Olympic champions Hannah Scott and Lola Anderson, along with Finnola Stratton and Sarah McKay, finished second in the women’s quadruple sculls at the first World Cup of the season in Seville. The Great Britain quartet were narrowly beaten by Germany but held of the fast finishing Romania boat for silver …
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A preferred bidder for the award-winning River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames is identified. BBC News
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Stratton almost fell out of love with the sport during Covid-19 lockdown but her progress accelerated when she began her studies at Reading University in 2021. Five years later, she has a bronze and gold medal tucked away from the world under-23 championships and is about to make her senior …
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Available for over a year Adrian spends the hour in the company of renowned TV producer John Lloyd, the modest genius mind behind such national institutions as Spitting Image, QI and Blackadder. Also on the porgramme, Kala Subbuswamy who saw no reason why a middle-aged woman couldn’t start a punk …
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Martin Gavériaux, 41, powers across about 120 miles of open water in six hours, 56 minutes. BBC News
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Ryanna Clifford has received £1,000 to support her rowing by covering travel and costs. BBC News
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Climbing is the biggest winner among a number of sports receiving millions of pounds of additional funding as UK Sport bids to boost Britain’s hopes at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. In recognition of its medal potential, the sport has been handed an extra £1.4m, an increase of more than …
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Thousands of rowers from 481 crews took part in the competition on the Isles of Scilly. BBC News
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The second day of the World Pilot Gig Championships took place on Saturday. BBC News
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Thousands of rowers gathering for the spectacular annual event. BBC News
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The crew, all at least in their 40s, hope to make it from the Isle of Whithorn to the Isle of Man. BBC News
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Ben Pritchard helps Oxfordshire-based freemasons raise £12,470 for adaptive rowing. BBC News
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Tees Rowing Club will provide sessions to boost cancer patients physically and mentally before treatment. BBC News
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When Mia Freischem takes part in the 80th Women’s Boat Race, she will – for a short time – be leaving family loyalties, as well as her tracksuit and waders, by the side of the Thames. The 24-year-old will be part of a Cambridge crew looking for a ninth successive …
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Those performances showed selectors that their pair were ready for the senior Irish sailing squad, and now they are preparing for the first Grand Slam regatta of the season, the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Mallorca. “Whenever we started sailing together, I guess we just clicked pretty quickly,” said McIlwaine. …
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Duo Tim Foster and Mike Reed are the first Manx pair to row across the ocean. BBC News
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The Row4MND crew have arrived in Scotland after an unplanned visit to Northern Ireland. BBC News
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Frances Reincke was sailing in the 1979 Fastnet Race when a fierce Force 10 storm hit. BBC News
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More than 300 rowers took part in the race on Derwentwater, according to its organisers. BBC News
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A squad of female rowers from the University of Oxford were working hard to prepare for their upcoming race against Cambridge. Whilst the women’s competition at Henley was overshadowed by the more famous men’s race on the Thames, the stakes were just as high – not only for the race …
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