Commenting on the team selection Louise Kingsley, British Rowing Director of Performance said: “This is a quick turnaround after our Olympic class athletes made a promising start to the season at World Rowing Cup I in Varese, but with more race experience we can implement learnings and continue to build as we progress towards Paris. This will also see our Paralympic athletes take to the water for the first time this year, after a long winter of training, and I know they are keen to get their season underway.” Emily Craig and Imogen Grant have continued to dominate the Lightweight women’s doub ..read more

The racing came thick and fast, with crews adding eight medals to the gold won by Olivia Bates in the lightweight women’s single on Saturday. The golds came in the Men’s pair, Lightweight Women’s double, Women’s four and Men’s eight. It was a one, two in the Women’s four (W4-) with the GBR1 crew of Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten taking gold and the GBR2 crew of Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford and Emily Ford taking the silver. The GBR3 crew of Hattie Taylor, Annie Campbell-Orde, Lauren Irwin and Eve Stewart were sixth. Talking about the GB crews doubling u ..read more

Olivia (Liv) Bates put Great Britain on the World Rowing Cup I medal table with her first senior gold in the Lightweight women’s single sculls (LW1x) on day two in Varese. “It feels great!” Liv said, speaking to the media after the race, “This is my first international gold medal so it’s nice to start the season strong. I wanted to execute my race plan a little better today, and I was able to do that. It’s easy when there’s great conditions out here in Varese! “This has been my first winter season full time with the GB Rowing Team at Caversham so it’s been a little different. I’d never really ..read more

The three GB women’s four (W4-) boats were drawn in the same heat. Not only was it all to play for with just the top two going directly to the final, but the GBR2 and GBR3 crews raced again just two hours later, where they convincingly won their Women’s eight (W8+) heat, coxed by Henry Fieldman. The new GBR1 women’s four combination of Helen Glover, Esme Booth, Sam Redgrave and Rebecca Shorten led from the start, winning the heat with GBR2 of Heidi Long, Rowan McKellar, Holly Dunford and Emily Ford taking the second final spot. Just behind in third were GBR3 of Hattie Taylor, Annie Campbell-O ..read more

Each merch bundle contains a British Rowing umbrella, a Chilly’s water bottle, a drawstring bag, a jute shopping bag, a pair of mugs and a powerbank. Please note: colours of items may vary from those shown. To enter the draw, just fill in the form below! The draw closes at 9am on Tuesday, 7 May 2024. Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) Terms and Conditions British Rowing will choose five winners from 9am on Tuesday, 7 May 2024. Entries received after this time will not be considered. Entrants into the Prize Draw shall be deemed to have accepted these Terms and Conditions. Only individ ..read more

Their work will include appearing on official Henley Women’s Regatta (HWR) social media channels, and a number of the ambassadors will also attend the regatta, actively supporting athletes. Several will be actively involved in staging HWR as part of the regatta’s commentary team. The full list of Henley Women’s Regatta ambassadors is: Ellen Buttrick MBE Emily Craig Jess Eddie Debbie Flood Dame Katherine Grainger DBE Imogen Grant Erin Kennedy MBE Jess Leyden Miriam Luke MBE Alison Mowbray Grace Prendergast MNZM Naomi Riches MBE Zoe de Toledo Imogen Walsh Anna Watkins MBE Between them these 15 ..read more

Safeguarding Reporting a Concern We would like to reemphasise the importance of reporting safeguarding concerns to your Club Welfare Officer, and to the British Rowing Safeguarding & Integrity team. We can then advise and support you appropriately. All reports should be made by using our Report a Concern Form. If you are unsure about anything to do with reporting a concern please contact us at safeguarding@britishrowing.org. Disciplinary & Grievance Code of Conduct Please remember that anyone who is involved in the sport of rowing in England, or represents Great Britain is subject to a ..read more

The GB Coastal Sculling Academies were created to identify and develop rowers with the potential to perform at international level in Beach Sprints. Growing in popularity, this fast-paced format of racing will be included in the LA 2028 Olympic programme, as well as at the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Academies provide a network of locations around Great Britain with suitable environments for people to try Beach Sprint racing (and coastal sculling), and to train and develop their skills – with the aim of being selected for the GB or Home Nations Beach Sprint teams. The new academies are: Whi ..read more

These workshops have been produced by British Rowing’s Learning, Education and Development Team in response to many requests for cox development resources from the rowing community, and from coastal rowers and clubs in particular. The workshops are designed to be run by clubs at their own rowing venues. There are three versions, for Classic Rowing, Fixed Seat and Coastal Rowing. The materials comprise: Tutor resources: a presentation and tutor notes (including a practical assessment and a fun off-water ‘sorting cards’ game) Learner resources: a handbook, workbook and log book A completi ..read more

Commenting on the team selection Louise Kingsley, British Rowing Director of Performance said: “We had some fantastic results last year including qualifying thirteen boats for the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now, after a long winter of training and testing, this season is all about stepping on and building towards Paris. “World Rowing Cup I will see our Olympic athletes taking to the water for the first time this season. It’s a great opportunity to see how everyone has moved on over the winter and how crews are taking shape. We have 15 weeks until we travel to the Olympic Games a ..read more