Earlier this month, Great Britain’s Olympic and Paralympic medallists were celebrated at a reception held at Buckingham Palace with the King and Royal Family. The occasion was somewhat overshadowed by the news that up-market grocery store Fortnum & Mason was hosting an after-party, but had neglected to invite the Paralympic team. Fortnum & Mason only […]
As a provincial rower, the months of June and July fill my mileometer and bank account with dread. Four separate early morning trips down south and back again in the space of three months is enough to put anyone off driving for life (or at least until Four’s Head). But that’s what faces us if […]
We have reached the summit. As a rowing community, there are few weeks in the calendar that we collectively look forward to more than Henley Royal Regatta. The unique match-racing style format, the frivolity and festival unfolding on the banks alongside a pomp and circumstance that transports the punter back through the pages of time […]
2nd July 2023. Entering the enclosures, in the Prince Albert Cup, the Oxford Brookes University four starts to open their gap on the Washington crew having been down for most the of race. Shooting across the line, arms raised in celebration and relief, this victory would mark just the start of what would go on […]
Following on from a highly competitive 2023 event, Marlow Regatta 2024 looks set to enthrall and surprise in equal measure. With Henley Royal Regatta 2024 now a clear picture on the near horizon, Marlow is set to be the final staging ground. This event will do one of three things for the nine crews entered; […]
Great Britain’s Men’s Eight return to their home water looking for back-to-back wins in the Grand Challenge Cup. After winning last year’s World Championships in Račice, the crew have dominated the opening races of the 2023 season, winning the European Championships and the second World Cup. Speaking exclusively with JRN, Olympic bronze-medallist James Rudkin explained […]
For over 180 years the traditions of Henley Royal Regatta have been preserved on the banks of the Thames. Recently, the regatta has been at the forefront of innovation when it comes to broadcasting the sport of rowing, something that other events have struggled to embrace. Sat on the Committee Lawn, Sir Matthew Pinsent and […]
In a year dominated by Olympic Qualification, Oliver Zeidler has his sights firmly set on punching his ticket to Paris. However, the current World Champion in the Men’s Single Scull couldn’t have been more at ease as he strolled through the Henley Royal Regatta boat tents, an event he has made his own in recent […]
Throughout Henley Royal Regatta, the world has the pleasure of enjoying some of the finest racing that this staple of the British summer calendar has to offer. However, as the regatta draws all the sparkling attention, the sport is being used to transform lives in six of London’s prisons. Imogen Walsh, a former Lightweight World […]
As the who’s who of rowing gathers in Henley-upon-Thames for the world-famous Royal Regatta, the international entry list will be without Emily Craig and Imogen Grant, the defending World Champions in the Lightweight Women’s Double. The duo, who set a new World Best Time at World Rowing Cup II in Varese just a few weeks […]
With only one more day left until Henley Royal Regatta finally kicks off, we have a look at Saturday’s draw to see who we think will be going far into the event in what is the last event of schoolboy rowing for these athletes. Top Half Reading Blue Coat School vs Brunswick School USA […]
The pinnacle of any rowers’ career, Henley Royal Regatta is awesome in every sense. This year’s event is another historic competition with the creation of three new events for Open Women adding dozens of exciting races to the already packed schedule. The Fawley Challenge Cup for Junior Quadruple Sculls is set to be one of […]