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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 […]
Read MoreBritish 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 […]
Read MoreMinerva 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 […]
Read MoreCampbell and Walsh named Champions of the Thames
After a delayed start yesterday afternoon (8th October), Imogen Walsh and Alan Campbell won the 2013 Wingfield Sculls – the 183-year-old contest for single scullers on the Tideway’s famous Championship Course. Defending champion Campbell triumphed over fellow GB Rowing Team […]
Read MoreItchen Imperial RC triumphs at weather-hit South Coast Champs
Itchen Imperial RC claimed the coveted Bideford Bowl for the first time in 57 years on Saturday, after a severely weather-hit day at the 2013 South Coast Championships in Deal. With the South Coast Junior Regatta successfully completed in the […]
Read MoreLYR receives prestigious award
London Youth Rowing has been honoured at the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games Annual Awards, receiving the Community Partner of the Year Award in association with Sport England at a glittering ceremony in London’s West End. More than 114,000 people […]
Read MoreBR Tour 2013 – ‘Explore Rowing at its best’
Close to 80 rowers from across the UK took to Scotland on August 29th, for the 20th British Rowing Tour. The three-night tour took in the Scottish Lowlands, including the famous Falkirk Wheel and Loch Lomond. Dawn Brace reports… The […]
Read MoreSad news of the death of Jon Beagley
Weybridge Rowing Club is very sad to report that its larger than life Junior Coach Jon Beagley passed away on 10th August at his home in Addlestone, Surrey. He had been diagnosed only about a month earlier with a brain […]
Read MoreEngland dominates 2013 Home International
This year’s Home International Regatta, held in glorious warm, sunny and still conditions at the National Water Sport Centre in Nottingham on Saturday (27th July), was dominated by England, who won 26 of the 34 races that made up the […]
Read MoreHenley Masters Regatta enjoys vintage year
Despite the chilly start on Friday morning, the twentieth Henley Masters Regatta was held in the hottest conditions for many years. Competitors were subjected to temperatures of over 30 degrees celsius as they raced 1000 metres from Temple Island to […]
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