Shanghai beckoned in 2021 but the rowing world was shut out by China’s Covid precautions and draconian quarantine rules. Now, four years later, the city...
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It’s been a bonza season for British eights. They are reigning champions at Europeans, U19s, U23s, FISU, and the Coupe de la Jeunesse. Can the...
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Gladiators of the boat park. The single scullers never fail to impress with their solitary pursuit of gold and glory. Delivering the drama this year...
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Racing for the 2025 World Championships begins on Sunday September 21, in Shanghai, China. Here are our previews for the Para events. PR1 Women’s Single...
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Notoriously tough to call, lightweight rowing is known for its fine margins and fierce racing: but one thing’s for certain, new world champions will be...
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There’s a trail blazing streak to the Palacios sisters, Valeria and Alessia. In March they scooped qualification tickets to Paris 2024, by finishing second in...
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The brain craves certainty. Human nature prompts us to seek patterns and consistency, which feed psychological safety and, ultimately, our sense of control. According to...
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Henley Royal 2025 ended with a spine-tingling Diamonds final, a brief address by the President of World Rowing, guest prizegiver Jean-Christophe Rolland, and a final...
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The racing was vintage, the banks were packed, and Henley Saturday 2025 was a true British summer’s day, blustery wind and drizzle competing with firecracker...
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The wind turned mean on day four of the Royal Regatta, swinging round to a significant head-wind just in time to annoy several crews who...
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Thursday opened with a treat for early risers, the sight of Olympic lightweight champion Imogen Grant under Upper Thames colours racing Ukrainian Kateryna Maistrenko in...
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After the hottest day of the year on Tuesday, Wednesday at the Royal Regatta was a blazers-on affair, a drizzly grey morning giving way to...
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