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Disabled athletes rise to the challenge at 2011 Amputee Games
Over 80 amputees took part in the 2011 Amputee Games, meeting sporting legends Jodie Cundy & Tanni Grey Thompson in the process. The Games, which were held at the Stoke Mandeville Stadium on August 13-14, offered novice and experienced […]
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Charlie Shore Regatta comes back to life
Charlie Shore’s Twickenham Boys’ and Girls’ Regatta is set to be brought back to life on Saturday 17th September, 53 years since it was last held. The regatta, which was founded in 1894, will feature 20 rowers from Orleans Park […]
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Strong squad announced for EURC 2011
Great Britain has announced a strong squad to compete in the seventh European University Rowing Championships in Russia next week. A team of 64 rowers and nine coaches will travel to the Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Course in Moscow, […]
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Student recovers from broken neck to face record-breaking Atlantic challenge
A man who was told that he would never play sport again is aiming to set a new world record as one quarter of the youngest four-man crew to row across the Atlantic Ocean. Hugo Turner, 23, suffered a crushed […]
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Curlew invitation for new and experienced rowers
Greenwich-based Curlew Rowing Club has announced a meeting for new and old squad members ahead of the 2011/12 season. The club is looking to build on a successful 2010/11 season, which culminated in qualifying two VIIIs for the Thames […]
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Gloucester launches new landing stage
A host of champions and dignitaries helped celebrate the launch of Gloucester Rowing Club’s new landing stage – the first phase of an ambitious new Boathouse project. The £1.5million project would provide state-of-the-art facilities for the rowing club, as well […]
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WRJC 2011: British Rowing Members’ Gallery
Eton Dorney played host to an extraordinary week of elite junior racing earlier this month, as the 2011 World Rowing Junior Championships welcomed athletes from 48 nations. We take a look at some of the highlights of the event, including […]
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Coastal Rowing lets rip
They say you’re never more than 70 miles from the ocean in the UK, and with thousands of miles of coast to choose from it’s little wonder that this area of the sport is growing so fast. Surf rowing, […]
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Former WEARA Chairman Colin Myrone dies aged 72
It is with great sadness that we have been advised of the passing of Colin Myrone at the age of 72, after a period of illness. Colin became Chairman of the West of England Amateur Rowing Association in 1975, and […]
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British duo set new world record for Indian Ocean crossing
A pair of British rowers have set a new world record after rowing over 3,100 miles, unsupported, from Australia to Mauritius. James Adair, 30, and Ben Stenning, 31, spent 116 days rowing their a £15,000 custom-designed vessel across the Indian […]
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