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Aggar wins Inaugural FISA Award
Tom Aggar, reigning world and Paralympic champion, has been named as World Rowing’s Adaptive Crew of the Year by the sport’s governing body, FISA. He is the inaugural winner of this Award which makes its first appearance on the FISA […]
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CCPR – music licensing update
Under current law sports clubs are required to purchase Performing Right Society licences for the use of music within their venues. The fees from these licences are distributed to composers and recording artists. Clubs have however benefitted from exemptions from […]
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Ocean first for British rowers
For four and a half years, Molesey rower Chris Martin, 28, had dreamt of rowing underneath Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge – a fitting finale to his planned record breaking North Pacific Ocean row. After leaving Choshi Marina in Japan on […]
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Universities Boat Race 2010
The 2009 winners of the Aberdeen Asset Management Universities Boat Race ‘threw down the gauntlet’ to their opposition today. Tania Griffin, team president of Aberdeen University Boat Club issued the formal challenge to Craig Marjoribanks, president of Robert Gordon University […]
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Brian Armstrong – Lifetime Achievement Award
Chris Baillieu MBE, recently appointed Chairman of sports coach UK, introduced the Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Coaching Awards presentation Dinner, held in London on Tuesday 8th December. The Chairman said of Brian Armstrong, a fellow oarsman, “This award goes to […]
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Grainger is named Scottish Sportsperson of the Year
Katherine Grainger has been named the Scottish Sportsperson of the Year. The three-times GB Olympic silver medallist received the Award, and the Emirates Lonsdale Trophy, at a Commonwealth Games Scotland Award ceremony..In 2009 Grainger switched from the quadruple sculls, in […]
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Armstrong and Boulton take prestigious awards
GB Rowing Team Lead Coach for Juniors, Richard Boulton, has won the prestigious Performance-Development Coach of the Year Award which was presented at the UK Coaching Awards Dinner in London last night. Boulton, who has coached crews to junior gold at […]
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Chris Baillieu MBE appointed as new Chairman of sports coach UK
News from UK Sport: “sports coach UK has announced the appointment of Chris Baillieu MBE as the new Chair of the organisation, following an open recruitment process. Chris – who will take up his position in the New Year – […]
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Rowing coach wins BBC award
Rowing coach Bobby Platt from Coleraine has been chosen as BBC Sports 2009 Unsung Hero for Northern Ireland. Bobby, who is 87 and has given more than 60 years’ service to rowing, received his award from Olympic rower Richard Archibald […]
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Dylan Jane wins a Volunteer Award
Building on the success at this year’s Cornwall Sports Awards, fixed seat rowers from Cornwall were recognised as sporting volunteers. Each year, British Rowing asks clubs around the country are asked to nominate members who have put in considerable time […]
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