Authors

Rachel Quarrell

Rachel started rowing for a bet in the summer of 1987, and was promptly hooked, learning to cox a term later. She coxed at club, elite and at several international regattas, winning with over 30 clubs, and won a bronze medal steering a Commonwealth New Zealand M4+ which included Mahé Drysdale. As a journalist she has covered five Olympic Games and, in 2002, became the The Telegraph's rowing correspondent.

Stories by Rachel · 165 · Page 1 of 7

World Rowing Championships: “We Had a Deal That If We Beat Their Record They Would Cook Us Steaks” Dutch Rowers Make History as Records Tumble on the Bosbaan

“Every time I have to line up next to one of you I’m so intimidated!” Drenched Dutch and American Fans Celebrate Super Saturday

“I saw the British catch a crab, hit a buoy, and stop” Thunder and Lightening On and Off the Bosbaan

“This has been the goal every year I’ve been on the team” Uzbekistan History, Dynamite Greeks, and British Streak Broken

World Rowing Championships: Singles and Semi-Finals Take Advantage of Faster Conditions

World Rowing Championships: Dutch Crews Shine on Tuesday

World Rowing Championships: Day One Report

Lightning Stops Play But Doesn’t Stop Medal Table Toppers Romania

“At our age we need this more than most” First Medals Awarded in Varese, Germany Take Six

Varese 2026: Threateningly Fast Times on Day One of the European Championships

Olaf Tufte, Norway’s seven-time Olympian: The Last Chapter

International Excellence and Disqualification Bring Henley Royal Regatta to an End

All-American Island Final and Thames Battling Leander

Washington Win After Unexpected Wash-down at Henley Royal Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta Stewards Debut Six-Inch Verdict

Tailwind Offers Record Opening for Headington at Henley Royal Regatta

Booms Claim First Victims on Windy Day at Henley Royal Regatta

USA Rules the Roost on the Rotsee

First Golds to Lightweights on Another Lively Lucerne Day

Lucerne Heats Up As A Star-Studded Field Set Out Their Stalls

“You don’t need me, I’ll go home!” How the Dutch overcame equipment failure to win gold.

Lechuga plans Olympic campaign after super semifinals light up Seville

Four from four for Frenchman Mouelle

Oxford women end losing streak