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A look forward to the finals in Sydney
GB has a total of 14 crews racing in 12 world cup finals tomorrow. Two British crews will contest each of the women’s pair and double scull finals. The GB Rowing Team did not enter a men’s pair or a […]
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Top five double for lightweight single scullers
Ruth Walczak and Jamie Kirkwood took fourth and fifth places respectively in their lightweight single scull finals this afternoon. Making their world cup debuts here, both were in contention for the first 1300m before slipping back slightly off the pace. […]
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All GB women through to finals in Sydney
All four GB Rowing Team women’s crews came safely through their repechages today and will race in tomorrow’s (Sunday’s) finals at the Samsung World Rowing Cup in Sydney. In the process of qualifying they provided a touch of excitement. Jess […]
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Women’s eight add a touch of sparkle to day’s end
Under darkening skies and into a strong headwind, the GB Rowing Team’s women’s eight added sparkle to the day’s end with a strong heat win over Canada and China to book their passage to Sunday’s final. They were down to […]
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First again for Glover
Perhaps fittingly as the first to win gold for TeamGB overall at last summer’s Games, Helen Glover became the first GB rower, with new crew-mate Polly Swann, to reach the finals of the World Cup in Sydney. The Cornish-Scottish women’s […]
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Sydney Stage is set for Opening World Cup
Sydney provides the backdrop to the season’s opener in the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup Series this weekend (22-24 March) – two months earlier than the Series’ traditional May start. It is the first World Cup to be staged in […]
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Behind the scenes with an adaptive World Champion
On Sunday 17th February, Tees RC‘s Caroline MacDonald achieved a stunning feat at the World Indoor Rowing Championships in Boston, USA. Five weeks prior to the event, Arms and Shoulders adaptive rower Caroline was planning her assault on the one […]
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Familiar names in new places
There will be some familiar faces but in new places when the GB Rowing Team competes at the first Samsung world rowing cup of 2013. Olympic men’s four champions Alex Gregory, Peter Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge will race in […]
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Olympic Gold Winner Urges Sports Fans To Rekindle The Flame
2012 Olympic rowing gold medallist Pete Reed has called on sports fans to help rekindle the flame when the Samsung World Rowing Cup comes to Eton Dorney this summer. One of the Games’ most iconic venues, will open its doors […]
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Good mix of results with new people emerging
Established rowers took victory in all five disciplines of the GB Rowing Team Second Winter Assessment trials at Boston, Lincolnshire, today but newer names also made their mark. As expected Olympic medalilst and single scull specialist Alan Campbell won the […]
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