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Ex Eton Mission rower ‘oldest man in the world’
Henry Allingham, who celebrated his 113th birthday earlier this month is declared the oldest the oldest man in the world by Guinness World Records. Henry was born in London on 6th June 1896, the year that the first modern Olympic […]
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Adaptive rowers prepare for World Cup
GB Rowing has announced the adaptive squad that will race at the World Cup in Munich from 18 – 21 June, 2009 as part of their preparations for the World Championships later this year. Paralympic gold medallist Tom Aggar will […]
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BOA: an integrated approach for Olympic athletes
Report from the British Olympic Association (BOA): Di Ellis CBE, ARA Chairman welcomes the proposals from the BOA who are ‘proposing to work more closely with the National Governing Bodies of Olympic sports, and with the Home Country Sports Institutes […]
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Doncaster’s rowing volunteer earns his MBE
Dudley Fletcher, Captain and Junior Development Officer at Doncaster Rowing Club, was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this month. "I was delighted to hear the news that Dudley had been awarded an MBE", said Di Ellis, […]
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Adaptive rower wins City of Stoke Sports Award
Martin Tweedie has faced great odds over the past few years, but has come out on top and is now a very successful rower. Here is his story…….. "I had a motorcycle crash on my way to work 5 years ago, I was airlifted to […]
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Junior Coaches Conference 2009
GB Rowing and the Junior Rowing Commission plan to bring coaches together for an exchange of ideas and good practice at a Junior Coaches Conference in the Autumn. The intention is to provide information that all coaches of junior athletes can use, no matter […]
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Tyne Regatta celebrates its 175th anniversary
Tyne Regatta, first rowed in 1834, celebrated its 175th anniversary on 7th June. It was revived after a 12 year lapse by members of Tyne RC under a constitution that represents all the clubs rowing on the Tyne. The Port […]
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Trentham RC coach wins prestigious award
THE co-founder of Trentham Rowing Club, Darren Barton, scooped the Coach of the Year award for his commitment to his sport. Barton has coached both youngsters and adults for a string of national competitions and impressed the panel with his […]
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Small changes only for Munich World Cup
GB Rowing has tinkered at the margins of the successful maiden ship it launched onto the 2009 rowing world cup circuit two weeks ago in Banyoles, Spain, as it prepares for the Munich leg from June 19-21, 2009. That ship […]
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Purchase to take break from racing
Zac Purchase, jointly with his support team within GB Rowi[img_assist|nid=3096|title=Zac Purchase in training earlier this year|desc=Picture: Peter Spurrier|link=none|align=right|width=336|height=251]ng, has announced today that he will take a break from racing in the 2009 season in order to recover more fully from […]
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