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Adaptive golden hat-trick and bronze for Freeman Pask
[img_assist|nid=3146|title=Aggar celebrates Munich victory|desc=Picture: Peter Spurrier|link=none|align=left|width=360|height=308]Britain’s adaptive crews stole the late afternoon limelight in Munich by taking gold in all three events as well as a silver in the men’s single scull. Tom Aggar, reigning Paralympic champion, began the medal […]
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21 crews through to world cup finals in Munich
[img_assist|nid=3144|title=The men’s four hold off Slovenia to win Munich semi|desc=Pic: Peter Spurrier|link=none|align=right|width=353|height=297]GB Rowing has qualified 21 crews for the finals of this weekend’s World Cup due to finish here in Munich at lunchtime tomorrow (Sunday) – eleven of them booked […]
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Second men’s four through to semi-finals
James Foad, Tom Broadway, Nathaniel Reilly O’Donnell and Pete Marsland won their repechage in Munich this afternoon to move into tomorrow’s semi-finals of the men’s four at the season’s second world cup. Their victory came after a morning session in […]
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Nine heat winners but mixed fortunes in heats of Munich world cup
[img_assist|nid=3141|title=Hosking (left) and Goodsell were amongst today’s heat winners in Munich|desc=Picture: Peter Spurrier|link=none|align=right|width=332|height=200] Nine GB Rowing crews won their opening heats at the world cup in Munich this morning but the two headline crews of Andrew Triggs Hodge and Pete […]
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Adaptive rowers prepare for World Cup
GB Rowing has announced the adaptive squad that will race at the World Cup in Munich from 18 – 21 June, 2009 as part of their preparations for the World Championships later this year. Paralympic gold medallist Tom Aggar will […]
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Small changes only for Munich World Cup
GB Rowing has tinkered at the margins of the successful maiden ship it launched onto the 2009 rowing world cup circuit two weeks ago in Banyoles, Spain, as it prepares for the Munich leg from June 19-21, 2009. That ship […]
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Purchase to take break from racing
Zac Purchase, jointly with his support team within GB Rowi[img_assist|nid=3096|title=Zac Purchase in training earlier this year|desc=Picture: Peter Spurrier|link=none|align=right|width=336|height=251]ng, has announced today that he will take a break from racing in the 2009 season in order to recover more fully from […]
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Olympic Sarah breaks retirement for unique charity challenge
Sarah Winckless, a spearhead of the recent successes of the GB women’s squad – double World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist – retired gracefully from the sport just two months ago. In June she is back in a boat at […]
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Pitch2Podium unearths promising Olympic talent from rugby
Rob Milligan, a former Northampton Saints and England U20s forward, was very impressive at the Pitch2Podium talent assessment day at Reading’s Madjeski Stadium. So much so that the testers immediately invited him to attend a Phase Two assessment with GB Rowing. He has since been selected for […]
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Nine golds in Banyoles
[img_assist|nid=3084|title=Mens quadruple scull put in a significant performance|desc=Picture: Peter Spurrier|link=none|align=right|width=333|height=222]GB Rowing’s squad at the first world cup of the season took, numerically, its biggest medal tally of all-time with nine golds, a silver and a bronze from 16 starters in […]
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