GB Rowing Team
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Dorney’s man with a megaphone
It’s not just the racing commentators who are in danger of losing their voice at Eton Dorney. Fada Abiah, a 24-year-old student from Nigeria, is one of the friendliest voices welcoming visitors as they approach the rowing venue. Sitting on […]
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Rowing Magic – and it’s ladies first at Eton Dorney
The whole country’s dream of Gold came true this morning at Eton Dorney when Rowng’s Helen Glover and Heather Stanning powered their way to a stunning victory. This wasn’t just a magical win, this was a win that has made […]
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London 2012 Day 5: Historic first gold for Glover and Stanning
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning opened Team GB’s gold medal count in the women’s pair at Eton Dorney today and with that victory wrote themselves into the history books as Britain’s first female Olympic gold medallists in the sport.
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London 2012 Day 4: Sam and Tash will race finals on same day
The Team GB men’s double scull and women’s eight both progressed to Thursday’s finals by finishing third and fourth today in their respective semi-final and repechage.
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BBC rowing: Rolling with the punches
BBC sports producer Emma Cook is a vital cog in the 19-strong broadcast crew at Eton Dorney this week. The 30-year-old looks after the TV and radio presenters, including Sir Steve Redgrave and John Inverdale. “Briefing the commentators and presenters […]
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London 2012 Day 3: Grainger and Watkins set Olympic best
Britain made four starts at Eton-Dorney today and all four boats moved to the next round – three with relative ease, one with a big dose of drama en route.
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London 2012 Day 2: Doubles double up on heats victories
“This is the Olympic Games, it’s what every elite athlete trains so hard for and like all elite athletes we hate losing”, that’s how Mark Hunter summed up the motivation that he and Zac Purchase felt in the final quarter of their lightweight men’s double scull heat today.
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London 2012 Day 1: Glover and Stanning set Olympic best time at Eton-Dorney
Spectators came in their droves to Eton-Dorney from early today to watch the opening day of the Olympic Rowing Regatta.
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Barry to get “time-out” from Olympics
Team GB rowing coach Bill Barry has been given “time-out” from his duties coaching men’s single sculler Alan Campbell – for a quite special occasion tomorrow morning. The Tokyo silver medallist will be one of 18 Olympic medallists chosen to […]
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London 2012 Olympic preview: Tanner says GB rowers are in great shape
Britain’s rowers were out in force training today at the sport’s Olympic competition venue at Eton-Dorney – just 48 hours before the first races take place in the 2012 Olympic Regatta.
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