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Olympians back in the water for Vets Boat Race
Sir Matthew Pinsent and Jonny Searle will become the first Olympic Gold medallists to compete in the Oxford & Cambridge Veteran’s Race when they don the Dark Blue colours on Friday 25th March. The two Olympic champions, who rowed in […]
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Adaptive racing opportunity
The Birmingham Regatta will be held at Edgbaston Reservoir under British Rowing Rules and the provisions of Row Safe. Birmingham Rowing Club are hosting the event with entries set to close at 7pm on Monday 2 May 2011 (or when […]
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Can you make a difference for the GB Rowing Team in 2011 and 2012?
An exciting 18 months lies in store for the GB Rowing Team as it works towards qualifying for and then competing in the home Olympic Games of 2012. We are looking for someone to support that team in the field […]
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Cardiff and Swansea contest Welsh Varsity
Cardiff and Swansea take to the water on Wednesday 30 March for the 6th annual Welsh Varsity Boat Race on the river Taff. The crews will race over 1800 metres from University Stone at Brains Brewery to the Cardiff Bay […]
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Anticipation builds for Henley Boat Races
Cambridge University’s Women’s Blue Boat topped the scales by a mere 100g at the weigh in ahead of the Henley Boat Races on Sunday 27 March. The Light Blues came in at 68.4kgs and Oxford at 68.3kgs. Unlike the men’s […]
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World Champion Anna Watkins tells us how she started out in rowing
Anna Watkins began rowing recreationally at the age of 18 when she started at Cambridge University in 2001. Having initially decided to take up the sport at Rob Roy Boat Club to get fit and have fun, Anna soon realised […]
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Will Homer aims for World Record
University of Southampton student, Will Homer, is aiming to break the World Record for the 20-29 lightweight category for a 24 hour ergo row. Sponsored by Maximuscle, Will is due to set off at midday on the 23 March in […]
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Junior Rower wins £2500 Arts and Sports Trust grant
Cambridge sculler, Angus McLuskie, has won a £2500 Arts and Sports Trust grant after being spotted in action by Sir Steve Redgrave. 13 year old McLuskie, a Junior Squad race team member at Cambridge’s Rob Roy Boat Club, was competing […]
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Upton RC 32 mile St George’s Challenge
On the mighty River Severn, Britain’s longest river, lies Upton Marina, south of historic Worcester and north of Tewkesbury. Upton Rowing Club invites you to participate in the St George’s Challenge; a 32 mile rowing adventure. Date: Sunday 17 April […]
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Leander take victory at Women’s Head
A devastating display of rowing saw Leander Club avenge last year’s second place finish by storming to victory at the Women’s Head of the River Race by nearly 35 seconds over their nearest rival, the GB composite crew. In near-perfect, warm, […]
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