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Both GB Rowing Team eights through to finals at Worlds
Both British eights qualified for Sunday’s finals at the World Championships on New Zealand’s Karapiro lake today – the men by winning their heat and the women by taking the second qualifying slot behind the USA. The Dan Ritchie-stroked GB […]
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Day Two Racing Dominated by Two Countries
Day two of racing at the 2010 World Rowing Championships saw New Zealand and Great Britain take ten wins each on Lake Karapiro. The first race of the day, and the first win for Great Britain was in the women’s […]
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London 2 Paris (and return) 2012
In June 2012 the London 2 Paris rowing challenge will take place starting from Big Ben and finishing at the Eiffel Tower. The event organisers are delighted to announced that the challenge is now open for entries and comprises: 420 […]
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Fizz-filled GB Rowing Team Performance at World Championships Today
The pace of the wind dropped on Lake Karapiro today to create a perfect backdrop for a fizz-filled GB performance on the water at the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand. Eight British boats won their Olympic-category event heats with […]
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Eight GB Rowing Team crews affected as racing is cancelled for the day at world champs
Racing has been abandoned for the remainder of day one at the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand due to continuing high winds, FISA (the world rowing federation) has announced. “The latest weather report shows that the wind will not […]
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GB Rowing Team’s Hosking and Goodsell safely through as racing postponed due to high winds
High winds have given organisers of the 2010 world championships on New Zealand’s Lake Karapiro a headache they had hoped to avoid on the opening day of races. As Britain’s Olympic champions Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter raced into an […]
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Olympic qualifying season begins tomorrow for GB Rowing Team says Tanner
David Tanner, the GB Rowing Team’s Performance Director, says that Britain’s Olympic qualifying season begins in New Zealand when the 2010 World Rowing Championships opens tomorrow on Lake Karapiro and runs until Sunday 7 November. With only 10 months left […]
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World Rowing Championships Start List
The 2010 World Rowing Championships provisional racing programme has been released. The Championships will feature eight days of racing on Lake Karapirio, 31 October – 7 November. For the first time the World Rowing Championships will feature four days of […]
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Karen Hough
It is with great sadness that Grosvenor Rowing Club announce that Club member Karen Hough, sadly passed away on Friday 22nd October 2010. Karen was a holder of the prestigious Frank Lowe Silver Blade this year – an impartial annual […]
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Leptospirosis/Weil’s Disease
Weil’s Disease, also known as Leptospirosis, is rare in Britain with around 40 – 50 cases reported each year, however the disease does kill one or two people every year. It is carried by water organisms, so those taking part in water sports can […]
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