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Hodge to race a single at trials
[img_assist|nid=2932|title=Andy Hodge with his Beijing gold medal|desc=Photo: Peter Spurrier|link=none|align=right|width=568|height=640] Andy Triggs Hodge, Olympic champion in the men’s four, will contest this weekend’s GB Rowing Senior Trials (Sunday 12 and Monday 13th) in a single scull but says that Alan Campbell […]
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Imperial to enter Guiness Book of Records
“Stuart Whitelaw and I took a crew from Imperial College Boat Club to Dorney lake to attempt a world record for the fastest time a rowing eight can tow a water-skier over 100m. The current record stood at 19.9s held by a […]
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World Class Start talent tackles Tideway
A trio of girls on the ARA’s World Class Start scheme, sponsored by Siemens and backed by the National Lottery, achieved a third place finish at the Women’s Head of the River, held on Saturday 7 March on the […]
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Top British women return to their clubs for Women’s Head of the River
2008 Beijing Olympic medallists Katherine Grainger, Debbie Flood and Annabel Vernon will go from crewmates to competitors when they compete for their respective clubs at the Women’s Head of the River Race on the Thames on Saturday 7 March at […]
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London 2012 appoints Rowing Manager
Ann-Louise Morgan has been appointed as the London 2012 Organising Committee’s Rowing Manager for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. The competition will take place at Eton Dorney in Berkshire. Ann-Louise will oversee all aspects of the Rowing […]
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Investing in sporting opportunities for rural communities
Sport England today unveiled a £10 million investment fund that will create sporting opportunities for people in rural areas. The first in a series of themed funding rounds, it will open for business on 1 April 2009. Themed rounds will […]
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News in Brief from the ARA Council
In a meeting that ran for five hours a number of ‘big issues’ for the Association were tackled. Name Change After an excellent and very upbeat presentation Council members were unanimous in agreeing to drop the word ‘Amateur’ and become […]
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Thompson and Grobler at the River and Rowing Museum
Over the next month the River and Rowing Museum will be the venue for talks from some of the top names in British Rowing. Paul Thompson, chief women and lightweight’s coach will give a talk ‘From Sydney 2000 to London 2012 The Olympic Experience’ on Saturday 28th February. […]
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GB Rowing Technique Seminars
On the 8th March (15th March in the WAGS region), demonstrations and explanations of GB Rowing Technique will be given by leading GB coaches at sessions throughout the country. Each region will have it’s own seminar consisting of two sessions: […]
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Freeman-Pask and Hosking take lightweight trials wins
Adam Freeman-Pask and Sophie Hosking were winners of the lightweight single scull events at Saturday’s third GB Rowing Winter Assessment Trials. Freeman-Pask came down the 5km time trial course at Boston, Lincolnshire, in a time of 16:27.92 just under […]
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