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London 2012: Three GB crews ready to fire up the ‘Dorney Roar’ one last time
The ‘Dorney Roar’ of London 2012, the phenomenal wall of noise generated by the crowd at the Olympic and Paralympic rowing venue, will have one last outing tomorrow as GB rowers race in three medal finals back-to-back in a final […]
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London 2012: Double scull makes it three GB crews into Paralympic finals
The ParalympicsGB mixed double scull of Army Captain Nick Beighton and Sam Scowen put in a thrilling performance at Eton Dorney to win their repechage and qualify for the London 2012 Paralympic rowing final. The ‘trunk and arms’ double, who […]
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London 2012: The Two Toms
Olympic champion Tom Aggar opened the defence of his Beijing title on Friday, with a length victory in the first Arms and Shoulders Single Sculls heats at Eton Dorney. As well as home advantage and the much-vaunted ‘Dorney roar’ to […]
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London 2012: Unbeaten Aggar and Four into Paralympic finals
ParalympicGB’s two reigning World Champion crews, Tom Aggar in the GB men’s single and the GB mixed coxed four, both won their heats in style to secure a place in Sunday’s medal finals at Eton Dorney. Only the winners of […]
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Sad news of the death of Geoff Carney
British Rowing is sad to report the death of Geoff Carney this morning (Friday 24th August). A member of HSBC Rowing Club, Geoff was a familiar face at Richmond Amateur Regatta and several Thames and Tideway Regattas for many years. […]
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ParalympicsGB rowers ready to race at London 2012
ParalympicsGB rowers are in final preparations at their training base before they take to the water of Eton Dorney at London 2012 next week. GB has two reigning World Champion crews going into the Games of Tom Aggar in the […]
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Olympic legends drop in on Barnes Bridge Ladies
On Sunday 19th August, a ‘Battle Bus’ of sporting legends arrived at Barnes Bridge Ladies Rowing Club as part of Join In Local Sport – a nationwide grassroots campaign to encourage community sport. Team GB’s golden boy Mo Farah joined […]
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Grobler eyes more success at Rio 2016
Martin Gough talks to Jurgen Grobler, GB Rowing Team Men’s Chief Coach, after his charges helped Team GB to a record-breaking medal haul at the London 2012 Olympic Rowing Regatta. [newsimage=0]Jurgen Grobler has pronounced himself happy with the four Olympic […]
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Team GB’s Top Kat
When Kat Copeland and Sophie Hosking lined up for the final of the London 2012 Women’s Lightweight Double Sculls, few outside the rowing world would have been familiar with one of the GB Rowing Team’s most recent match-ups. Seven minutes […]
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Medal for GB junior men’s eight at World Junior Championships
The GB Rowing Team’s junior men’s eight won a hard-fought bronze medal in the final race of the World Junior Championships in Bulgaria today. The GB crew, coxed by Ed Henshaw, clinched a place on the podium in Plovdiv with […]
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