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Roaring success at City of Exeter Regatta
Saturday 13th July saw over 600 competitors converge on Exeter Quay for the annual City of Exeter Regatta. With more than 150 events, the 2013 Regatta was the biggest edition of the event for a decade. The day saw large […]
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Sad news of the death of John Veats
British Rowing has learned with great sadness of the death of John Veats, Honorary Life Vice President of British Rowing, who died peacefully at home on Sunday 14th July. John was a dedicated volunteer and officer of British Rowing (formerly […]
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Gold for women’s pair in Lucerne
Helen Glover and Polly Swann took the opening gold of the Sunday programme at the World Cup today and with it a hat-trick of 2013 World Cup titles and the overall leaders’ bibs – one of the five GB crews […]
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Glover and Swann get GB Rowing Team off to golden start
Helen Glover and Polly Swann got Great Britain off to a golden start on finals day of the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland. Their victory, in the morning session, in the women’s pair came in the face of strong […]
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Aldred and Scrimgeour win gold in Lucerne
Sam Scrimgeour and Mark Aldred had never raced on the world-famous Rotsee until this weekend. Their only previous view was from website footage. This afternoon they made the lake in Lucerne their own with gold in the lightweight men’s pair […]
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10 GB Rowing Crews into tomorrow’s World Cup finals
The GB Rowing Team will have ten crews in tomorrow’s final of the season’s World Cup finale in Lucerne, Switzerland. Seven crews came through from repechages or semi-finals today to join the already-qualified women’s eight, pair and double scull. “With […]
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100% record for GB Rowing Team Lightweights
All three GB Rowing Team crews competing in this morning’s international lightweight class semi-finals are through to this afternoon’s finals. Sam Scrimgeour and Mark Aldred led from the front throughout to win their lightweight men’s pair semi-final in 6:42.02. By […]
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GB Rowing Team’s men’s four and Jamie Kirkwood into semis
The GB Rowing Team men’s four bounced back from this morning’s disappointment to qualify for tomorrow’s semi-finals at the Samsung World Rowing Cup in Lucerne. Strokeman Mat Tarrant took them to halfway in 3:04.29 in their repechage with a lead […]
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GB Rowing Team’s Williams says it’s “good to be tested”
Coach Robin Williams says it was good for his charges – Olympic Champion Helen Glover and former World U23 finalist Polly Swann – to be challenged hard in their opening heat of the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne this morning. […]
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Dame Di receives SRA Emeritus award
The Honorary President of British Rowing, Dame Di Ellis DBE, has received the Sport and Recreation Alliance’s prestigious Emeritus Award, celebrating a lifetime’s commitment to sport and recreation in the UK. Dame Di received the coveted honour from HRH Prince Edward […]
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