Daniel Collins is an indoor rowing champion who competed in the event in 2025 as an Irish entrant. BBC News
Read More »A river home to crocodiles is hosting Olympic rowing…
The Fitzroy River in Queensland, which is home to 500 crocodiles, has been chosen as the Olympics rowing venue at the 2032 Brisbane Games. BBC News
Read More »River with 500 crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue
A river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles has been given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. BBC News
Read More »Rowing World Championships: Ben Pritchard tackles Para bowel issue after title win
World champion Para-rower Ben Pritchard successfully defended his PR1 men’s single sculls world title despite experiencing bowel issues before the final. The 34-year-old says that people with spinal injuries can experience bowel issues on a day-to-day basis and says that it is important to talk about the issues Para-athletes face …
Read More »World Rowing Championships: Silver for Scott and Stratton in world quad sculls final
Hannah Scott and Finnola Stratton, alongside Great Britain team-mates Imogen Grant and Lola Anderson, secured silver in the women’s quadruple sculls at the World Championships in Amsterdam on Saturday. The GB quartet were beaten to the gold by the Netherlands in a repeat of last year’s result. Only 1.6 seconds …
Read More »World Rowing Championships: Scott and Stratton into women’s quad world final for GB
Hannah Scott has never missed out on a world championship final since her senior debut for Great Britain. She kept that record intact on the Bosbann in Amsterdam as the GB quad sculls boat of Scott, fellow Northern Ireland rower Finnola Stratton, Imogen Grant and Lola Anderson finished second behind …
Read More »'I'm stronger and faster than I've ever been before' – Grant
Imogen Grant has made the decision to bulk up and move on to openweight rowing, after her event was removed from the Olympics. BBC News
Read More »Supplements: what do athletes take and why?
While experts like Close advocate for seeking to meet nutritional needs through food in the first instance, it may not always be possible or practical to do this – and that is where supplements come in. Take, for example, creatine, which is found naturally in meat and fish. “You would …
Read More »Bunham on Crouch: Ex-police officer breaks rowing record
A retired police officer has been confirmed as holding the women’s record for the most ocean rows and the greatest total distance rowed. Dawn Smith BEM sold her home to fund her first trip in 2019 and has done “pretty much” one ocean crossing a year since, rowing more than …
Read More »Sailing: GB’s Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris win first 470 world title
British sailing duo Martin Wrigley and Bettine Harris have established themselves as favorites for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics by winning gold at the 470 World Championship in Japan. The pair claimed their first world title in Enoshima, bettering the bronze they won a year ago by holding off a …
Read More »Surrey dad and daughter compete Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
A father and daughter from Surrey have competed against each other in a gruelling round-the-world yacht race. Professional sailor Jade Golder and her dad, Gary, raced in the Clipper 2025-26 Round the World Yacht Race, which finished at the end of July. The round-the-world race says it is “unlike others” …
Read More »Cowes Week marks bicentenary with racing on Isle of Wight
The annual Cowes Week regatta has brought racing, celebrations and crowds to the Solent. This year’s event has a special significance, marking 200 years since the first regatta was held. Since racing began on Saturday, thousands of people have crossed to the Isle of Wight for the regatta’s famous social …
Read More »Jemima Lines makes history in British Sailing for GB1 Racing
Jemima Lines has been named in the GB1 team for next year’s America’s Cup, which will be the first edition in its 175-year history to require at least one woman in each five-person crew. READ MORE: ‘Pivotal moment’ as Lines joins British America’s Cup team BBC News
Read More »America’s Cup: Jemima Lines to become first British woman in 90 years to compete
Jemima Lines has hailed a “pivotal moment” in her sport after she became the first British woman to be selected for an America’s Cup team in 90 years. The 29-year-old has been named in the GB1 team for next year’s event, which will be the first edition in its 175-year …
Read More »Cowes Week: Family marks connection with first regatta 200 years ago
Kernahan explained that Charles Day became involved in the yachting scene after moving to London, where “lords and noble people, or just wealthy industrialists and merchants” were keen sailors. He said: “They were building and racing yachts pretty much for the first time. “But it was a bit boring on …
Read More »GB win three golds at European Rowing Championships
Great Britain won gold medals in the women’s four and PR3 mixed coxed four races at the European Rowing Championships in Italy, while a men’s four development team also claimed victory. Eleanor Brinkhoff, Angharad Broughton, Sarah Marshall and Holly Youd led most of the women’s four race before holding off …
Read More »Sails and socialising – 200 years of Cowes Week
The so-called golden age of yacht racing in the early decades of the 20th Century, saw the Cowes Regatta continue with the graceful 23m, 19m, and 15m boats racing, followed by the famous J Class boats in the 1930s. In 1957 the first Admiral’s Cup, organised by the Royal Ocean …
Read More »Sailing for the Disabled online course to be funded by lottery
“It also supports our wider strategy of streamlining admin tasks, so our volunteers can focus on what matters most, providing life-enriching experiences on the water for our members,” she continued. The training includes an overview of disabilities on the island highlights the island’s laws and regulations. It also offers guidance …
Read More »Southampton teenager uses mum’s inheritance to race round world
A wooden pig mascot, from Reading will also be taking part in the race this year. Unk was given to Kevin Woods and his team by Adrian Wakefield after they swapped the pig for some nail files on a scavenger hunt during a team building weekend in the town. Mr …
Read More »Ashes of girl, 7, to travel globe on racing yacht
The ashes of a seven-year-old who died in a road accident are set to embark on a round-the-world sailing journey in her memory. Eloise Jackson, who was killed in a collision with a lorry while cycling on the A338 in Wiltshire in July 2021, will head off on her “final …
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