Indoor rowing has a problem. There, we said it. The monotonous, repetitive, soul-destroying nature of the entire process – sitting on an ergo, back and
With the first round of GB trials for the Olympics next year complete, it got me thinking of something I first thought about in the
TW: fitness tracking and measurements The fitness tracker WHOOP has become increasingly popular and has started to make its appearance in the rowing world. I
JRN are delighted to announce a new partnership with EXR, the virtual application that is aiming to revolutionise the sport of indoor rowing. The partnership
Image credit: World Rowing/Benedict Tufnell Part 1 available here – https://juniorrowingnews.com/alannahs-almanac-simon-van-dorp-the-silver-surfer-part-1/ As it turned out, Simon wasn’t delusional. He arrived at the World Championships and
Your eyes are set on a goal. Each stroke. Each pull of the erg handle. Each leg press. It’s for that goal. It’s the mantra
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
In October, it was announced that the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics would feature the new format of Beach Sprint Rowing, a shorter and more radical
The recent BBC article featuring GB Rowing Team athlete and World Champion, Hannah Scott, has gained a lot of attention, and rightly so. Scott discusses
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
