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Posted: September 26, 2015

Scottish Rowing is pleased to announce that nominations for this year’s Scottish Rowing Awards 2015 are now open.

This year, Scottish Rowing is giving the power to you. We know that in rowing clubs around Scotland there are coaches, athletes and volunteers working tirelessly to better themselves, their clubs and the rowing experience of those around them. We want your help in recognising them.

Read more: Scottish Rowing Awards 2015

Posted: September 9, 2015

Heather Stanning produced “one of the best performances of all time” as Scottish rowers helped the GB Rowing Team top the medals table at the World Championships in Aiguebelette, France.

Stanning, from Lossiemouth, and partner Helen Glover continued their dominance of the women’s pair – an event they are unbeaten in since 2011 – by successfully defending their world title. 

Munlochy’s Alan Sinclair won bronze in the men’s four, while Katherine Grainger and Vicki Meyer-Laker ensured their boats qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 

There were also medals in the non-Olympic class competitions for Sam Scrimgeour, Imogen Walsh and Karen Bennett.

Read more: "Utterly exceptional" Stanning retains world title as Scottish rowers impress in France

Updated: September 29, 2015

The Scottish Schools Sculling Head and Scottish Schools Sweep Head were held on the 26th and 27th of September on the Forth & Clyde Canal at Dullatur.

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Updated: September 29, 2015

The Scottish Rowing Awards Dinner 2015 will take place on the evening of Saturday 7th November in the Grosvenor Hilton Hotel, Glasgow.

It has been another fantastic year for rowing and we are looking forward to celebrating success at club, national and international level with you. It's time to start thinking about those athletes, coaches and volunteers in your club whose achievements and contributions you would like to see recognised and rewarded at our Annual Awards in November.

Information on the dinner and how to book is detailed in the form below.

Booking Form

Posted: August 18, 2015

The Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships is an annual event that attracts competitors from rowing and non-rowing backgrounds across UK and Europe. The Championships in 2015 will comprise of two big events, the 2015 Scottish Schools Indoor Rowing Championships on Friday 20th November and the 2015 Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships on Saturday 21st November.

The Championships will be held at the Glasgow Club Bellahouston, Bellahouston Drive, Glasgow, G52 1HH one of Glasgow’s premier venues. The venue will be a high-octane environment with races going on throughout the two days where individual competitors race up to 2,000m and teams up to 3,000m in the quickest possible time. It provides a stage for indoor rowing enthusiasts to test themselves on a national level and assess their own performance and progress.  

 For more information on the Championships including the event list, rules and regulations and how to enter please go to our Indoor Champs News page.

Posted: August 12, 2015

Two of the Scottish rowers that travelled to Rio de Janiero for the World Junior Rowing Championships with the GB Rowing Team were part of the junior men’s quadruple scull which produced a storming finish to win a historic gold medal.

Read more: Scottish Rowers make history in Rio