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Chambers and Bartley win world places
Chris Bartley, 22, from Farndon in Cheshire, and Richard Chambers, 21, from Coleraine but now living in Oxford, have been selected for Great Britain’s 2006 World Rowing Championships team. The duo, who won the lightweight men’s pair title at the […]
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More medals for GB on last day
GB finished the 2006 World Championships – sponsored by Siemens – with 5 medals – 3 in Olympic classes – after two days of tough and competitive final racing. There were a further 3 medals – 2 of them gold […]
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A golden start
It was a golden start to finals weekend for GB Rowing at the World Championships – sponsored by Siemens – with the day’s finals book-ended by gold medal performances from Zac Purchase and the Camelot sponsored men’s four. In between […]
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Men’s eight round off another good day
There will be plenty of action for home supporters to cheer this weekend, as the GB team qualified a further 4 boats for ‘A’ finals in a thrilling day’s racing at Eton. The sun shone on the Rowing World Championships […]
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Six GB boats in Saturday’s Finals
Six out of eight GB crews ensured that they will be in the starting line up for Saturday’s finals at the World Championships, sponsored by Siemens – and in position to take advantage of huge home support – by qualifying […]
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More progress for GB crews
There was further progress for GB’s crews on day four of the Rowing World Championships – sponsored by Siemens – at Eton Dorney lake. In the lightweight repechages, the men’s four put in a solid performance to win their heat, […]
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Wins on day three for Campbell and men’s pair
It was a return to competitive racing and form today for the two crews that had started the World Championship regatta still recovering from illness. The extra day’s recovery had clearly helped both Alan Campbell and Tom James, as they […]
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Quad on right side of tight finish
It was a day for fans of close finishes at Eton today. The GB women’s quad shaded out a highly competitive Russian crew in a grandstand finish before the men’s eight attempted to do the same, only to lose out […]
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Three wins on day one for GB
With three good wins, GB Rowing got off to a good start at the World Championships – sponsored by Siemens – taking place on home water at Eton today (Sunday 20 August). It was a day where conditions were better […]
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Toughest Challenge Since Athens
Great Britain’s rowers are ready to face their toughest challenge since the Athens Olympic Games, according to Performance Director David Tanner, as they prepare to compete from this Sunday onwards (20-27 August) in the World Rowing Championships, sponsored by Siemens, […]
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