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A glossary of rowing lingo

Not sure of the difference between sweep and sculling? Confused about crabs and catches? We’ve translated some of the rowing lingo in this handy glossary

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Meet the 2017 Boat Races crews

Oxford and Cambridge announce their Blue Boat crews for the 2017 Boat Races, which take place on 2 April

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International Women’s Day: Why rowing is oar-some!

Today is International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, we’ve asked women from across the rowing community to tell us why they love rowing.

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‘I like rowing because it gets me out of the wheelchair, and that’s the biggest thing for me’

Benjamin Pritchard took up Para-rowing after suffering a serious back injury in a crash during a cycling race. He tells us how he’s fallen in love with the sport

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Boat Races 2017: ‘Hopefully everyone understands how hard these guys have to work for it’

Coaches Richard Chambers and Jamie Kirkwood discuss the unique pressure that affects university rowers ahead of the Boat Races 2017

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Rowing & Regatta 100th edition preview: 100 years of boat design

Outriggers, sliding seats and shells all revolutionised rowing in the 1800s… but the last 100 years have also seen big changes.

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Marjon University students go wild for new coastal rowing club

Marjon University joins forces with Mayflower Offshore RC to give students the chance to experience coastal rowing

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Women’s Sport Week returns this June to celebrate a fantastic summer of women’s sport

Women’s Sports Week is back for 2017, with the campaign taking place between 19-25 June to coincide with a vintage summer of elite women’s sport

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Obituary: Ian Fisher (1946-2017)

Former FISA umpire and British Rowing Competition Committee chairman Ian Fisher died on 27 January, aged 70

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How John O’Gaunt RC is recovering from the devastation of Storm Desmond

Four rowing clubs along the River Lune in Lancaster were reeling after Storm Desmond, but help from members and volunteers has seen them back on the water

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