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Scotland top, England second at Commonwealth Champs
Scotland topped the medal table at the Commonwealth Rowing Championships, held at Strathclyde Country Park over 1500 metre and 500 metre courses. With 14 nations competing, this was the sixth edition of these Championships and altogether the Scottish team won […]
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Taylor family completes 12 hour stroke challenge
Stroke survivor Michael Taylor has proved that there is definitely ‘Life after Stroke’ by completing a grueling 12-hour rowing challenge to raise funds for the Stroke Association. More than 50 rowers, including Michael’s four sons and Olypmic oarsman Ali Sanders, […]
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Isle of Ely rowers ready for Commonwealth Regatta
Dan Clift and John Hale, members of the Isle of Ely Rowing Club, will be representing England in the Commonwealth rowing regatta this weekend. The regatta, which takes place in Strathclyde Park, Motherwell, is a great opportunity for rowers to […]
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Strathclyde to host Commonwealth Rowing this weekend
Strathclyde Park will play host to the Commonwealth Rowing Championships this weekend, with the Home Nations set to take on rowers from established and developing nations across the world. Rowing on a 1500m course rather than the standard 2000m course, […]
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Sunday League heads for nail-biting finale
Tees Rowing Club hosted the sixth round of the Sunday League in the North East on Sunday (3rd August), with both men’s and women’s overall tables now wide open. The event – a skills challenge held over roughly 750m – […]
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Poole hosts blustery but successful Regatta
Poole Regatta’s overcast conditions did not bode well for the annual regatta taking place at Rockley Park on Saturday 2 August. The delayed start coincided with a massive downpour; nonetheless, the event went ahead despite the weather. Race conditions consisted […]
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Bumper entry defies rain at Henley T&V
Despite several torrential downpours, Henley hosted another successful Town & Visitors’ Regatta on Saturday (2nd August). The event had a record entry with 266 crews from over 40 clubs competing in 139 races throughout the day. The record number of […]
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World War One – 100 Years
On this, the 100th anniversary of Britain’s entry to World War One, we remember the rowers who lost their lives. Close to 300 oarsman who had competed at Henley or the Boat Race died during the Great War – provincial […]
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Italy to host Fixed-Seat European Cups
The Fixed-Seat Italian Rowing Federation is set to host two Fixed-Seat European Cups in September and October, with a number of offers available to entrants including free boat-hire and accommodation. On September 26-27th, the port of Savona will play host […]
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British rowers to tackle Zambian challenge
On the 10th of August 2014 a combined Zambian/UK team will row the length of Lake Kariba, the world’s largest man-made lake, and along the Lower Zambezi. The 250km-long lake contains crocodiles and hippos, and weather conditions on the lake […]
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