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If only the Ancient Greeks could see us now. What began as a competition in honour of Zeus over 2,700 years ago is now the

Rowing is a sport with a decidedly clear status quo. Private schools. Upper classes. Expensive equipment and equally overpriced blazers, ridiculous to anyone but us.

Image Credit: World Rowing Most sports are defined by the achievements of their biggest stars, including rowing. Whether for their own sporting prowess – as

Image Credit: World Rowing The GB rowing team can claim a few rowing ‘dynasties’ – events where they are successful time and time again. Think

Image Credit: World Rowing Paris 2024 marks 100 years since the city last hosted the Olympics, and 124 years since rowing was first competed on

Image Credit: World Rowing Around 70% of Gen Z respondents (aged 18 to 27) stated in a global survey conducted in April 2023 that they

The Olympic Games represents the pinnacle of our sport: only the crème de la crème of the world’s fastest athletes are selected for the privilege

There’s been a lot of discussion the past few days about telemetry being used at Henley. And for good reason: lots of the crews who

As we hurtle towards the end of July, the post-Henley-blues start to transform into Olympic excitement. This year is one of the lucky few where

The 1950s and 1960s were a much different time for rowing. Boats transitioned from wood to carbon fibre or reinforced plastic, with the first fibreglass

Image credit: World Rowing For much of the history of Olympic rowing, there were no centralised team structures and instead countries nominated individual crews from

Photo credit: Filippi As humans, we are pre-disposed to remember the first time that something occurs. Life is littered with sequences where the opening gambit

Alongside the Indy 500 and the 24 hours of Le Mans, the Monaco Grand Prix is the crowning jewel in the motorsport triple. Steeped in

We’ve all had those tough days where we just want to go back to bed. Perhaps it’s an early morning and you’re too tired, or

Image credit: World Rowing This pride month, and in the run up to the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics, we are celebrating rowers who identify

Kat Copeland’s giddy, disbelieving expression upon winning gold was one of the images of the London Olympic Games. As one of Team GB’s brightest medal