Running through barriers: Sam’s story
December 17, 2024
On 22 July 2021, deep into the Covid-19 pandemic, Sam was struggling to push through another relentless day of isolation. Promptly, the idea struck her
Author: Devonne Piccaver
Devonne Piccaver
From office to oars: how volunteer coaches power Thames Rowing Club
November 2, 2024
For Jamie, a full day at the office does not signal the end of the work day. As soon as he steps off the tube,
A glimpse into the future? 2024 World Rowing Indoor Championships Preview
February 22, 2024
152 years ago, the first fly wheel was sent spinning, and it has been spinning ever since. Once used as a tool to exercise young
‘Big ergs don’t float,’ or do they?
November 20, 2023
You can train, practise, and perfect your stroke on the erg, but this does not mean that it will be transferred onto the water. That
A Rockier Rowing – An Introduction to Beach Sprints
April 20, 2023
With the introduction of Beach Sprints, rowing no longer has to be a repetitive push against the footplate, and no longer restrained to a 2000m
‘Bigger and Better’- The Allure of US Universities
March 21, 2023
The future of an individual’s rowing career is largely shaped by rowing at university and intercollegiate level. Picking a university, despite its academic purposes, can become solely based on the rowing programme
Rowing through society’s lens
February 1, 2023
After adopting the sport of rowing, we become ravelled in its communal and collective nature which makes it difficult to remember our perspectives prior to
Rowing and holistic benefit
November 9, 2022
When we look at the prospect of sport from an outsider’s perspective, we only see the surface which tends to be that it is good
Mental health and rowing: finding a balance
October 10, 2022
A key aspect to part of any student athletes life is mental health. It is the driving factor, the component that keeps us moving forward,
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