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The British Rowing Council met on Saturday 22 February at Hammersmith HQ to discuss various issues including the 2014/15 budget, membership fees, funding and the Competition Review. British Rowing Chairman Annamarie Phelps welcomed the Regional representatives and Executive Board members […]
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Shape Your Sport – What You Said
At the end of 2013 we sent out a survey to ask you your thoughts on British Rowing and rowing more generally. We had a great response with nearly 1,000 members coming back to us. The results have helped us […]
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British Rowing Appoints Interim CEO
British Rowing is pleased to announce the appointment of an interim Chief Executive Officer, following Kate Burt’s decision to leave British Rowing last month. Neil Chugani has stepped into the role on a part-time basis, with immediate effect. Neil has been […]
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Next steps for Zac
2008 Olympic champion Zac Purchase has not ruled out future sporting challenges but has called time on a rowing career which also saw him take Olympic silver in London. Purchase, with Mark Hunter, competed in the lightweight double scull – […]
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Olympic Champion joins London Youth Rowing
Olympic gold and silver medallist Mark Hunter has joined London Youth Rowing, beginning work in early February to further develop the sport in east London. Mark was born in Newham, just a stone’s throw from the London Regatta Centre, and […]
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Olympic Champions to swap boats for bikes
Next time Olympic rowing champions Tom James MBE and Mark Hunter MBE don their lycra, it will be to prepare for a fight to the finish of a different kind. The decorated former GB Rowing Team rowers will be getting […]
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Rowing loses member of a rowing dynasty
British Rowing is sad to announce the death of Nick Bevan on 12th January, aged 72 years, following a long illness. Nick was part of a Bevan rowing dynasty, with an extended family that on one occasion filled a rowing […]
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Williams relishes City challenge
Rob Williams, Olympic silver medallist in 2012 and former World Champion, has chosen to continue the challenge of a City job he took up after the London Games and will not return to rowing. Coached by Rob Morgan, Williams took […]
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New Council Reps
We are pleased to welcome the following new regional representatives to the British Rowing Council: Laura Lion and Andrew Blit. Their terms of office on Council run from 1st January 2014 to 31st December 2016. Laura Lion Laura started her […]
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Rowers recognised at the 2013 SJA awards
The Sports Journalists’ Association (SJA), GB’s largest national organisation for professional sports journalists, held its annual awards luncheon in London on Thursday 12th December. In 2012 the prestigious J.L. Manning award was presented to Lord Coe. This year it was […]
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