GB Rowing Team
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Grainger and Watkins set scene for finals showdown
Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins both won their women’s single scull semi-finals today at the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials to set up an enticing final tomorrow between the world double scull champions. “I’m pleased with today. I’ve got two […]
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James and Egington impress in heats
Olympic men’s four champion Tom James and his men’s pair partner Ric Egington won the closest race of the morning in the heats of the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials at Eton Dorney this morning. The duo pipped their rivals […]
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Mark Hunter is Olympic Athlete of the Year
Mark Hunter has been named rowing’s Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2011 by the British Olympic Association. He received his award at Twickenham Stadium tonight during the GB Rowing Team’s annual team awards dinner. Hunter, whose Beijing gold with […]
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GB Rowing Team in shape to do the nation proud
GB Performance Director David Tanner has today spoken with confidence of the GB Rowing Team’s ability to “do the nation proud” on home waters in July and August this year. The man who has overseen the preparations for every squad […]
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2012 is approaching
Katherine Grainger (three-times Olympic silver medallist): “I think that I’ve woken up on a few New Year’s Days in past Olympic years so I know exactly what it means and what we have to achieve. I’ll wake up, like everyone […]
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Boston Trials Round-Up
It was frozen, it rained and then the wind picked up its pacebut the GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment went aheadin Boston, Lincolnshire, today pitting Britain’s top rowers againstthe elements and the clock on a 5km course. “Yes it’s tough […]
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GB Olympic hopefuls on trial at Boston
The event described recently by Alan Campbell – Britain’s top single sculler – as the one “where it all begins for the Olympics” will go ahead this Saturday in Boston, Lincolnshire. Boston perennially hosts the second GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment […]
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GB rowers among awards lists
Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins have been shortlisted for the Sports Journalists’ Association Team of the Year Award with the ceremony taking place in London’s Covent Garden today. The duo successfully defended their World Championships double scull title in Bled, Slovenia, this year despite […]
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Silver for GB Rowing Team at European Championships
The lightweight women’s double of Kathryn Twyman and Andrea Dennis won an impressive silver medal for the GB Rowing Team at the European Championships today behind the Greek World Champions. It was the second time in a fortnight that Twyman […]
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GB Rowing Team crews reach finals of European Championships
The GB Rowing Team saw three out of four boats reach the finals of the European Championships in Bulgaria with first and second places in the repechages today. The lightweight women’s double won their race in emphatic fashion while the […]
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