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Bumper semi-final crop for GB Rowing Team at Munich world cup
The sun in Munich might have vanished overnight but the GB Rowing Team still grew a bumper crop of semi-finalists in the rain at the World Rowing Cup in Munich today. Twelve from fourteen of GB’s Olympic class boats won […]
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Aggar wins Munich heat as Scowen and Beighton make double scull world cup debut
Sam Scowen and Nick Beighton made their world cup debut as a combination in Munich this evening when they raced to third place in the heats of the Paralympic-class mixed adaptive double scull. Scowen was a world championships finalist in […]
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From sibling rivalry to world-level success
Jo Cook, part of the GB Rowing Team women’s eight that narrowly missed out on a medal at the 2010 World Rowing Championships, tells us how she got into rowing, as well as her hopes and aspirations for the […]
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GB Rowing Team gets a little extra help
The GB Rowing Team is receiving additional support as it prepares for the first World Cup of the season in Munich later this week (May 26-29). The team, which is sponsored by Siemens and funded by the Lottery, has recently […]
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Caution keeps Watkins away from Munich
World champion Anna Watkins will not join her title-winning partner Katherine Grainger at the season’s first world cup in Munich from May 27-29 as team officials play a cautionary game over her recent back injury. “We wanted to be sure […]
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GB Rowing Team’s Mark Hunter shines in testing to secure world cup place
Londoner Mark Hunter has negotiated some stiff post-Trials testing to keep his hopes of an Olympic title defence on home water in 2012 on track. The 32 year-old Thames Waterman from Forest Gate has been named alongside his Beijing gold […]
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GB Rowers Support Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
On Thursday 23 June 2011, the top floor of City Hall will be filled with GB Olympian rowers, sports players and other celebrity spectators watching city teams compete in the fundraising challenge, “Row Hard for Neuro-disability”, sponsored by Stanford Resourcing. […]
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GB junior men’s fours create a little history at Munich Junior Regatta
The GB Rowing Team’s trio of junior men’s fours created their own bit of history at the Munich Junior Regatta this weekend when they all reached the final during Saturday’s racing. This was a first for GB at this level. […]
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Mooring plans for Thames during Olympics
The Port of London Authority are expecting the Thames and inland waterways around London to be a magnet for people during the Olympic period, particularly for those wanting to be on the water. With limited availability of visitor moorings, help […]
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GB Rowing Team confirms Reed and Hodge in men’s pair
The GB Rowing Team has this morning confirmed that Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge will race in a pair at the season’s first world cup of the season in Munich from May 27-29. Reed, 29, from Gloucestershire and Hodge, […]
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