The University Boat Races, the annual contest between crews from Oxford and Cambridge Universities in Great Britain, which began almost 200 years ago, usually attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators to the banks of the Thames in London.
Being an elite athlete comes with its advantages and disadvantages. Like any job, or study, there are time commitments, pressures and stress. But many elite athletes combine their professional-level rowing commitments with other work or study. Here is a look at how they do it and why they find it important.
On Wednesday 29 January 2020 the Dutch men's 'talent 8+' and the University of Washington (USA) men’s eight will race each other. There will, however, be no long-haul flights for the teams to meet up. For the first time they’ll be doing it virtually and you can watch the race from anywhere in the world.
His dedication to rowing and his clear demonstration of the core values of rowing helped make Jean Maillard the 2019 Filippi Spirit Award winner.
With all eyes focused on the 2019 World Rowing Championships last month, you can be forgiven for forgetting to mark the anniversary of a coxed four race that took place 150 years ago.
