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Olympic champion Anna Watkins on comeback trail
With just under a year to go to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Anna Watkins has made public her return to training. Watkins has been back in training for a few months now and has stepped up the intensity of […]
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Junior men’s quad surge into history books in Rio
The GB Rowing Team junior men’s quadruple scull produced a storming finish to win a historic gold medal at the World Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gavin Horsburgh, Joshua Armstrong, Sam Meijer and Chris Lawrie were fifth at […]
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Four more GB junior crews through to Rio finals
Six GB Rowing Team crews are through to Saturday’s A finals at the World Junior Championships after another encouraging day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The women’s and men’s quadruple scull crews again caught the eye, winning their semi-finals on […]
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Quads catch the eye in Rio
The women’s and men’s quadruple scull crews both recorded impressive heat wins as the GB Rowing Team made a good start to the 2015 World Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Six British crews progressed to the semi-finals in […]
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One year to Rio – GB rowers start Olympic countdown
Today marks one year until the Rio 2016 Olympic Games get under way – and GB Rowing Team rowers are excitedly counting down to what they believe will be an “incredibly inspiring” event. While the first goal is to secure […]
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Pettipher triumphs in 301st wager
Louis Pettipher won the 301st Doggett’s from London Bridge to Chelsea in 24 minutes 23 seconds on Saturday, August 1. It was a fine day and a fine race through 11 bridges – that is to say, 11 more bridges […]
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Oxford Brookes University win Red Bull Outrow for the second year
On Sunday 2nd August at 10:21am, eight rowing teams from across the world set off 3km west of Minsterworth in Gloucestershire, attempting to outrow the world renowned Severn Bore. Yesterday the eight teams had a 280 metre head start on […]
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Tributes to Kevin Whyman
Tributes have been paid across the rowing community to a former GB junior and Cambridge cox who died at a motor festival this weekend when the display aircraft he was piloting suddenly crashed. Whyman, aged 39 and known latterly as […]
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Finishing touches put to strong World Champs squad
The GB Rowing Team selectors have today announced the men’s four that will race at the World Championships later this month – an event this year that is also the Olympic and Paralympic qualifying regatta. Alan Sinclair, Stewart Innes, Tom […]
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Women lead the way at Coupe de la Jeunesse
The GB Rowing Team won the women’s competition and were runners-up in both the men’s and overall standings when the 31st edition of the Coupe de la Jeunesse took place in Szeged, Hungary over the weekend. Britain’s overall medal haul […]
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