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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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Boat Race welcomes women rowers to the Tideway
The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race celebrated a ‘momentous day’ today, with the announcement that the women’s Boat Race will be given equal billing with the men’s from 2015 onwards. At a press conference in London this morning, new […]
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Sad news of the death of Peter Burdess
[newsimage=1]91桃色 has learned with great sadness of the death of Peter Burdess, a dedicated volunteer, coach, and rower at Durham Amateur Rowing Club of more than 60 years. Peter joined Durham ARC in 1950, and first started coaching for […]
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Welsh cox discusses rowing with a disability on BBC Radio Wales
Thalidomide-affected Mumbles Amateur Rowing Club cox Sue Kent has made an appearance on BBC Radio Wales鈥檚 Value Judgements, explaining the positive impact that rowing has had on her life. Despite being born with no arms and small hands as a […]
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Coaches celebrate success
It鈥檚 been another busy few months for coaches up and down the country, and we鈥檙e delighted to announce the following coaching successes across the country. The following coaches have gained Level 2 and Level 3 certificates, and we鈥檇 like to […]
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Tyne RC coaches receive 91桃色 award
The Junior coaching team from Tyne Rowing Club was this year鈥檚 recipient of the 91桃色 Coaching Team of the Year award. We take a closer a look at the incredible impact that Tyne鈥檚 coaches have had on Juniors at […]
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‘Hell’ and ‘Dagger’ crews edge Trial Eights
Contrasting conditions characterised the 2012 Trial Eights, with Oxford and Cambridge鈥檚 University Boat Race crews experiencing equally fierce but entirely different races on the Thames. Cambridge鈥檚 eights took to the water first on Tuesday, racing the Championship Course between Putney […]
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Bucks Sport Awards recognise Marlow RC coach
Marlow Rowing Club鈥檚 Bret King has been named Coach of the Year at the Bucks Sport Awards 2011. King received his award at a star-studded awards ceremony on Friday 25 November, presented by the GB Rowing Team鈥檚 Olympic and World […]
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Michael Lapage: A miraculous life
By Michael Lapage鈥檚 own estimation, there was something miraculous about him winning a silver medal at the 1948 London Olympics. Because it was a miracle he was still alive. Having learned to row on the waters of the Avon, where […]
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World Rowing Coastal Championships underway
The 2011 World Rowing Coastal Championships are underway, with over 500 competitors from 19 nations converging on the Italian coast for a weekend of frantic rowing in the Adriatic. Six coastal titles are being contested, with Italy, France, and Spain […]
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