In the heart of winter, as athletes prepare for the rigours of the season, there’s one challenge that looms large and often intimidating: the Ergo
The countdown to the 2024 Boat Race began last night with the Presidents’ Challenge. After Cambridge’s clean sweep in 2023, it was the two Oxford
Photo credit: World Rowing/Benedict Tufnell Simon van Dorp, for those that don’t know him, is a 26-year-old Dutch Olympian and graduate of the University of
The Wingfield Sculls are universally renowned as one of the most challenging rowing competitions in the world. Set on the championship course, a handful of
TW: this article contains reference to sexual abuse and harassment Perusing BBC sport this evening I find myself incensed. Not only is there just one
Rowing is changing – and fast. For the first time in history, The International Olympic Committee announced in mid October that Beach Sprint Rowing will
I’ve spoken to many in the rowing community – from Olympic legends and Henley Stewards, through to juniors who were competing for the first time.
“Going down the course at regattas and being the only [para] entry is soon to be a thing of the past. I am grateful for
A better hold on the mechanics and language of rowing can only give a cox more confidence in their command of the boat It is
This article was originally published at https://nksports.com/blog/finding-her-coxswain-voice-nat-toms Nat Toms is a unique cox. Not only is she a junior world champion but she took a
Thanks to the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Australia has discovered women’s sport “as” sport and not some replica or a lesser variation. And this is
In Part One, I covered the culture of rowing shells, and how modern design, materials and production have evolved beyond the idealized, organic vision of
