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Adaptive Trials Report
Tom Aggar, who won the world championships title last year in the Siemens-sponsored single scull reaffirmed his pre-eminent GB squad position today. Aggar, who has fought his way back to fitness after sustaining a rib injury over the winter, put […]
Read MoreShuffled pack behind leaders
Today’s 1900m time trials at the GB Rowing Senior Trials in Belgium produced predicted leaders going into tomorrow’s semi-finals as well as a shuffled pack behind them. Katherine Grainger, Alan Campbell, Mark Hunter and Helen Casey were predictably fastest in […]
Read MoreHoughton amongst late withdrawals
Triple world champion Frances Houghton is amongst a late flurry of rowers who have been forced by illness out of this weekend’s GB Rowing Senior Trials in Hazewinkel, Belgium, where racing has been advanced by a day because of predicted […]
Read MoreDurham rowers set to up their rate in state of the art racing boat
Crews from one of the north of England’s leading rowing clubs will be upping their stroke rate in search of glory after securing funding for a new state-of-the-art racing four. Durham Amateur Rowing Club will be launching their new boat […]
Read MoreSprint wins in Seville
British crews recorded four wins for the second successive day in Spain – this time at the Andalucian International Regatta – in wetter conditions and on a 500m "sprint" course in Seville. The men’s pair, four, eight and single scull […]
Read MoreFour wins for reshuffled squad
British crews recorded four wins in the FISA Team Cup today in Seville despite a reshuffle caused by illness. Racing took place over 1,000m and in a strong headwind. The men’s eight, four, pair and single scull all won. Alan […]
Read MoreMen’s crews in pre-season racing warm-up
Great Britain’s men will enjoy a racing warm-up for the season when they take part in both Saturday’s FISA Team Cup and Sunday’s Andalucian International Regatta in Seville, Spain, on shortened courses of 1,000m and 500m respectively. Seven crews have […]
Read MoreFebruary Trials results
Here are the results of the February 2008 Winter Assessment Trials, held in Boston, Lincolnshire, on Saturday 9 February. All members of the current senior GB squads were exempt from these trials. Men’s pair Burton/Tom/Broadway/Tom/LC/16:56.52 Lawson/Ian/Orme/James/LC/17:04.48 Rennie/Scott/Pelly/Henry/Molesey BC/CUBC/17:08.12 Laughton/George/Palmer/Henry/LC/17:15.64 Durrant/Scott/Hudspith/Karl/OBUBC/17:18.98 […]
Read MoreGrainger, Reed and Hodge take trials titles
Peter Reed and Andy Hodge won the first contest of the Olympic season between Britain’s top men, raced in pairs, whilst Katherine Grainger won the equivalent women’s battle, raced in single sculls, at the British Winter Assessment Trials in Boston, […]
Read MorePurchase and Pauls take lightweight honours
Zac Purchase and Mathilde Pauls won the men’s and women’s lightweight single scull 5km GB Assessment trials in Boston, Lincs, yesterday. Purchase was quickest to all three timing points and won by just under seven seconds from James Lindsey-Fynn who, […]
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