Gold for Grainger and Watkins
It was Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins' day after all. Three previous silvers for Grainger and a bronze for Watkins were turned into gold on Eton-Dorney lake in the space of six and a half epic...
View ArticleGB Rowing tops the medal table
Thank you Eton Dorney - you've been one of the Olympic Games outstanding venues! In the shadow of Windsor Castle London 2012's volunteers have extended the warmest of welcomes to the fifty eight...
View ArticleBritish Rowing clubs: ready to row!
The GB rowers' fabulous performances at Eton Dorney this week are shining a global spotlight on the sport.Rowing is catching the attention of the nation - within ten minutes of Helen Glover and Heather...
View ArticleSir John Major applauds GB rowers
Sir John Major, the former Conservative Prime Minister, has joined the thousands of spectators at Eton Dorney this week to cheer on the British rowers. The architect behind the National Lottery,...
View ArticleDi Ellis: A glittering finale to Olympic Regatta
As the London 2012 Olympic Rowing Regatta ends, British Rowing Chairman Di Ellis has declared it “second to none” with Britain winning a record nine medals – four golds, two silvers and three...
View ArticleBest Olympic regatta of all time for GB
Britain closed out the 2012 Olympic regatta with two golds and a silver on the final day of racing to bring their overall tally to four golds, two silvers and three bronzes - a best ever.The previous...
View ArticleMissing the rowing coverage?
So what now?If you weren't lucky enough to have a ticket for the Olympic Regatta don't forget that rowing will be back at Eton Dorney on 31st August - 2nd September for the Paralympic Regatta. Team...
View ArticleNominate rowing's coaches and volunteers
One of the defining aspects of the London 2012 Olympic Games has been its volunteers – a 70,000-strong army of smiling faces that have been so crucial to the staging of the mammoth event.Volunteers at...
View ArticleDorney to stage 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup
British Rowing is delighted to announce that it has been awarded the 2013 Samsung World Rowing Cup, to be hosted at the Olympic rowing venue at Eton Dorney. The World Cup will be staged with the...
View ArticleOlympic legends drop in on Barnes Bridge Ladies
On Sunday 19th August, a ‘Battle Bus’ of sporting legends arrived at Barnes Bridge Ladies Rowing Club as part of Join In Local Sport – a nationwide grassroots campaign to encourage community sport.Team...
View ArticleA magical summer for rowing volunteers
It’s been quite a year for 44-year-old Rob Jenkins. After carrying the Olympic Torch and volunteering at the Olympic Rowing Regatta he returned to Eton Dorney for the Paralympic rowing.“It all seems to...
View ArticleAndrew Triggs Hodge supports clean water
There’s no rest for an Olympic champion. On Saturday Andrew Triggs Hodge will be back on the water again - this time in a kayak - when he takes part in the Ecover Blue Mile at Plymouth to support WWF’s...
View ArticleWomen's Boat of 2012
Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins won world recognition in Ireland on Saturday for their stunning victory in the Women's double scull at the London Olympics when FISA, the World Governing Body for...
View ArticleGrainger wins Sunday Times Olympian of the Year
GB rower Katherine Grainger was named ‘Olympian of the Year’ at the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year awards last night. The 37-year-old, six-times World Champion and three-times Olympic silver...
View ArticleReturn of the Dorney Roar
World class rowing returns to Eton Dorney this June (21st-23rd) when the world’s best rowers will return to the Olympic venue to take part in The Samsung World Rowing Cup. The event provides a...
View ArticleTop rowing nations to go head-to-head at Dorney
Sports fans have a treat in store when the Samsung World Rowing Cup comes to Eton Dorney from June 21-23.Great Britain, New Zealand and Germany were the top three medal-winning nations at London 2012...
View ArticleLondon 2012 - One Year On
On the first anniversary of Team GB’s first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we take a look at rowing’s exceptional growth over the past 12 months…One year on from the most...
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