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Success for Stirling RC

Posted: November 8, 2017

Last weekend saw Stirling Rowing Club presented with two brand new Cox boxes as a result of their efforts in the newly launched 2017 Summer Sprint League.

The future health of Loch Lomond comes down to a public vote – make yours count

Posted: November 6, 2017

Loch Lomond Rowing Club has sent out a plea to fellow rowers and community members to vote this month for vital funding which will impact its future.

Battle lines drawn for Scottish Rowing Schools Indoor Championships

Posted: November 6, 2017

Scottish Rowing’s schools indoor league promises to end with the most thrilling climax when Ravenscraig hosts the 2017 Scottish Rowing Schools Indoor Championships in two weekends’ time.

Higson is first rowing coach from Scotland selected for Performance Foundation Coach Support

Posted: November 1, 2017

John Higson, the lead coach of women’s rowing at Edinburgh University Boat Club and number two to Head Coach Colin Williamson, has become the first rowing coach from Scotland selected for the newly launched UK Coaching’s Performance Foundation Coach Support programme.

Described as an “18-month long journey” for 38 coaches from eight sports, the programme will be run by the UK Coaching Talent and Performance team in partnership with UK Sport. It is designed specifically to develop coaches working with talented athletes who have the potential to win medals.

New milestone for Help for Heroes Sports Recovery rowing programme

Posted: October 30, 2017

The Help for Heroes Sports Recovery rowing programme advanced a step this month at the Scottish Rowing Centre when its most recent group of participants went out on the water for the first time.

McCue believes the sky should be the limit for rowing in Aberdeen

Posted: October 25, 2017

Former GB rower-turned-coach Lewis McCue believes Aberdeen can become one of the best places in the country to produce rowers.

Sara Johnston becomes Inverness RC’s first junior to be invited to a GB Junior Potential Camp

Posted: October 17, 2017

Fortrose teenager Sara Johnston heads south next week after being invited, along with talented rowers from across Britain, to the GB Junior Potential Camp in Nottingham (23-26 October).

“Amazing to be on the podium” says Horsburgh

Posted: October 3, 2017

Scotland’s Gavin Horsburgh experienced the full spectrum of emotions on the way to winning silver in the men’s quadruple scull final at last week’s World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida.

Fifth place for Douglas and Bennett in women’s eight

Posted: October 2, 2017

Scotland’s Katherine Douglas and Karen Bennett were part of Great Britain’s women’s eight (W8+) that ended their World Championships with fifth place in their final.

Horsburgh claims GB’s first medal in men’s lightweight quad

Posted: September 30, 2017

Scotland’s Gavin Horsburgh led Britain’s lightweight men’s quadruple scull (LM4x) to the team’s first medal of the 2017 World Rowing Championships after winning silver on the opening day of finals in Sarasota-Bradenton.

Fourth place for Wilson on day seven of World Rowing Championships

Posted: October 1, 2017

Scotland’s Melissa Wilson (Cambridge Univ. Women's BC/Edinburgh) finished fourth in yesterday’s women’s pair (W2-) A final with Holly Hill (Cambridge Univ. Women's BC/Gossington) on day seven of the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton.

Hill and Wilson, who are in their first year with the senior squad, came home behind the USA, New Zealand and Denmark, concluding an excellent debut World Championships for the pair.

Elsewhere, the day began with two GB crews in B finals. Scotland’s Rowan McKellar (Broxbourne RC/Glasgow) won the women’s four (W4-) B final with Caragh McMurtry (Coalporters ARC/Southampton), Rebecca Girling (Molesey BC/Fareham) and Sam Courty (Univ. of Bath/Alnwick).

The win means the four will finish seventh overall in Florida.

Horsburgh qualifies for first ever senior World Championship final

Posted: September 29, 2017

British boats qualified an additional six A final places, adding to the six spots secured earlier this week, as GB success continued on day five of the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

Wilson and Hill win repechage to qualify for GB’s fifth A final in Florida Worlds

Posted: September 28, 2017

Victory for Scotland’s Melissa Wilson (Cambridge Univ. Women's BC/Edinburgh) and Holly Hill (Cambridge Univ. Women's BC/Gossington) in the women’s pair (W2-) repechage secured a fifth A final place of the week for Great Britain on day four of the 2017 World Rowing Championships.

Scrimgeour qualifies for A final at World Rowing Championships

Posted: September 27, 2017

Day three of the World Rowing Championships saw British success in the lightweight men’s pair (LM2-) repechage with Sam Scrimgeour (Molesey BC/Kirriemuir) and Joel Cassells (Oxford Brookes Univ. BC/Coleraine) progressing into their A final, finishing third behind Italy and Russia and well clear of the rest of the field. The pair will race for the medals on Friday.