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Rowing During the Sitzkrieg, The Blitzkrieg and Beyond
The opening of the rowing season, Berlin, Germany, April 1940. Picture: National Digital Archive, Poland. 2 September 2022 By Tim Koch Tim Koch has not yet finished with the Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe....
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50-Year Reunion for the 1972 Olympic Oarsmen
After 50 years, the boys are back in the boat. From stroke to bow: Jim Moroney, Dick Dreissigacker, Bill Miller and Chuck Hewitt. Photo courtesy of Benoit Destenaves © 3 September 2022 By Göran R...
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Channeling the Boat, Within
4 September 2022 By Philip Kuepper Being built of live wood,I could sense the boatwas restless tied to the dock.It wanted to be.It wanted open water.Itself being elemental,it wanted to run with the...
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Recreational
6 September 2022 Ben Phillips* Too short too heavy too oldIt’s performance of a kindArthritis bypass herniaScratch crew is redefined Blade victories long since pastNo matching sets appearingSurely...
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Highly Rated: The 1936 Tokyo Imperial University Eight
At the 1936 Marlow Regatta, Tokyo Imperial University Crew, radical in both rowing style and boat design, produced a sensation amongst the conservative British rowing establishment. 7 September 2022...
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From Marlow to Malaya?
When Tokyo Imperial University unexpectedly won the Grand Challenge Cup for Senior Eights at the prestigious Marlow Regatta in 1936, the names of the winners were engraved in Japanese characters on...
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Queen Elizabeth II
The then Princess Elizabeth at the tiller of the dingy Duchess as a member of the Sea Ranger Association in 1944. 9 September 2022 By Tim Koch Hear The Boat Sing marks the passing of Queen Elizabeth...
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Mystic River Boathouse Project on Right Track
A rendering of the front (view from the east) of the Hart Perry Boathouse at the Mystic River Boathouse Park. Courtesy of SCRI. 10 September 2022By Göran R Buckhorn After no end of problems, the...
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Of Time, Thames-Robed
Queen Elizabeth II, 20 March 2015. Photo: Joel Rouse/ Ministry of Defence (published on Wikipedia). 11 September 2022By Philip KuepperDeath has passed the sceptre from matriarch to son,down the long...
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A Period of National Mourning
London Rowing Club flies a Union Flag at half-mast as a mark of respect to the late Queen Elizabeth. 12 September 2022 By Tim Koch The British Government website, www.gov.uk, has posted a National...
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Return of the World Rowing Masters Regatta
At the 2022 World Rowing Masters Regatta in Libourne, the Dutch club Roeivereniging Rijnland won the overall Club Trophy. The club received the trophy from the hands of World Rowing President...
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Tribute to Ondřej Synek
Czech sculler Ondřej Synek, who retired last year, will be facing five old rivals in an exhibition race at the World Championships in Račice on 25 September. 14 September 2022 By Göran R Buckhorn The...
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On Being the Stroke, Part I
A relaxed Cornell crew after winning the 1967 Sprints. Article writer Chris Williams, second from the left. Photo courtesy of Chris Williams. 15 September 2022By Chris Williams What follows is a...
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On Being the Stroke, Part II
Cornell lightweight crew win the Thames Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta by beating Nottingham and Union Rowing Club on 1 July 1967. Photo courtesy of Chris Williams. 16 September 2022By Chris...
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2022 World Rowing Championships
17 September 2022The 2022 World Rowing Championships will start tomorrow, Sunday, in Račice, Czech Republic, and will run through 25 September. The draw will take place today at 3 p.m. (15:00 CEST)...
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Gone, Fishing
18 September 2022By Philip KuepperA speckled trout leapt through the glasssurface of the river, shattering its glass-likespeckles on the skin of the air. (13 August 2022)
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London’s Two Rivers
This photograph, taken on the morning of the 2015 Doggett’s Coat and Badge Race, shows Pietro Annigoni’s 1955 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, a painting regarded at the time as a fresh and daring way...
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All The Single Ladies (and Gentlemen)
The Scullers Head of the River Race for single sculls organised by Vesta Rowing Club took place on Saturday, 17 September. 22 September 2022 By Tim Koch Tim Koch is on Hammersmith Bridge with his...
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Class of 2022 National Rowing Hall of Fame®
Michelle Guerette 24 September 2022 The National Rowing Foundation (NRF) has announced the inductees for the 2022 National Rowing Hall of Fame®. The inductees are: 2008 Olympic Women’s Single Sculls...
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The Blowing in the Falling
25 September 2022 By Philip KuepperThe horn of a boat blowing in the falling rainis claiming departure? arrival?I do not know. I only heard it.I did not see it. All I knowit blew in the...
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