The finalists for the 2016 World Rowing Awards read like a who’s who in the sport of rowing. The high calibre list has been narrowed down following a public nomination process which closed on 9 October 2016. The public nominations then went to the World Rowing Federation, FISA Council who selected the finalists. Finalists for
Laetitia Tay and Steph Clutterbuck (pictured above) brought home a trophy as the University of Bath Boat Club produced some impressive performances at the British Rowing Senior Championships in Nottingham over the weekend. Tay and Clutterbuck won the University Shield category in the women’s double scull on Saturday before teaming up with fellow student Laura
The pioneering talent ID and development scheme that produced double Olympic rowing champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning will be staging trials at the University of Bath next week. People who think they have it what it takes to become an Olympic rower are being invited to attend testing with the GB Rowing Team Start
The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil are set to start in one week’s time and the entries for the Paralympic para-rowing regatta are now available here. The four para-rowing boat classes each have 12 boats entered with a total of 96 para-rowers competing at the regatta course on the Rodrigo de
The combined 2016 World Rowing Senior, Under 23 & Junior Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands concluded with the World Championships for rowers under 19 years of age. Racing in the 13 boat classes resulted in four new junior World Best Times set in a day of challenging tail wind conditions on the Willem-Alexander Baan Rowing
The 2016 World Rowing Championships are staged for the World Championship boat classes that are not raced at the Olympic Games. This regatta combines the World Rowing Seniors, Under 23 and World Rowing Junior Championships (which takes place tomorrow). Today’s finals included the seven World Championship boat classes and one para-rowing boat class. Great Britain finished
Medals were awarded to 26 countries in the finals of the World Rowing Under 23 Championships at the new Willem-Alexander Baan Rowing Regatta course in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The under-23 Championships were part of the combined 2016 World Rowing Senior, Under 23 & Junior World Rowing Championships. The World Rowing under-23 Championship regatta received record
Rio 2016 Olympic rowing medals were awarded in four boat classes yesterday at the Rodrigo de Freitas Olympic Rowing Regatta course in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The French lightweight men’s double sculls of Jeremie Azou and Pierre Houin earned Olympic gold today in a tight final. Coming in just after France was the Irish O’Donovan brothers.
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning defended their Olympic women’s pair title to become Team GB’s first rowing gold medallists of Rio 2016. The British pair dominated from start to finish, pulling nearly two seconds clear at the 500m point before extending their lead to four seconds at the half-way 1000m marker. New Zealand’s Genevieve Behrent
A wide spread of medals characterized the first day of finals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Rowing Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Of the 18 medals awarded in the six finals contested, 15 countries featured. Covering Europe, Africa and Oceania, the medal spread included two medals for the Polish women’s team. Polish women rowers
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