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Posted: 10 August 2021

This week sees the return to racing on the world-famous Henley Royal Regatta course after the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2020 event.

A record total of 11 Scottish club crews have qualified across 9 events with many other Scottish rowers representing rowing clubs from across the globe.

Read more: Record Scottish contingent set for Henley Royal Regatta

Posted: 28 July 2021

At the recent World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Račice, Czech Republic, Aberdeen’s Miles Beeson won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain’s men’s eight.

The 20-year-old, formerly of ASRA and who now studies at Yale University in the USA, was competing at his third age-group world championships after a silver medal in 2019 (JM4-) and a 7^th place finish in 2018 (with fellow Aberdonian Robert Powell in the JM2-).

The Scot spoke exclusively to Scottish Rowing about his experience at these championships and his plans for the future.

Read more: Scottish Rowing interview with U23 world champion Miles Beeson

Posted:  22 July 2021

Team GB’s rowers take to the water at the Sea Forest Waterway on Friday morning (local time) for the start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Regatta and everyone at Scottish Rowing is looking forward to getting behind the team.

A record eight Scottish rowers will represent Team GB at these Olympics as part of a 41-strong British team.  The GB team will be looking to build upon best-ever performances at both London 2012 and Rio 2016 where Scottish rowers including Heather Stanning, Katherine Grainger, Karen Bennett and Polly Swann took their place on the podium.

Read more: Tokyo 2020 Preview

Posted: 23 July 2021

The University of St Andrews Boat Club (UStABC) took part in their first ever coastal competition at the weekend.  They sent us this report of their experiences from the British Rowing Offshore and Beach Sprints Championships in Exmouth.

Read more: British Rowing Offshore & Beach Sprints Championships 2021

Posted: 17 June, 2021

For Global Pride Month 2021 we introduce you to Scottish Rowing Board Member, athlete at St Andrews University BC and founder of Here for Sport, Sam Winton.

Sam took up rowing in 2018 at the University of St Andrews, before becoming the Development Officer in 2020. He has now joined the Executive Committee as the Volunteering and Engagement Officer for Saints Sport. Prior to arriving at St Andrews, he had been heavily involved in outreach programs across the West Midlands, working in a variety of schools. He used this experience to restart the Boat Club’s community engagement project around Loch Ore, working with Scottish Rowing to increase participation within the virtual school's league.

In 2019 he founded Here For Sport, a social enterprise which works with under-represented communities and groups to address barriers to participation within sport. He aims to make all sport more inclusive and diverse.

We asked Sam a few questions about rowing and what this Global Pride Month means to him.

Read more: Global Pride Month 2021 - Sam Winton

Posted: 16 June, 2021

It had been a long 615 days since the last ‘on-the-water' rowing competition had taken place at Strathclyde Park so, with a lot of excitement, 210 rowers from 12 clubs around Scotland pulled on their lycra one-pieces and turned up to compete at the 2021 Junior Summer Regatta on Saturday the 5th of June. It wasn’t just fun for the competitors – coaches, umpires and volunteers had all been looking forward to the return to rowing.

Read more: Junior Summer Regatta - Successful return to competition