Letter to my younger self

Olympic champion Sholto Carnegie: "I’ve lived the journey and had the best time doing it, but there are a few things I wish I'd known...
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On the Water

"Interesting, exciting and scary, but not for me," says Hans Maarten of his former trade. "I wouldn't advise my kids to become war journalists."
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After the finish line

For ten years I’ve dreamt of winning the Olympics. Ten years of willing myself forward with positive affirmations, self talk, and goal-setting not to mention...
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Life on camp

In the dying strokes of his Olympic debut, at Tokyo 2020, Team GB’s Sholto Carnegie fell just short of his ambition of winning an Olympic...
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Rebuilding the Dream

In the dying strokes of his Olympic debut, at Tokyo 2020, Team GB’s Sholto Carnegie fell just short of his ambition of winning an Olympic...
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Architect of Dreams

Standing on the vertiginous finish tower, looking out with satisfaction over the glistening lake and world-class facilities, radio in her hand, is arguably the most...
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Will Satch: Moving On

The nurses at Reading Hospital could be forgiven for losing patience with the eleven-year-old Will Satch. They probably had sympathy for him when he was...
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Front Row Seat

Pinned to the board in the changing room of Cambridge University’s Goldie Boathouse is a small wooden cross with a poppy fixed in the middle,...
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