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GB Rowing Team to field two adaptive fours for first time at world cup level
The GB Rowing Team will enter two mixed adaptive coxed four boats at a world cup for the first time after exhaustive trials at the National Training Centre concluded earlier this week. The Paralympic-class events at the Munich leg of […]
Read MoreGB Rowing Team for first world cup of the season to be announced on May 11
The Great Britain Rowing Team will announce its squad for the first world cup of the season during a media call at the National Training Centre at Caversham on Wednesday May 11th at 11am. Full details will be distributed to […]
Read MoreWatkins breaks Grainger’s domestic run at GB Rowing Team Trials
Anna Watkins won the single scull at the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials at the Olympic venue today to end Katherine Grainger’s winning streak of six previous titles.“Whilst it’s nice to win, I don’t really like to race against Katherine, […]
Read MoreGB Rowing Team’s Tom James makes winning return
Olympic men’s four champion Tom James teamed up with Alex Gregory to win his semi-final of the men’s pair at the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials on the Olympic course at Eton-Dorney as he returned after more than two years […]
Read MoreRacing has begun at the 2011 GB Rowing Team Trials
Racing has begun at the 2011 GB Rowing Team Senior Trials. Rowing’s Performance Director David Tanner opened the event by saying that all participating rowers should “feel inspired” by racing on the Olympic venue at Dorney Lake. “This is our […]
Read MoreTop GB Rowing Team Paralympic contenders do battle for world cup places
Britain’s top Paralympic rowing contenders will try to put this Sunday’s 500 days to go to London 2012 milestone out of their heads as they battle over the weekend with each other for world cup places. Trials for the GB […]
Read MoreTop rowers get a taste of pressurised racing on Olympic course
Five Olympic champions will be amongst the top British rowers getting an early taste of pressurised racing on the Olympic course this weekend (16 and 17 April) at the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials. Andrew Triggs Hodge and Pete Reed, […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Tom Broadway
Tom Broadway, winner of silver with the men’s eight at the 2010 World Championships, is one of the squad’s quieter men. He tells us how he got into rowing and what he feels are the attributes needed for success.======================== Tom […]
Read MoreCan you make a difference for the GB Rowing Team in 2011 and 2012?
An exciting 18 months lies in store for the GB Rowing Team as it works towards qualifying for and then competing in the home Olympic Games of 2012. We are looking for someone to support that team in the field […]
Read MoreWorld Champion Anna Watkins tells us how she started out in rowing
Anna Watkins began rowing recreationally at the age of 18 when she started at Cambridge University in 2001. Having initially decided to take up the sport at Rob Roy Boat Club to get fit and have fun, Anna soon realised […]
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