A major new programme designed to transform opportunities for young people across the Thames Valley has launched, as Active Row Thames Valley takes to the water. Delivered by London Youth Rowing (LYR) and supported by Thames Water, the new initiative will expand access to rowing, physical activity and youth development opportunities across the region, with
University of Bath alumni Becky Wilde and Cedol Daffyd won debut World Rowing Championship silver medals within an hour of each other on an excellent morning for Great Britain in Shanghai. Olympic medallist Wilde teamed up with Sarah McKay, Hannah Scott and Lola Anderson to finish runners-up to the Netherlands in a fast-paced women’s quadruple
The University of St Andrews has been officially recognised by British Rowing as both a GB Beach Sprint Performance Development Academy and a GB Olympic Beach Sprint Training Venue, cementing its role at the heart of Great Britain’s preparations for the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Lewis McCue, Director of Rowing at St Andrews, said: “The
University of St Andrews undergraduate rower Sophia Issberner will represent Great Britain this weekend at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Germany. Sophia will compete in the Women’s Eight (W8+) rowing event in the Rhine-Ruhr region, with racing scheduled from 25-27 July. The final will take place on Sunday 27 July. Sophia’s selection marks
The University of St Andrews Boat Club is celebrating its first ever Henley Women’s Regatta win, thanks to a sensational performance from a rower with less than 12 months experience. With over 2,000 competitors from across the UK and around the world, the regatta showcased elite talent on the iconic stretch of the River Thames.
University of Bath alumni Becky Wilde and Cedol Dafydd both won gold during a historic day for Great Britain at the 2025 European Rowing Championships in Plovdiv, Poland. Five titles were won by GB during a thrilling 90-minute spell on Sunday, including a first-ever European gold in the men’s quadruple sculls. Dafydd was part of
It was a successful weekend for University of Bath-based rowers past and present when they contested the 2025 GB Rowing Team Senior and U23 Selection Trials at Caversham. And there was another magical moment for Paris 2024 medallist Becky Wilde when she was named as rowing’s BOA Female Olympic Athlete of the Year during the
Queen’s College Taunton has proudly announced that alumna Rebecca Wilde has achieved a bronze medal in the Women’s Double Sculls Rowing event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Wilde, partnering with Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, they secured their place on the podium with an impressive time of 6:53.22. After their remarkable race, Wilde and Hodgkins-Byrne looked satisfied with
University of Bath Rowing Club’s Becky Wilde is set to compete at Paris 2024 after successfully securing a women’s double scull space for Team GB at the Final Olympic Qualifying Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. Wilde, in her first full season with the senior GB Rowing Team, and partner Mathilda Hodgkins Byrne needed a top-two finish
Sisters Maria and Helen Nielson-Scott are throwing love out in the boat as they compete against each other in the world’s oldest rowing rivalry. The sisters make history on Easter Saturday by being the first to row in different boats in the Oxford versus Cambridge race on the Thames. It will be the first time
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