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Volunteer Awards – winners’ citations
Volunteer Awards Eastern Region Overall Regional Winner Louise Rivett, Milton Keynes Rowing Club Over the last 12 months, Louise has led a team of volunteers to organise our record breaking channel row attempt. In partnership with a local charity (Milton […]
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Leyden nominated for Award
Jess Leyden from Hollingworth Lake, is one of just three athletes in the UK to have been shortlisted for SportsAid’s prestigious “One-to-Watch Award” which will be presented by the charity’s Patron, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at its […]
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Triggs Hodge inspires East London students
Double Olympic gold medallist Andrew Triggs Hodge visited Newham, East London, last month to inspire a new generation of rowers at an event held at the London Regatta Centre. Andrew presented the medals at the ‘Freshers Fun Races’ to first […]
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Naomi Riches announces her retirement
Reigning Paralympic and six-times World Champion Naomi Riches MBE has today announced her retirement from rowing. The 30 year-old is going out on a high having won her sixth World title at the 2013 Championships in Chungju, Republic of Korea. […]
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GB Rowing Team and Guide Dogs continue Innovative Partnership
National charity Guide Dogs and the GB Rowing Team joined forces in the lead up to the London 2012 Games to support rowers with a visual impairment achieve national selection. Visually impaired rowers Naomi Riches and James Roe, of course, […]
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Two rowers appointed to BPA Athletes’ Commission
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) have today announced that it is setting up the organisation’s first ever Athletes’ Commission. The new high calibre Commission will be made up of nine athletes, including London 2012 Paralympians David Clarke (Football), Tom Aggar (Rowing), […]
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British rower Jamie Cook wins inaugural Parmigiani Spirit Award
Earlier today University of London BC member Jamie Cook, 21, received the prestigious Parmigiani Spirit Award at a special ceremony at Mosimann’s in central London. The Parmigiani Spirit Award is a new honour that celebrates the core values of rowing […]
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Minerva Bath RC named ‘Club of the Year’
Picture – Klaus Riekemann (left) pictured with club president & olypian Arnold Cooke at Duisberg masters2nd picture – Klaus Riekemann and Olympic 4+ from 1960 on his way to gold. Adding to the trophy cabinetMinerva Bath Rowing Club took home […]
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British Rowing Champs: “A Great Success”
The 2013 British Rowing Championships have been hailed a “great success” following an action-packed weekend that saw Olympic and World Champions competing alongside the cream of British domestic rowing. Leander dominated the October 19-20 event at the National Water Sports […]
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Leander Club dominant at British Rowing Championships
Leander Club won three of the four available event titles at the British Championships in Nottingham today to build in their multiple wins of yesterday. A women’s quadruple scull featuring Olympic Champion Kat Copeland with Tina Stiller, Bethany Bryan and […]
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