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Flood back in a GB Rowing Team boat for Lucerne World Cup
Twice Olympic silver medalist Debbie Flood is back in the Siemens-sponsored GB Rowing Team for the first time this year. She will race in the women’s eight as a replacement for the injured Lindsey Maguire at the season’s second world […]
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£8 million boost for Paralympic sports
Sport England today announced an £8 million fund to get more disabled people playing sport. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson – one of Britain’s greatest Paralympians – was on hand to help Sport England launch the new Inclusive Sport fund, which will […]
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Significant Returnees to GB Rowing Team for Lucerne
Four familiar names look set to return to the Siemens-sponsored GB Rowing Team for the season’s second world cup in Lucerne, Switzerland from May 25-27. Three of the four will race in the women’s eight – Louisa Reeve, Annabel Vernon […]
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12 GB Rowing Team medals from 12 starts
All 12 GB Rowing Team crews that started in today’s finals at the World Cup in Belgrade finished their journey on the podium as Britain won four golds, six silver and two bronze medals to add to their international-class gold and silver of last night.
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Four semi wins and two medals for GB Rowing Team on day two in Belgrade
The GB Rowing Team – spearheaded by semi-final victories in the men’s and women’s pair, the lightweight men’s double scull and the men’s four – had a buoyant day on the water at the season’s opening world cup in Belgrade.
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Lightweight four serve GB Rowing Team dish of day
For pulse-raising, the lightweight men’s four’s race to a heat victory over China took top prize today. It was flat out, fast and very close all the way.
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GB Rowing Team opens 2012 racing account this weekend
Winter training is over and the GB Rowing Team travels to Belgrade this week to open its racing account for the Olympic season. The 57-strong team (23 women and 34 men) will race in the opening of three 2011 World […]
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GB adaptive squad start 2012 with new silverware
The GB Rowing Team’s Paralympic hopefuls in the mixed coxed four set a new, unofficial world best time in a perfect start to the 2012 season in Italy. The 2011 World Champion crew of Aylesbury’s Pam Relph, Beijing bronze medallist […]
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GB adaptive squad to race in Italy
The GB Rowing Team’s Paralympic hopefuls will get their first test of the year against London 2012 rivals at the Gavirate International Adaptive Regatta in Italy this weekend. Four crews from the Siemens-sponsored and Lottery funded GB Rowing Team are […]
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Rowers back training in rain after 100-day marker passes
At a press day to mark 100 days to the Games, yesterday, the GB Rowing Team said that Olympic champion Tom James will be the “fourth man” in the GB Rowing Team men’s four for the season’s opening World Cup […]
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