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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.

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.

Posted: September 28, 2017

Scottish Rowing will be holding a Junior Early ID Training Day at Strathclyde Park on Sunday 15^th October as part of the Junior Development Programme for the 2017/18 season, providing an early season opportunity for the leading junior rowers and coxes from across Scotland to get together.

Posted: September 28, 2017

For the 2017/18 season Scottish Rowing is introducing a new Coach Registration process for all coaches wishing to receive direct communications regarding the Scottish Rowing Performance Programme.

Coach Registration will also be mandatory for any coach wishing to participate in any Scottish Rowing Performance Programme activities including the Junior Development Programme and the Scotland Rowing Team. This allows us to better support the coaching workforce across Scotland as well as helping us to safeguard the participants in our sport.

To register as a coach with the Scottish Rowing Performance Programme for 2017/18 season please email Carol Ann Ellis, Scottish Rowing Administrator (office@scottish-rowing.org.uk) by 31st October 2017 with the following information:

Your Scottish Rowing Membership Number (see http://rowing.ismysport.org/ to sign up);
Confirmation of whether you are a member of the PVG Scheme through Scottish Rowing (junior coaches only);
Evidence of attendance at a Safeguarding and Protecting Children workshop within the past 3 years; and
Evidence of completion of the UK Anti-Doping Accredited Advisors course (free online).

For support regarding any aspect of the Coach Registration process or to arrange to complete a PVG check through Scottish Rowing please phone 01698 250 206.

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.

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.

Posted: September 26, 2017

Monday proved an excellent day at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida for Edinburgh University Boat Club’s Gavin Horsburgh, Maddie Arlett and alumni, Robyn Hart-Winks.

Posted: September 20, 2017

Coastal rowing club, Eastern Amateur, are anticipating a “voyage into the unknown” when they line up amongst what organisers hope will be 100 boats for the inaugural Castle to Crane event this Saturday.

Posted: September 14, 2017

“What's lovely is seeing people who will come through the doors of this in the next two or three years, but then five, 10, 15, 20, then 50 years beyond that and benefit in some way,” said Dame Katherine Grainger who returned this week to the place where she first rowed, the West Boathouse on Glasgow Green.

Posted: September 11, 2017

Rower Sam Scrimgeour says claiming gold in front of a home crowd at the Glasgow 2018 European Championships would be the jewel in an impressive medal haul.

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Fourth place for Wilson on day seven of World Rowing Championships

Horsburgh qualifies for first ever senior World Championship final

Scottish Rowing Junior Early ID Training Day

Coach Registration

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

Scrimgeour qualifies for A final at World Rowing Championships

A successful day two for Scots on British team in Florida Worlds

Castle to Crane is a “voyage into the unknown” for Eastern Amateur

Dame Katherine Grainger knows people will find “community, fun and challenge” at West Boathouse

Scots rower Sam Scrimgeour already has an eye on Glasgow 2018 following selection in Great Britain’s world championships squad

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