New! The story of 2001 plus Guin Batten’s rowing story
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
1y ago
Catch up with the latest additions to RowingStory.com: the GB women's rowing team in 2001 & Guin Batten's biography ..read more
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40 Years Ago: British Women’s First Henley Wins
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
1y ago
In 1982, 12 women's crews raced at Henley Royal Regatta in 3 events. 2 were won by GB boats, with an unexpected legacy for women's rowing ..read more
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In memoriam: Margaret ‘Mac’ McKendrick
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
2y ago
A short eulogy for GB cox Margaret McKendrick, who died in 2022 ..read more
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A Brief History of GB Women’s Rowing at the Olympic Games
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
2y ago
Summaries of the women's rowing programme at the Olympic Games 1976-2020 and the GBR women's rowing team ..read more
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New! How GB women won their first Olympic rowing medal in 2000
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
3y ago
How the GB women's quad won the silver medal at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, and the lightweight pair won at the World Rowing Championships ..read more
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New! All sorts of things go wrong in 1999
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
3y ago
1999 was not a good year for the GB women's rowing team. Find out why ..read more
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Rowing Story now available as podcasts!
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
3y ago
Selected Rowing Story biographies are now available as podcasts, but do readers like this format ..read more
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Missing Henley Women’s Regatta 2020
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
3y ago
Looking back at Henley Women's Regatta from 2020 ..read more
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New! 1998 – two golds for the first time
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
3y ago
The latest instalment in the history of GB women's rowing: 1998 & the first gold in an Olympic boat class (from Gillian Lindsay & Miriam Batten in the 2x ..read more
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1997: The long-awaited first openweight gold medal
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by Helena Smalman-Smith
3y ago
The latest instalment in the history of GB women's rowing: 1997 and the arrival of Lottery Funding ..read more
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