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Grainger turns tables whilst Hodge and Reed prove dominance
GB Performance Director David Tanner predicted that today’s racing in the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials would be the most competitive ever seen at a Trials and that is how it turned out to be. The Olympic course showed itself off […]
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Grainger and Watkins set scene for finals showdown
Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins both won their women’s single scull semi-finals today at the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials to set up an enticing final tomorrow between the world double scull champions. “I’m pleased with today. I’ve got two […]
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James and Egington impress in heats
Olympic men’s four champion Tom James and his men’s pair partner Ric Egington won the closest race of the morning in the heats of the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials at Eton Dorney this morning. The duo pipped their rivals […]
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Sad news of the death of Margaret Marshall
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Margaret Marshall on Thursday 8th March 2012. Margaret was a member of Derwent Rowing Club, and a long-time supporter of provincial and national rowing in the UK. She won […]
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Rowing recognised as a truly inclusive sport
British Rowing has been awarded the Intermediate level of sport’s Equality Standard, joining a group of only six national governing bodies of sport to have achieved the award. Catherine Hughes, Head of Equality and Diversity at Sport England said “Congratulations […]
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Staying Safe on the Upper Thames Tideway
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has released a video which is designed to help crews safely navigate the upper tidal Thames between Putney and Kew. The film provides a simple guide to the unique Code of Conduct for safe […]
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Legendary ocean rower John Fairfax dies
This year more than 60 people have set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean but they weren’t the first. Being the first ever is very rare and John Fairfax was a very special man. John was born in Italy […]
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Phil Clements becomes FISA umpire
British Rowing would like to congratulate Phil Clements (pictured above right) who passed the FISA Umpires exam in Oslo on Saturday 4th February. Phil, of Wycliffe College Boat Club and Chairman of WAGS Regional Rowing Council, said that it was a […]
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Boat Race welcomes women rowers to the Tideway
The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race celebrated a ‘momentous day’ today, with the announcement that the women’s Boat Race will be given equal billing with the men’s from 2015 onwards. At a press conference in London this morning, new […]
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Mark Hunter is Olympic Athlete of the Year
Mark Hunter has been named rowing’s Olympic Athlete of the Year for 2011 by the British Olympic Association. He received his award at Twickenham Stadium tonight during the GB Rowing Team’s annual team awards dinner. Hunter, whose Beijing gold with […]
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