Rowing trophies today are usually pots or medals, but event organisers used to be much more creative, awarding spoons, biscuit barrels and even a sword!
All about Annabel: Olympian, artist, campaigner, coach
Meet Annabel Eyres, 1992 Olympian, founder of Rock the Boat, artist, coach and campaigner.
1990: Results dip down under
The story of the GB women's rowing team in the rather lean year of 1990, plus new biographies of Jo Toch and Felicity Medinnis-Leach.
1989: Lt 4- silver plus new biographies
The story of the GB women's rowing team in 1989 when the lightweight 4- won silver at the Worlds, plus biographies of Flo Johnston and Caroline Lucas.
1988: Olympic dramas and World bronze
The story of the GB women's rowing team at the Seoul Olympics & World Champs in 1988, plus biographies of Gill Bond, Carrie Wood and Sally Andreae.
1987: Bad weather at the Worlds but all 3 lightweight boats reached the finals
The story of the GB women's rowing team in 1987, plus biographies of Pauline Peel (nee Bird), Kate Panter and Judith Burne.
1986: 2 medals for the first time and Beryl’s swansong
GB women's rowing in 1986 saw 2 medals at the Worlds, 4 at the Commonwealth Games, and the retirement of several key athletes including Beryl Crockford.
1985: Gold at last!
Read about GB women's rowing in 1985 when the Lwt 2x won our first gold medal, plus rowing biographies of Katie Ball and Judith Franklin.
1984: LA Olympics AND the first International Women’s Lightweight event
As well as a five-boat women's rowing team at the LA Olympics in 1984, GB also had crews at the first FISA Lightweight Championships to include women's races.
The first 10 women rowing Blues who represented GB
The first woman to row for GB who already had a Blue didn't do so until 1974 - some 23 years after women's international rowing began.
