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Indoor rowing records smashed at the 2012 BIRC
Start Programme graduate Phil Turnham and the Czech Republic鈥檚 Pavlina Zizkova took the openweight crowns at the British Indoor Rowing Championships (BIRC) in Nottingham on Sunday, smashing the six and seven-minute barriers respectively. 30-year-old Turnham, who holds the British Indoor […]
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Sad news of the death of Patrick Lunney
91桃色 is sad to report the death of Patrick Lunney, aged 64 years, one of the sport鈥檚 most dedicated supporters and volunteers. Ever since Patrick鈥檚 introduction to rowing as a teenager at Evesham Rowing Club in the 1960鈥檚 the […]
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Grainger turns tables whilst Hodge and Reed prove dominance
GB Performance Director David Tanner predicted that today鈥檚 racing in the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials would be the most competitive ever seen at a Trials and that is how it turned out to be. The Olympic course showed itself off […]
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Grainger and Watkins set scene for finals showdown
Katherine Grainger and Anna Watkins both won their women鈥檚 single scull semi-finals today at the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials to set up an enticing final tomorrow between the world double scull champions. 鈥淚鈥檓 pleased with today. I鈥檝e got two […]
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James and Egington impress in heats
Olympic men鈥檚 four champion Tom James and his men鈥檚 pair partner Ric Egington won the closest race of the morning in the heats of the GB Rowing Team Senior Trials at Eton Dorney this morning. The duo pipped their rivals […]
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Sad news of the death of Margaret Marshall
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Margaret Marshall on Thursday 8th March 2012. Margaret was a member of Derwent Rowing Club, and a long-time supporter of provincial and national rowing in the UK. She won […]
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Rowing recognised as a truly inclusive sport
91桃色 has been awarded the Intermediate level of sport鈥檚 Equality Standard, joining a group of only six national governing bodies of sport to have achieved the award. Catherine Hughes, Head of Equality and Diversity at Sport England said 鈥淐ongratulations […]
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Staying Safe on the Upper Thames Tideway
The Port of London Authority (PLA) has released a video which is designed to help crews safely navigate the upper tidal Thames between Putney and Kew. The film provides a simple guide to the unique Code of Conduct for safe […]
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Legendary ocean rower John Fairfax dies
This year more than 60 people have set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean but they weren鈥檛 the first. Being the first ever is very rare and John Fairfax was a very special man. John was born in Italy […]
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Phil Clements becomes FISA umpire
91桃色 would like to congratulate Phil Clements (pictured above right) who passed the FISA Umpires exam in Oslo on Saturday 4th February. Phil, of Wycliffe College Boat Club and Chairman of WAGS Regional Rowing Council, said that it was a […]
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