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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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GB Rowing Team ready to take on Worlds and seek Games places
The GB Rowing Team arrived in Bled, Slovenia, today from their European-based training camps ready for the challenge of the 2011 World Championships which start on Sunday (28 Aug), run to 4 September and double as a qualifying regatta for […]
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Strong squad announced for EURC 2011
Great Britain has announced a strong squad to compete in the seventh European University Rowing Championships in Russia next week. A team of 64 rowers and nine coaches will travel to the Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Course in Moscow, […]
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Rule-change ahead of 2011 World Rowing Coastal Championships
FISA has announced a series of new regulations ahead of the fifth annual World Rowing Coastal Championships in Bari, Italy. The 2011 championships are taking place from 21st to 23rd October, with FISA’s new rules designed to ‘allow coastal rowing […]
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WRJC 2011: From Almaty to Eton
Athletes from around the world gathered at Eton Dorney last week for the 2011 World Junior Rowing Championships, but few can have felt quite as far from home as Kazakhstan single sculler Vladislav Yakovlev. The 18-year old and his coach, […]
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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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