GB Rowing Team
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Electric atmosphere for semi-finals
Today’s electricity at Shunyi was produced by some sensational semi-finals rather than the previously thundery local weather as TeamGB qualified another four boats for the Olympic finals, bringing the total to eight boats and an astonishing 33 athletes through to […]
Read MoreWomen’s pair qualify for the final
TeamGB’s women’s pair of Louisa Reeve and Olivia Whitlam today became the fourth British crew to qualify for the weekend’s Olympic finals at Shunyi Lake, near Beijing. “I thought I’d just feel relieved at qualifying but actually I’m really pleased, […]
Read MoreEight and double join quad in finals
TeamGB’s men’s eight became the second GB boat, after yesterday’s heat success from the women’s quadruple scull, to qualify for Sunday’s finals with a stunning win in their heat over the USA and China. They were joined, later in the […]
Read MoreVictories and a resurgence
Britain’s lightweight men’s double of Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter and women’s quadruple scull both raced to victory in their opening Olympic heats at Shunyi, near Beijing, today, with the latter crew now through to the final and the men […]
Read MoreSolid start at Shunyi
TeamGB’s rowers got off to a solid start to the Olympic regatta today at Shunyi, nr Beijing, with three heat wins and a good performance in the women’s pair from newcomers Olivia Whitlam and Louisa Reeve. “It’s been quite a […]
Read MoreStiller becomes first Beijing “winner”
GB Rowing’s Tina Stiller became the first "winner" on the 2008 Olympic rowing course at Shunyi today when she took first place ahead of team-mate Alice Freeman in the women’s single scull race for team reserves. For Stiller and Freeman […]
Read MoreAnd so it begins
The 2008 Olympic rowing regatta begins on Saturday (9 August) in Beijing, China, with Great Britain’s 43 rowers featuring in 12 of the 14 events. Finals will be contested on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 August. “We have a tradition […]
Read MoreLightweight women miss out on a medal
GB Rowing’s lightweight women’s quadruple scull narrowly missed out on a medal on the final day of the 2008 World Championships this afternoon in Linz, Austria. They finished fourth in 6:41.56, just under a second behind the USA who led […]
Read MoreSilver and bronze in Linz
GB’s junior rowers won a silver and bronze on the finals day of the World Junior Championships in Linz, Austria. The silver came from the men’s coxed four who were involved in a tense battle in the last quarter of […]
Read MoreThree crews into finals
GB Rowing’s junior women’s four as well as the junior men’s coxed four and eight have this morning come through their repechages at the World Senior (non-Olympic) and Junior Championships in Linz, Austria, to qualify for the finals. The junior […]
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