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New! The story of 2001 plus Guin Batten’s rowing story

August 27, 2022August 27, 2022Leave a comment

Catch up with the latest additions to RowingStory.com: the GB women's rowing team in 2001 & Guin Batten's biography

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40 Years Ago: British Women’s First Henley Wins

June 24, 2022June 26, 2022Leave a comment

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.

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In memoriam: Margaret ‘Mac’ McKendrick

January 28, 2022January 29, 2022Leave a comment

A short eulogy for GB cox Margaret McKendrick, who died in 2022.

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A Brief History of GB Women’s Rowing at the Olympic Games

July 25, 2021July 27, 2021Leave a comment

Summaries of the women's rowing programme at the Olympic Games 1976-2020 and the GBR women's rowing team

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New! How GB women won their first Olympic rowing medal in 2000

January 3, 2021January 7, 20212 Comments

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.

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New! All sorts of things go wrong in 1999

October 29, 2020Leave a comment

1999 was not a good year for the GB women's rowing team. Find out why.

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Rowing Story now available as podcasts!

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020Leave a comment

Selected Rowing Story biographies are now available as podcasts, but do readers like this format?

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Missing Henley Women’s Regatta 2020

June 19, 2020June 19, 2020Leave a comment

Looking back at Henley Women's Regatta from 2020.

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New! 1998 – two golds for the first time

June 11, 2020Leave a comment

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).

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1997: The long-awaited first openweight gold medal

May 28, 2020September 10, 2020Leave a comment

The latest instalment in the history of GB women's rowing: 1997 and the arrival of Lottery Funding.

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