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Membership Newsletter Competition – June 2023
Competition Details This month’s competition offering is a British Rowing ceramic mug, perfect for a cup of tea! In order to enter, please email your name to Membership@britishrowing.org with ‘British Rowing ceramic mug’ in the subject line. We will select […]
Safeguarding and Integrity update – June 2023
The Safeguarding and Integrity team had a great time at the National Schools Regatta last month, where we hosted a Clean Sport stand as part of UK Anti-Doping’s Clean Sport Week! As part of the day, we invited junior rowers […]
How to celebrate this weekend’s coronation and Bank Holiday Monday
The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort will take place on 6 May 2023
Safeguarding and Integrity update – Club Welfare Officer Briefings – sign up!
The Safeguarding and Integrity Team will be holding our first Club Welfare Officer (CWO) online briefings in May and we really encourage all CWOs, Assistant CWOs, or others acting in a similar capacity in clubs to attend one of the […]
RIP Peter Spurrier, rowing photographer
British Rowing is sad to hear of the death this week of the legendary rowing photographer Peter Spurrier at the age of 77
Read MoreSafeguarding and Integrity update – March 2023
Happy Easter, Ramadan and Passover from all of us in the Safeguarding and Integrity team, and we hope you are looking forward to getting stuck into what looks like is going to shape up to be an excellent year of […]
Read MoreWorld Rowing offers FREE Anti-Doping webinars
This series of 5 weekly webinars, covering the compulsory topics as set out in the WADA code, starts on Wednesday, 5 April 2023
Read MoreChampionship Course halfway post unveiled
For the first time, crews racing on the Championship Course – at any of the major Tideway heads or the Boat Race – will know when they’re exactly half way
Read MoreMedals for GB athletes at the 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships
26 medals, including 8 gold medals, were won by GB rowers at the hybrid event from 25-26 February
Read MoreCoaches and rowers invited to participate in research on mental fatigue
A PhD student at the University of Derby wishes to recruit up to six coaches and athletes to participate in a qualitative study on the effects of mental fatigue on the performance and health of athletes
Read MoreAllianz Sports Fund open to affiliated British Rowing clubs
Clubs affiliated to British Rowing can apply for grants of up to £3,000
Read MoreActive Thames awards funding to 26 organisations
Active Thames, led by the Port of London Authority (PLA), has awarded £150,000 in grants to 26 successful applicants including several offering rowing activities
Read MoreLaunch drivers trained at Ardingly RC thanks to donations
Six new volunteers have qualified as RYA II powerboat drivers to provide safety launch support to the club’s training sessions on the reservoir where it is based. Their training was funded by donations from Arnold Clark Community Fund and an anonymous donor.
Read MoreWorld Anti-Doping Agency releases 2023 Prohibited List
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has published its 2023 Prohibited List. The Prohibited List designates the substances and methods that are prohibited in sport.
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