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Peter Chambers wins round one of battle of brothers
Peter Chambers, from Coleraine, beat his older brother Richard into second place in their semi-final of the lightweight men鈥檚 single scull at the GB Rowing Team鈥檚 Senior and U23 Trials at Caversham this afternoon. Certain of progressing, both rowers eased […]
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Olympic men’s four champions underline their form
The three continuing Olympic men鈥檚 four champions, Alex Gregory, Peter Reed and Andrew Triggs Hodge underlined their form by taking the top two spots in this morning鈥檚 time trials in the GB Rowing Team Senior & U23 Trials men鈥檚 pair. […]
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Will it be all change at the top?
Former World U23 Champion Mat Tarrant and European silver medallist Will Fletcher are amongst a large group of world age-group and European senior medallists who will be hoping to challenge the established order at the GB Rowing Team Senior & […]
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World Rowing magic returns to Eton Dorney
For the first time in eight years the Samsung World Rowing Cup will be held in the UK. With many of the stars of the water from last year鈥檚 Olympic Games returning to the scene of their victory, it promises […]
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Four golds from upbeat off-season performance
The GB Rowing Team produced an upbeat off-season performance at the opening 2013 Samsung world rowing cup series in Sydney today with a tally of four golds, a silver and two bronzes from 14 crews. The day鈥檚 results were bookended […]
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A look forward to the finals in Sydney
GB has a total of 14 crews racing in 12 world cup finals tomorrow. Two British crews will contest each of the women鈥檚 pair and double scull finals. The GB Rowing Team did not enter a men鈥檚 pair or a […]
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Top five double for lightweight single scullers
Ruth Walczak and Jamie Kirkwood took fourth and fifth places respectively in their lightweight single scull finals this afternoon. Making their world cup debuts here, both were in contention for the first 1300m before slipping back slightly off the pace. […]
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All GB women through to finals in Sydney
All four GB Rowing Team women鈥檚 crews came safely through their repechages today and will race in tomorrow鈥檚 (Sunday鈥檚) finals at the Samsung World Rowing Cup in Sydney. In the process of qualifying they provided a touch of excitement. Jess […]
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Women’s eight add a touch of sparkle to day’s end
Under darkening skies and into a strong headwind, the GB Rowing Team鈥檚 women鈥檚 eight added sparkle to the day鈥檚 end with a strong heat win over Canada and China to book their passage to Sunday鈥檚 final. They were down to […]
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First again for Glover
Perhaps fittingly as the first to win gold for TeamGB overall at last summer鈥檚 Games, Helen Glover became the first GB rower, with new crew-mate Polly Swann, to reach the finals of the World Cup in Sydney. The Cornish-Scottish women鈥檚 […]
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