hill. Michael has been missing since an apparent capsize on the River Thames at Putney on the […]
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Magical moments at BRIC
British Rowing Indoor Championships commentator, and Olympic legend, Martin Cross looks back on a stunning inaugural BRIC. It was a magical day in an iconic venue, full of unforgettable moments: what a start for the 2015 British Rowing Indoor Championships! […]
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