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Gold and two silvers for GB at World Championships
The GB Rowing Team opened its medal tally with a gold and two silvers on the first of four World Championship medal days on Slovenia’s Lake Bled. Kieren Emery and Peter Chambers bagged Britain’s gold in the lightweight men’s pair. Silvers followed for […]
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GB Rowing Team’s first London Olympic boat places booked
The GB Rowing Team won all three of its semis on a day when the women’s pair and men’s eight qualified for tomorrow’s finals guaranteeing these boat slots for the nation at the 2012 London Olympic Games. Heather Stanning and […]
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Adaptive duo claim first Paralympic place for GB Rowing Team
Nick Beighton and Samantha Scowen have become the first members of the GB Rowing Team to book a place at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, after qualifying in the Trunk and Arms mixed double sculls at the World Rowing Championships […]
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Hosking and Goodsell and two adaptive boats through to semi-finals
Britain’s Sophie Hosking and Hester Goodsell won their opening heat here in Slovenia today to bring Britain’s tally of World Championship Olympic class heat wins to ten. The lightweight women’s double scull held off a strong Kiwi challenge to take […]
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Purchase and Hunter make winning return
Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter, the Olympic and world champions, raced today for the first time since May, won their heat and now move through to the World Championships quarter-finals in Bled, Slovenia. Purchase has been struggling with a post […]
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Eight heat wins for GB Rowing Team at Worlds
Marcus Bateman and Matt Wells were the first GB boat to qualify for the World Championships semi-finals today, winning their opening heat in 6:18.47. The duo made sure of their progression on Slovenia’s picturesque Lake Bled with a strong second […]
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Paralympic contenders race at Worlds on Paralympic Games countdown day
The GB Rowing Team’s Paralympic contenders will start the race for their Games places exactly as the One Year Countdown to London 2012 begins. Reigning Paralympic champion Tom Aggar is one of seven rowers plus a cox who compete in […]
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Finishing touches added to GB Rowing Team for World Championships
The finishing touches have been made to the GB Rowing Team for this year’s World Championships which is also the Olympic and Paralympic qualifying regatta. Britain has decided to continue with the women’ s quadruple scull combination which took silver […]
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Win for GB on final day of World Rowing Junior Championships
The GB junior men’s quadruple scull enjoyed a resounding win in the ‘B’ final ahead of Australia today, providing an upbeat end to the World Rowing Junior Championships at Eton Dorney in which the GB Rowing Team won two […]
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Double silver for GB crews at World Rowing Junior Championships
The GB Rowing Team celebrated two silver medals at the World Rowing Junior Championships on Eton Dorney Lake today in the Olympic and Paralympic rowing test event. The women’s four upset the odds to finish ahead of New […]
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