The rowing part of Earth Day
26/04/2011 - 00:00:00 CET
The 41st annual Earth Day saw rowing communities get behind activities around the world. In Bled, Slovenia, the home of the 2011 World Rowing Championships, Earth Day celebrations started with the planting of five trees. This is five of 320 trees that will be planted leading up to the World Rowing Championships. These trees are called Skorz and are an endangered species in Slovenia.
World Water Day
22/03/2011 - 00:00:00 CET
Today is World Water Day and throughout the world people are reflecting on our use of water. As rowers we know the importance. We could not do our sport without it and furthermore we have an acute awareness of the water quality.
100 year old Hodgson steals the show
03/12/2010 - 02:23:00 CET
The 20th British Indoor Rowing Championship may have attracted about 3,000 entries of all abilities and ages, but 100 year old John Hodgson stole the show by achieving a new bunch of firsts.
St. Catharine’s alive with master’s rowers
14/09/2010 - 00:00:00 CET
The 2010 World Rowing Masters Regatta continues to show that rowing is a sport accessible for life. St Catharines in Canada played host to the regatta that began in 1973 and has developed into an experience that sees novice rowers racing against past-Olympians.
Masters rowers prepare to race
02/09/2010 - 15:32:00 CET
The 2010 World Rowing Masters Regatta is about to get under way in St Catharines, Canada, and nearly 3,000 rowers have signed up to participate. The rowers have come from 34 countries with clubs from the United States and Canada featuring prominently. Racing will take place from 2 to 5 September.
Tales from World Rowing’s masters regatta
08/09/2009 - 00:00:00 CET
Picture a regatta with a boat park full of 1600 boats, 470 races and over 10,000 seat entries and you have a picture of this year’s World Rowing Masters Regatta. Raced from 3 – 6 September in Vienna, Austria, the regatta attracted 3,500 rowers from around the world to the New Danube regatta course.
