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Oxford University Summer Eights Week
The Oxford University annual four day inter-college Summer Eights event starts tomorrow on the River Isis in Oxford. What is Summer Eights? Summer Eights is a rowing event comprising four days racing from Wednesday to Saturday of 5th week in […]
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Meet Wenlock and Mandeville
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has unveiled its Olympic mascot, Wenlock, and Paralympic mascot, Mandeville. Wenlock and Mandeville were created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the […]
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Lincolnshire Sports Partnership Encourages Young People to Take Part in Sport
Lincolnshire Sports Partnership is encouraging children and young people to take part in sports and activities in the county, through a national sports programme run through Sport England. Sport Unlimited is a three year project launched by Gordon Brown in […]
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Four Wins for Nottingham RC at at Shrewsbury Regatta
Shrewsbury Regatta, organised by Pengwern Boat Club, is located in a picturesque river valley in the centre of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, with Saturday racing covering a 1000 metre upstream stretch of the River Severn. This year, the Saturday racing enjoyed fine […]
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Try Rowing for Free at Tyrian Boat Club
Tyrian Club in London will be running a learn to row taster course over the three days of the May Bank Holiday. In these three sessions you will be taught the basics of rowing using an indoor rowing tank, rowing machines and […]
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West Region Sport Unlimited Project
British Rowing has recently been successful in obtaining funding via the ‘Sport Unlimited’ programme, to run a project designed to increase the number of 16-19 year olds taking part in rowing in the West Region. The project, funded via the […]
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Men stick, women twist in the GB Rowing Team for world cup
Britain’s women have a changed line-up for the opening world cup of the 2010 season with Katherine Grainger teaming up to race a double scull in Bled, Slovenia, over the weekend of May 28-30 with Anna Watkins. It means another […]
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Redgrave Backs Rowing For All Scheme
The UK’s most successful Olympic sport – rowing – has now become accessible to everyone under a new scheme backed by our greatest Olympian, Sir Steve Redgrave CBE. Launching Explore Rowing at Henley on Monday, Sir Steve said, “Explore Rowing […]
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The Varsity Boat Race 2010
On 8th May the annual Varsity Boat Race took place in Bristol between The University of Bristol (UoB) and The University of the West of England (UWE). Bristol University won the 2010 event 4-1. The improvements made on last year, […]
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Robin Hood, Robin Hood, Riding Through the Waves
Coastal rowers from Westover & Bournemouth Rowing Club are to feature as the marine crew in the new Robin Hood movie released on Friday 14th May Ellis Hagger reports on their ‘once in a lifetime’ experience… Early last year an […]
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