Andy Houghton

Andy Houghton returned to the GB Rowing Team in 2017 to take on the challenge of racing the PR1 single sculls in the run-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Successful start to season in Varese

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

GB’s adaptive rowers had a strong start to their season, winning four golds, three silvers and a bronze as well as the overall team cup trophy at the Varese International Regatta this weekend (2-3 May, 2009). Reigning Paralympic champion Tom Aggar was a […]

Tom Ransley MBE

Tom Ransley completed his collection of international titles at Rio 2016 when he added Olympic gold to his two world championships and one European crown.

Grainger has Trials “wow factor”

Monday, 13 April 2009

Katherine Grainger took her eighth career title at the GB Rowing trials today. Her victory by seven seconds in the women’s single scull had the day’s “wow factor” as the three-times Olympic medallist has only been back in the sport […]

ARA to be rebranded ‘British Rowing’

Monday, 9 February 2009

Association Council members have approved a change of name to ‘British Rowing’ in principle at their quarterly meeting on Saturday 7 February. The motion was approved by a unanimous vote from members present.  The necessary rule changes for the new […]

Richard Bowsher – creator of a thriving recreational club

Friday, 19 September 2008

Richard Bowsher was nominated by Goring Gap Boat Club for the Volunteer of the Year 2008 awards because he has ‘transformed the outlook, attitude and approach of the membership through his hard work creating a thriving recreational club’. Here are some of […]

Alex Pattinson (Tyne RC) – exceptional dedication and maturity

Friday, 19 September 2008

ARA Under -18 National Volunteer of the Year Alex has been an outstanding volunteer at Tyne Rowing Club. Having just turned 18, he has shown exceptional dedication and maturity in his involvement with the club. He has volunteered his time to […]

Electric atmosphere for semi-finals

Wednesday, 13 August 2008

Today’s electricity at Shunyi was produced by some sensational semi-finals rather than the previously thundery local weather as TeamGB qualified another four boats for the Olympic finals, bringing the total to eight boats and an astonishing 33 athletes through to […]

Ten crews through to World U23 finals

Saturday, 19 July 2008

Ten GB Rowing crews are through to tomorrow’s finals of the World U23 Championships in  Brandeburg, Germany. Nine qualified through the standard racing session and a tenth, the men’s four, joined later by finishing third in their semi-final which was […]

Three golds amongst the World Cup headlines

Sunday, 22 June 2008

Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter’s third win from three world cups in the lightweight men’s double scull, Elise Laverick’s first world cup gold of all time – with Anna Bebington in the women’s double scull – the medal-winning return to […]