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DECEMBER 2005
15th December: Trial eights headlines (UK) - Choppy test for Holland's debut (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Cambridge trial reaches verdict of water torture (Mike Rosewell, The Times).
14th December: Boat Race trial eights headlines (UK) - Oxford fired up with burning ambition (Alexandra Oyston, Telegraph), Burning ambition wins the day (Mike Rosewell, The Times).
9th December - Olympian leads group (Vancouver 24 Hours, Canada), Caldwell receives Carlin award (Malden Observer, USA), Ex-rower Jackson named boss of Own the Podium (CBC News, Canada), Corrigan unveils plan for Bby (Burnaby Newsleader, Canada), Row, row, row your boat gently 'cross the pond (News Tribune, USA), Cambo tipped to take out sportsman award (Stuff, New Zealand), John is rowing to Tanzania via Dover (icSurrey, UK), NZ rowers facing Atlantic hurricane (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Pickup crashes on icy highway (Rutland Herald, USA), Title IX state seeks gender equality (Arbiter Online, USA), Trans-Atlantic rowing team fuelled by Welsh rations (icWales, UK), Tell her a story... (San Bernardino Sun, USA - Dame Judi Dench about to join the glittering list of those who have rowed in the movies...), More drama infamous 'Lay Down Sally' (New Zealand Herald gets in on the Aussie action), Youth services director arrives at Danny's (Acton Beacon, USA).
It's mentioned in the BBC Sports Coach UK piece from Wednesday that Ron Needs (one of the GBR W8+ coaches) won a Mussabini medal for success on the world stage. Congratulations Ron!
7th December - Gold-chasing twins pay special tribute to hero granddad (Rochdale Observer, UK), Oars are poised for trans-Atlantic journey (Bainbridge Island Review, UK), Osprey committee to consider its options (Venice Gondolier, USA), Truck hauling Dartmouth rowing gear flips (Union Leader, USA), SEGA to publish 2008 Olympics game (Virgin.net, USA), Keeling me softly (Washington Post, USA), Mexican sports chief lauds Colombia's Central American Games preparations (People's Daily, China), 1 Life is renamed and restarts the Atlantic Rowing Race (Gomera Verde, Spain), High points? Not too many so far... (James Cracknell in the Telegraph, UK), Natural born winner (a new link to a relatively old story in Exzibit, about Jurgen Grobler), McBean hired by Rowing Canada (CBC News, Canada), The comeback kid (St. Petersburg Times, USA, about a former rower), Alone on a boat, 27-yr-old wants to cross the Atlantic (Express India, India), a complete list of Philippino medallists in the SEA Games (Balita, Philippines), an article about Falmouth's Maritime Museum including several rowing exhibits (50connect, UK), COC revises controversial [Olympic] standards policy (Runners Web, Canada), Guerett and Inman named USRowing athletes of the year (Row2k, USA).
5th December: News headlines on the Atlantic Rowing Race - The wife's tale: 'If I went away like he is, I'd be called a bad mother' (Beverley Turner aka Mrs Cracknell, in the Independent on Sunday, UK), Next stop - Antigua (Guernsey Weekly Press, Channel Islands), Atlantic Rowing Race to climax in Antigua (SUN Weekend, Antigua & Barbuda), Phil takes on Atlantic race to raise £1m (Totally Jewish, UK), Mirror man in £1m charity boat race (Mirror, UK). Other rowing news stories - Chinese kid athletes beaten? (syndicated worldwide, IOC news), IOC chief defends hosts Beijing (BBC News, an expansion of the same story, though the headline is rather misleading), Angry husband's mailing targets Newton-Wellesley (an unusual use of rowing to make a point in Boston Globe, USA), 'Lay Down Sally' plans comeback (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Lay Down Sally ready to rise again for Olympic redemption (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia), After fiery exit, rower hungry to rejoin elite (The Age, Australia), New agreement reached on River's Edge complex (Boston Globe, USA), Little things make all the difference in endless routine (Irish Independent, subscription only, Ireland), A flying fish in the face (Globe and Mail, Canada), Boathouse and apartments planned for waterfront (Irish Examiner, Ireland), Pride paves way to recent triumphs (New Zealand Herald, NZ, some interesting developments at the AIS), Winning coach calls for more male input (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), Tolentino dominates rowing at SEA Games (FISA), Bedford rowers just miss Redgrave record (Bedford Today, UK), The weather no excuse as Maidenhead hit the water (icBerkshire, UK), Row, bro, row! (icBerkshire, UK), Robbins 'has full support' in comeback attempt (ABC Online, Australia), Many are blamed for facility delay (Minnesota Daily, USA), Three-gold rower's trade secret (INQ7, Philippines). And a quick mention for G-ROW in Obesity is not just about food (Boston Globe, USA).
NOVEMBER 2005
28th November - Jenny in trials top three (Sudbury Today, UK), Rowing NZ bid taking shape (NZ City, New Zealand), Waterline breaks in Lambert Fieldhouse (Purdue Exponent, USA), Experts rate best exercise machines (Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA), Coaching violation denies Glasgow University double (The Herald, Scotland/UK), Under-17 boys in tight struggle over Wanganui (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Rowing future bright, says coach (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Long road back: Stroke victim making progress (Annapolis Capital, USA), Hair-raising stuff on the high seas as I try to stay afloat (Leven Brown in the Scotland on Sunday, UK), Strong winds lead to race delay (BBC Sport, UK), Stimulated by the idea of hell on water (Irish Independent, Ireland, subscription only), Head of the Yarra a win for Melbourne clubs (The Age, Australia), Outhwaite named female rower of the year (syndicated, Australia), Irresistible chance to stick one's oar in (The Irish Times, Ireland), An Olympic workout (Daily Pilot, USA, about Xeno Muller).
And a mention (near the end) of how a busy executive uses national-squad rowing to stay fit while abroad (Forth Worth Star-Telegram, USA).
24th November: Emily Martin lucky to miss Athens backwash (Herald Sun, Australia).
23rd November: Golden twins lend a hand at Boys' High (Daily Post, New Zealand), Partridge steers even course to more glory (Peter Dixon, The Times, UK), Chinese sports school denies abuse (syndicated internationally), UK seeks Cuban aid for 2012 Olympics (Prensa Latina, Cuba), Crews finish with Foot race (Daily Free Press, USA), Chinese school denies abuse claim (BBC Sport, UK), The Glenlivet to sponsor flagship rowing event (justDrinks.com, UK), A row on the Po: Silverskiff 2005 (Row2k.com, USA), Different strokes toward becoming shipshape (Miami Herald, USA), Deutsche Bank Championship contributes $4.5 million to charity (Yahoo press release, USA), Holyoke Care Center helps pregnant teens (Daily Collegian, USA), Mirrorman's epic charity challenge (Daily Mirror, UK), Remaking the Viking age in the Arctic (Norway.org), Alleged abuse in China a 'very delicate issue' says gymnastics chief (Daily Times, Pakistan), Teen crew provides rowing for students (The Capital, USA), Champion Vinalhaven rowers break 'ice' for second year (Knox Village Soup, USA). And a reminder of just how much rowing has penetrated the national psyche in New Zealand - a mention of the sport in the political sketch in Hawke's Bay Today (NZ).
21st November - North County product rowing strong (Monterey Herald, USA), Coe plays down row over China (Peninsula On-line, Qatar, about Pinsent's worries), Alive and well (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia, on local economics driven by rowing), Powerhouse performance (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia), Marlow show their strength (This is Local London, UK), Rowers prepare for marathon sea challenge (syndicated, Ireland), New York-area rivers becoming a destination (Chicago Sun-Times, USA), Man beats machine again (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Cancer survivor spins naval tale (The Olympian, USA), Nine rowers to represent Chandigarh in junior rowing (WebIndia123, India), Row, row, row your boat gently to the title (Charlotte Observer, USA, requires registration), Row, row, row your boat? (Malaysia Star, Malaysia), Escaping from dry land at last, now it's oil on the horizon (Leven Brown in the Scotland on Sunday, UK), When ends do not justify the means (Observer, UK, with a rather pointed comment at the end), Ring of truth in abuse claims (Sunday Times, UK), Shore crew teams row in Head of the Lafayette Regatta (Tasley Eastern Shore News, USA), Two men and a boat (BBC Sport, UK), My Weekend: Nick Gittings (Telegraph, UK), Rowing for gold (Education Guardian, UK), Veteran rowers are on top of the world (Chester Evening Leader, UK), Who are your sports stars? (Herts24, UK). And a mention on "This is Anfield (UK) for SSR. Row with Ben Fogle and James Cracknell - presumably after their trans-Atlantic bid - in aid of Children in Need (UK).
18th November: Britain's illustrious rowing knight Sir Matthew Pinsent has been creating a stir with his investigation into Chinese gymnast training practices for Radio 5Live (UK). Worrying stuff. Related and other headlines - Matt's 'abuse' shock (The Sun, UK), British reporter upset at tough training (China Daily, China), The hidden cost of China's hunger for Olympic gold (Scotsman, UK, a particularly in-depth report), Oarsome entries (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia), Baton's penultimate destination (Melbourne 2006, Australia, about the pre-Commonwealths Queen's Baton Relay round Aus & NZ), Make a Wish regatta rows in perfect conditions (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), Troops to help secure SEA Games (Sun Star, Philippines), Philadelphia in 'superb' shape for 2016 Summer Games bid (GamesBids.com, USA), Grandads forced to give up rowing feat (icBerkshire, UK), Wellness program uses unusual activities to aid in recovery (Daily Utah Chronicle, USA), Rowing competes without scholarships (Daily Barometer Online, USA - hold the front page?!), Regatta crews sweep along St. John's (Orlando Sentinel, USA), Chasing an Olympic dream (Daily Pennsylvanian, USA), £75m extra funding for coaches (Telegraph, UK), A gruelling 100,000m row (icTheWharf, UK), Sea Scouts row for almost 89 nautical miles (Port Townsend Leader, USA).
17th November: New star for India in rowing (newKerala, India) and National Rowing Academy to function from December 1 (ditto).
15th November - What Sir Steve did next - Mersey regatta challenge for Olympic rowing ace (icLiverpool, UK). Hint to SSR - talk to Martin Cross, Tim Foster, Greg Searle and Gillian Lindsay, who gave the concept a go (admittedly part time) in 2004. Other recent headlines - Greek love (an interview with Rowley Douglas, Education Guardian, UK), Kinross' oar-some performance (Orange Central Western Daily, Australia), Rowers crossing the ocean in record time bid for charity (icBerkshire, UK), Two men, a boat, a plan - what could go wrong? (icWales, UK), Grandfather rowers rescued (icWales, UK), Granddad rowers rescued (The Sun, UK - always have to colloquialise more than anyone else, don't they?), Rowing crew is a learning experience (Hartford Courant, USA), Whatever happened to... the woman who tried a trans-Atlantic row? (Virginia Pilot, USA), Wharton crew and the Gaza Strip (Wharton Journal, USA - I don't usually feature college pieces much but this is fascinating, about Palestinian rowing ), Rockhampton's rich sporting history (ABC Regional, Australia), Four Northwest rowers prepare for the race of a lifetime (King5 Seattle News, USA), Foster to race at the Eights Head (Bedford Today, UK), Rowing in harmony: Sanford RiverWalk (Orlando Sentinel, USA), Land buy may delay park development (Venice Gondolier, USA), Voyage of rediscovery (Delmarva Daily Times, USA), Regattas end up in a twist and tangle (Utah Daily Herald, USA: a historian's retelling of the events of an 1890 racing event), Yellow jackets lose regatta on penalty (Augusta Chronicle, USA), I should really know my shares drill by now (Scotsman, UK: an update on stockbroker Leven Brown, rowing the Atlantic), Ulsterman pushes the boat out on the great lakes (Belfast Telegraph, Ireland), From sports stars to battlefield heroes (icWales, UK, with a bit about champion oarsman Captain Hugh 'Jumbo' Edwards), Kostadinova takes helm of Bulgarian Olympic Committee (Reuters, South Africa, mentioning that the runner-up was FISA course-builder Svetlana Otsetova), Strokes ahead (icCheshire, UK), Dorney pair's magical double (icBerkshire, UK).
14th November: UK press links - Cracknell steps in to boost Leander (Mike Rosewell, The Times) and Cracknell's unplanned return helps Leander to victory (Rachel Quarrell). Plus An email conversation with James Cracknell: 'Is it only rowing that can satisfy my competitive urges?' (Mike Rowbottom, Independent).
4th November: Wingfield sculls reports - Wells survives bumpy ride (RQ, Telegraph), and the Times allowed it space in Sport in Brief (Mike Rosewell). Other headlines - New rowing jobs created (London Free Press, Canada), Loneliness less an issue (Guernsey Weekly Press, Guernsey), Basque games and sports (eiTB, Spain), He kept hope afloat at Lowell (Boston Globe, USA, about boatbuilder Malcolm Odell), Rower arrives in Oregon after nearly 130 days at sea (Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, USA), NZ Rowing happy with chances of getting 2010 world championships (Radio New Zealand), Row, row, row your boat (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Silken's not playing... well actually, yes she is (Mississauga News, Canada), Real Head of the Charles (Wellesley Townsman, USA), Health of ponds in Dennis is closely monitored (Yarmouthport Register, USA), Rowing meet to begin from Nov 9 (Chandigarh Newsline, India), Marina del Rey: plans for major project at Marina Beach (Marina del Rey Argonaut, USA), Swallow launches new dory in Noyo Harbor (Mendocino Beacon, USA), Emmanuel Coindre continues to claim record (MountEverest, USA), Fisher's crew might just be worth a look (San Diego Union Tribune, USA), New Trier rules women's rowing (Pioneer Press Online, USA), Sport England breaks £40m barrier with Community Club Development (Leisure Opportunities Daily News, UK), City's rowers off to a flying start (Milton Keynes Today, UK), Go for gold in hunt for Olympic talent (Hounslow Guardian, UK), Top level rowing action (South Coast Register, Australia), Cop in crash was back in boat (Saratogian, USA), Image+Nation queer film fest comes of age (Hour.ca, Canada), New plans for SA sport (Supersport, South Africa), Sympathy letter from FIG (SARTMA.com, Falkland Islands), Postcards from the slough (Fairfield Daily Republic, USA), While others snooze, early birds run loose (Los Angeles Times, USA), What a crew! (Wayland Town Crier, USA), Coaches shine as Kiwis foil old foes (Auckland Times Online, New Zealand), 129 days in a row (Register-Guard, USA).
There's also a neat idea involving rowing mentioned near the end of this article in the San Francisco Chronicle (USA).
And a bit about women's rowing losing out to women's golf (University of Tennessee Echo, USA).
OCTOBER 2005
31st October - Jetties open in plan to boost lake use (ABC Regional Online, Australia), Rowing team walks for breast cancer awareness (Eastern Echo, USA), Rowing crews, crowd comingle (Elkhart Truth, USA - nice spelling, not...), All for one, one for all (Elkhart Truth, USA), Bodies found under Tauranga bridge and Homicide probe after grisly discovery (Stuff and MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, not precisely rowing but related), The family that rows together (Philly.com, USA, may need subscription), Alone on a boat, he plans to cross the Atlantic (Mumbai Newsline, India), Utah crew like fish out of water (Albany Times Union, USA, with a cracking opening gambit), EPCOR's road to champions reception (Edmonton Sun, Canada), Dragon boat races run in Macau (Taipei Times, Taiwan - where dragon boating begins, rowing often follows), Warm days not here to stay (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA), Riverfront project advances (NorthJersey.com, USA), Callow fastest for Star at British trials (Bedford Today, UK), Ready for long distance race (Bucks Free Press, UK), Morgan heads the rest on River Trent (Rochdale Observer, UK), Private funeral for tragic rower (New York Post, USA), Misadventures in a wild city (Kodiak Daily Mirror, USA), Specialist sports status for school (Hunts Post, UK), Twins scoop world crew award (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Cyprus steps forward (Assetz News, UK).
28th October: on Row2k, Body of Jim Runsdorf recovered - memorial service draws thousands (USA). A blogspot for friends to share memories of him has been organised. Short pieces in The Journal , the New York Daily News , KATC and the New York Times (all USA). Two great features online at the moment about rowing characters - The Big Interview: Andy Ripley (Sunday Times, UK), with a neat mention of TSS stalwart Robert Rakison... And how I rebuilt my life the day I went blind about former TCD rower Mark Pollock , in the Belfast Telegraph (Ireland). If ever a guy deserved to have people buy his new book it's Mark. I still don't understand why BIRO isn't begging him on hands and knees to get re-involved with the adaptive rowing 4+ crew: he's an excellent rower by sighted or adaptive standards, who would have stroked the 2003 AM4+ entry had he not been ill just before the regatta. Other press - East Lyme crew gets a thrill in rowing regatta (The Day, USA), Next step in rowing bid for world champs (syndicated, New Zealand), Crew clubs promoting sport to high school students (Salt Lake Tribune, USA), London's early preparations receive IOC plaudits (Guardian, UK), What secrecy? (Burnaby Newsleader, Canada), Multi-sport complex gets big-name support at hearing (Burnaby Newsleader, Canada), Golden twins scooop world crew of the year award (Stuff, New Zealand), Award for Evers-Swindells (TVNZ, New Zealand), Feisty start to Chandigarh State Games (Ludhiana Newsline, India), Another rowing award for New Zealand (Radio NZ), French rower nears end of historic journey (Daily News & Analasys, India), Warwick native wins HOC (Warwick Beacon, USA), Athletes and the law (Daily Iowan, USA - a rather disturbing item!), Flyfishers banquet is slated for Sunday (Mail Tribune, USA - a rare example of rowers and fishermen working together?), Derbyshire's second greatest mariner (Matlock Today, UK), Newstalk ZB journalist gets award (Newstalk ZB, NZ).
27th October - Safety first in uncertain waters (Albany Times Union, USA), WW girls 19th at Head of Charles (Weston Town Crier, USA), Volunteers vow to search until missing rower found (New York Newsday, USA), Divers, volunteers search Harlem River for missing rower (WNBC, USA), Leighton's treble leads medal haul (icCheshire Online, UK), Tonks has change of heart over Jury cup (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Rowboat auction for employee (Portsmouth Herald Maine News, USA - read the bottom bit first), Ocean rower loses unsupported status to sat phone failure after 120 days at sea (Mount Everest News, USA), Residents want to keep meeting room (The Journal News, USA), Kendall's competitive thirst sated again (Boston Globe, USA), Getting ahead in the sculls (icBerkshire Online, UK).
26th October - Boat pilot grieves over rower lost in river (New York Daily News, USA), It's OK to row, water board reminds (Press-Enterprise, USA), Iraqi Rowing said its word (Al Mendhar, Iraq), Rowing has low target with fewer golds on offer (Jakarta Post, Indonesia), 'Pumped' St. John's pip the favourites (South African Star, South Africa), Search for rower's body still fruitless (New York Newsday, USA), Bill's 'oarsome' seven-medal win (Merimbula News Weekly, Australia), Volunteers to resume search for rower lost in boating accident (NY1, USA), Ginn's fling in Ocean showdown (syndicated, Australia), Tonks named world rowing coach of the year (Stuff, New Zealand), High winds and rain down trees and power lines (a brief mention of the Saugatuck RC in Westport Now, USA), Oarsome boost for Runcorn rowers (icCheshire Online, UK).
25th October: A dreadful accident in New York (USA) - headlines include Rockland man involved in boat collision (The Journal, USA), Dedicated oarsmen take a lethal turn (New York Times, USA), Rower is lost as shell and motorboat collide (New York Times, USA), Search continues for missing rower (New York Newsday, USA), Rescuers search NYC river after crash (Guardian, UK and global syndication), Rescuers search river after crew accident (New York Newsday, USA), Crew boat collides with a small craft (7Online.com, USA). Most have slightly different perspectives and background details. And an obituary for Mark Lowry (Globe and Mail, Canada), a senior sports administrator who died on Saturday after two years fighting pancreatic cancer. Plus COC mourns death of executive Director of Sport Lowry (Skipressworld, Canada). Other press links - Rowing event not coming to Gainesville, after all (Access North Georgia, USA), Another title for world champion Mahe Drysdale (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Edwards upbeat despite Blues' crown slipping (Cambridge Evening News, UK), It all adds up to success for maths teacher Brown (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Heavyweight shock field, top Cambridge to claim Head of the Charles (CSTV.com, USA), Rowers make waves (Daily Free Press, USA), Coppola's boat takes first in Head of Charles (Buffalo News, USA), Would you like one oar, or maybe two? (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, USA), Strength of stroke depends on the legs (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, USA), College teams compete for good cause (WLNS, USA), Princeton wins men's eights title (Asbury Park Press, USA), U of L makes it 20 in a row (Louisville Courier-Journal, USA), Marlow pass 100 wins mark for the year (Bucks Free Press, UK), Drysdale wins easily despite penalty (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Indians sign off in style with a tally of four golds (Hindu, India), Family bond water-tight (Boston Herald, USA), Junior rowers can thank Yale grad (Arizona Republic, USA), Rowers lying second in lightweight single sculls (New Straits Times, Malaysia), Rowers on the paddle to Beijing: Squad enjoys smooth sailing (Canberra Times, Australia), Footscray ace wins scull final (Bendigo Advertiser, Australia), Crew team readies for race of a lifetime (Concord Monitor, USA). And Scullers launches new trouser ranges (ClickPress, United Arab Emirates, a mad inspiration for fashion).
24th October - Leander out fast (Boston Herald, USA), Leander Club sprints to head of the class (Boston.com, USA), Princeton sets a gold standard (Boston.com, USA), Collegians rule the day: Princeton upsets field of eights (Boston Herald, USA), He has a new zeal for rowing (Boston Globe, USA, great headline given the content), It's double fun for BC crews (Boston GLobe, USA), Drysdale, Guerette are the ones (Boston Globe, USA), Rowing no longer just a sport for the elite (Boston Globe, USA), European flavor for main event (Boston Globe, USA).
21st October - Regatta revs up with new sprint (Boston Globe, USA), Guerett is at home alone (Boston Globe, USA), Guerette tries to fly solo (Boston Herald, USA), Students aim to make waves in regatta (Dallas Morning News, USA), Movie looks inside the sculler's mind (WorldRowing, Switzerland), Music boosts sport success by fifth (Scotsman, UK), Just oarsome (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia), Mills finds rewards come with hard work (Canberra Times, Australia), Chinese dominate (Hindu, India), Good show by Indians (Newindpress, India), A reunion on the river (Acton-The Beacon, USA), Rowers tackle regatta on Lake Weeroona (Bendigo Advertiser, Australia), House OKs $1M for Lowell boathouse (Lowell Sun, USA), Owners of Vt. firm and their oars compete in Head of the Charles (Boston Globe, USA), National rowers want to heal grim episode in Manila (Bernama, Malaysia), Hometown clubs dominate Autumn Head (Bedford Today, UK), Tulane rowers display unsinkable spirit (Boston Globe, USA), Just rowing by (Narooma News, Australia), Crew team shines in Connecticut (Weston Town Crier, USA), Pulling into lead: Oar maker nets top rowers (Boston Herald, USA).
17th September: from the Times (UK) on Saturday - Our son was betrayed, say rower's family . Similar pieces in the Friday Telegraph and the Tameside Advertiser last week . A less informative syndicated summary in quite a few newspapers. News on the missing Australian - Body of missing rower found (The Age, Australia). A bit more in this syndicated piece . Other press links - Club pulls teens into rowing (AZ Central, USA), Pak rowing team pulls out (WebIndia, India), Decks cleared for National Youth Games (Hindu, India), Boulder crew club rows to victory (Dirt, USA), Final call: $400,000 to encourage women into sports (ABC Message Stick, Australia), Everglades airboat makes waves on duke's salmon river (Telegraph, UK), Crews race on Great Salt Lake (Salt Lake Tribune, USA), Hall club dips its oars into new regatta (Gainesville Times, USA), Provo's water-lovers row rather than wade (Provo Daily Herald, USA), Crowds fill waterfront for annual boat show (Myrtle Beach Sun News, USA), Steady as she rows (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA), London Games off to better start than Athens (NZZ Online, Switzerland - an interview with Denis Oswald), Old salts with saws (Waldo Village Soup, USA), Raider Rowers rally in Rochester (Colgate Maroon News, USA), World champs bid rescued by anonymous donors (NZ Herald, New Zealand), Sir Steve Redgrave to inspire pupils at Birmingham Schools indoor rowing championships (Row2k.com, USA), Ladies row home with gold (Kerryman, Ireland), Strokes on the water (Arizona Republic, USA), What a concept (Burlington Free Press, USA - nice pun boys), Rowers get a boost (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Duo row into the history books (icLiverpool, UK), Rowers launch boathouse work (Albany Times Union, USA), Hope does indeed float an, in this case, it wins (Ft Washington Montgomery Newspapers, USA), New scheme to take rowing to Glasgow's pupils (Herald, Scotland), Black New Yorkers: From Africa to America, a row of faith (Amsterdam News, USA), H2O water sports complex goes to HC (Dispatch & Courier, India), IPC to participate in World Rowing Forum (IPC, Germany).
Photos from racing - Tiffin SBH (UK, Photo-Row), Pairs Head (UK, Eliot George Photography), Pairs Head (BigBlade), Tyne LDS (UK, Ian Smith Photos).
12th October: The Edinburgh Rag (student newspaper, UK) has written a follow-up on the Scotsman story of last week.
8th October: the Blockley second inquest. There are detailed reports in the Times online , in today's Times newspaper , on the BBC website and in today's Telegraph (all UK). The Google newsgroup thread with Leo's parents notes on the final verdict is here .
7th October: Motorboat rips up rowing shell (North Shore News, Canada).
6th October: Olympic silver medallist cox Lord Colin Moynihan (formerly known as 'the Miniature for Sport' when he had the portfolio under a previous Conservative government) has won the election to become the new British Olympic Association Chairman. Loads of UK links including Moynihan wins vote for British Olympic chief (Guardian), From river to peer, Moynihan has never shirked battle (Guardian), Moynihan named new BOA chief (Daily Mail), Moynihan politic about lobbying row following BOA election (Scotsman), Political knowhow earns Moynihan Olympic challenge (Times), all UK. Blockley inquest - River tragedy coach 'drunk' (icLiverpool), Death 'might have been avoidable' (BBC News), both UK. Other press - Jones found to have defamed Coates (syndicated, Australia), Mom, teen daughter put in quality time on the water (Rockford Register Star, USA), Negotiations on dam nearly done (Augusta Chronicle, USA), NZ may bid for rowing world championships (Stuff, NZ), 'Martha' supports Children's Wish Foundation (Broadcaster Magazine, USA), Sac State Aquatic Center granted $495,000 (Sacramento Business Journal, USA), Public boat docks ready to open (Gateway Newspapers, USA).
5th October: Caborn under fire as Tory peer closes on Olympic job (Guardian, UK), Rower set for award (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), Should Michael Schumacher retire from Formula 1? (Sir Steve Redgrave and Nicky Lauda, Guardian, UK), Boat Race attracts elite trialists (The Times, UK), Master rower shares secrets of river, rowing (Quad City Times, USA), Champs change training routine (Fiji Times, Fiji - that's rowing as cross-training, an entertainingly novel idea), Clean up the Connecticut River (Wesleyan Argus, USA), California and Kentucky cities should fire corporate water giant (Newswire, USA - more ammunition for the RATS as Thames Water issues go global), Michigan Tech Rowing Club begins season with a splash (Daily Mining Gazette, USA), Lake Chabot gets paddle-friendly State grant to pay for rowing dock (Daily Review Online, USA).
4th October: News from the re-opened Blockley inquest - Rowing coach was 'legless' (Daily Telegraph, UK) and Coach 'legless' before tragedy (The Times). Other press links - Olympic rowing medallist shares winning techniques (The Mercury, South Africa), NDDC set for full action on N'Delta master plan (Daily Independent, Nigeria), Students' 1000-pint challenge attacked by drink body (Scotsman, UK - guys, just how stupid can you be?), River takes center stage (Lowell Sun, USA), In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (syndicated press release about the Row for the Cure, USA), Former BUSA rowers one-stop closer to Atlantic attempt (BUSA, UK), HSU Homecoming weekend to feature annual Paddlefest (Times-Standard, USA), Jackie left holding babies (Evening Times, UK), About 300 turn out for De Pere regatta (Appleton Post Crescent, USA), City project gasping for air gives crew team new life (Tufts Daily, USA).
3rd October - Mississippi River hosts Gophers' home event on Saturday (Minnesota Daily, USA), Fresh tuna, potato and green pepper stew (EiTB, Spain - a news article and cooking recipe all in one), Heroes given a timely tribute (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK), Rowing upstream on the Schuylkill (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Grosvenor veterans in oar-some form to win rowing final (icLiverpool, UK), A gallant Knight turns 100 (KeepMeCurrent.com, USA), Rats object to sewage (Wandsworth Borough Guardian, UK), King's go the Distance (icCheshireOnline, UK), Dr. Sarah returns to Fiji (Fiji Times, Fiji - about Sarah Springman, well-known in UK and Swiss masters rowing circles), Delivered from the deep (Observer, UK), Moynihan on course for victory (Telegraph, UK), Hemery faces final hurdle (Sunday Times, UK), North Allegheny wins six events (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, USA), Head of the Ohio competitors churn up Allegheny River (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, USA), Student rows path to success (Pioneer Press, USA), Great names find it a humbling game (Times, UK), Competition keeps athletic execs stoked (Crain's Detroit Business, USA), Dad puts oar in for hospital (Glasgow Daily Record, UK), Rowing squad back in training (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Coracles to serve tourists at sea festival (Nhan Dan, Vietnam), Early to bed, early to row (Green Bay Press Gazette, USA).
A bundle of UK links about Oliver Hicks' successful row of the Atlantic - World's slowest rower returns home (Community Newswire), Rower returns home (Suffolk Evening Star, UK), Rower completes slowest Atlantic crossing (ABC News, UK), British oarsman becomes youngest to row from US to Europe (Bloomberg, USA), Hero oarsman back in UK (The Sun, UK), Youngest Atlantic rower is also the slowest (Guardian Unlimited, UK). And the final links probably give the reason why this particular Atlantic rower has attracted so much interest - William gives rousing welcome as friend beats Atlantic rowing record (Telegraph) and Rower gets right Royal welcome (East Anglian Daily Times).
SEPTEMBER 2005
29th September: An interesting story in the (UK) Guardian and syndicated elsewhere round the world: Oi, faster! Scientists develop clothes to push athletes harder . Not entirely sure how much use.... And an obituary of John Levy by Chris Dodd (UK). Other press links - Dunphy moves practice from Palestra to Schuylkill River (Daily Pennsylvanian, USA), Cooper '89 brings intensity to news (Yale Daily, USA), Masters Games catches Canadian interest (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), HB world champions win sports awards (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Water taxi demonstration postponed due to hauler problem (The Chattanoogan, USA), Anti-vivisectionists claim responsibility for Oxford attack (Observer, UK), River walls still a-tumblin' down (Bedford Today, UK). Some relevance for those who follow the Fiserati in Drugs battle undermined by infighting (Telegraph, UK). And a snippet on the Iraqi rowing team (Almendhar, Iraq).
28th September - Blind athletes paddle for gold (Philadelphia Daily News, USA), Algeria wins eight medals in African Rowing Championship (Al-Bawaba, Jordan), Canoeing in the dams (Cyprus Mail, Cyprus, some relevance), MEAGOC passes GIDS test (China Daily, China), Ferry skipper in court over collision (syndicated, Australia), New organizations spring up all around campus (Ripon College Days, USA), Stars seeking technology edge (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Hemery cool on Moynihan report (Guardian Unlimited, UK), Rowers enjoy 'oarsome' run (Milton Keynes Citizen, UK), Oxford rules in the oar of the jungle (Australian, Australia), Home run for solo Atlantic oarsman (Community Newswire, UK), Colon cancer victim's family raises funding and awareness (San Mateo County Times, USA), Both charting their course (Maine Today, USA).
27th September: From the Times yesterday (UK) - Oxford beat Cambridge and crocs on Zambezi . Here's one of the pictures which was originally to have accompanied the story. And a shocking allegation from India: Conditions of sportsmanship in India (Sikhsangat News). Other press links - Orange cancels Hudson River regatta (Times Herald-Record, USA), Cuyler rows to medals in Scotland (Berkshire Eagle, USA), Cambridge women on top at Falls (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Rower faces new challenge (Yachting World, UK), Still ready to row (Columbus Dispatch, USA), New row coach looks to make a splash (News Record, USA), Harmony in the calm (Iowa City Press Citizen, USA), Groundbreaking Monday on the Waterfront (WHAS II.com, USA), Ha Noi dominates at National Rowing Championships 2005 (Viet Nam News Agency, Vietnam), NZ Rowing's success has generated $1.3million in 'added television coverage' (press release on Rudern1, Germany).
23rd September: This story in the Independent (UK) also interviews Bert Bushnell (see yesterday). Plus - Kenya needs to promote watersports among youth (Daily Nation, Kenya), School's six of best (icCheshire Online, UK), Carter Lake citizens fight back against garbage (Daily Nonpareil, USA), Smiles all round as twins drop in (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Champion rowing twins promote education in the Bay (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), Golden girls cruise to glory (icCheshire Online, UK), Knight Foundation names CC alumna to athletics commission (Connecticut College, USA), River celebration Sunday (Voices, USA), Carnival and lifeguards get town cash (Exmouth Journal, UK - yes it really does involve rowing), That's oar-some (South Manchester Reporter, UK), Late-comer to the sport provides power for the Minnesota rowing program (Minnesota Daily, USA), Crew program makes splash in Cleveland (Saline Reporter, USA - a thoughtful little story).
And another small mention of Bert Bushnell in the Times' "Insider" column (UK).
22nd September - Lakes Region Conservation Trust to raffle off boat (Laconia Citizen, USA), Hamilton group pushing to use river for rowing events (Hamilton Journal News, USA)/
20th September - Team building moves to Boathouse Row (press release, Philadelphia Flyers, USA), Row for the Cure press release (USA), Don Swayne, longtime newsman and community volunteer, died Saturday (Brockville Recorder and Times, Canada), Flyers survive blistering day rowing on the river (Philadelphia Daily News, USA), Teams forced to decide between competing Games (365gay.com, USA), Over $31,000 raised at Seattle's Row for the Cure (Row2k.com, USA), Star pipped at post in Masters (Bedford Today, UK).
19th September - Club pulls together to launch boathouse (Chicago Sun-Times, USA), Violent weather leaves path of destruction in Waikato (Stuff, New Zealand - apparently the storm damaged the Matangi Sports Museum), A passion for rowing (Marin Independent-Journal, USA), Rebecca Annitto sparkled in life (Trentonian, USA), Services today for teen killed in accident (Trentonian, USA), Friends recall girl killed in accident (Trenton Times, USA), Three-car crash kills Stuart student, injures 3 others (Princeton Packet, USA), Rowers lobby for expansion (CHEK TV News, Canada), Lake Lanier Rowing Club hosts 'Taste of Gainesville' (Access North Georgia, USA - a good offseason use for a venue), Two centuries on, Nelson's spirit sails again (Telegraph, UK - with a good picture), Sports bodies streamlined to prepare future medal winners (Guardian, UK), Students to quiz world champion rowing twins (Scoop, New Zealand), Head of the Charles founder to speak at BLS Crew fund-raiser (Allston-Brighton TAB, USA), Cohasset call for volunteers (Cohasset Mariner, USA), Louisville takes both rowing stake races Saturday (Murray State News, USA), Yarra water 'dirty and dangerous' (The Age, Australia), Pinsent praises oarsome effort (London local syndications, UK), Berth of a new era for canal (Scotsman, UK), Funeral honour for Skiff members (Richmond & Twickenham Times, UK), Olympic hero to launch Clipper (Liverpool Daily Post, UK - love the cheesy grin, Crackers).
16th September: A fascinating piece about Daniel Amichai Marcus: Down by the riverside in the Jerusalem Post (Israel). Other press links - one I missed earlier is Rowing 8's curse strikes again (Fox Sports, Australia, with an unbeatable comment from Aussie HPD Noel Donaldson), and more recently Rowing coach eyes more golden days (Howick and Pakuranga Times, New Zealand, though it reiterates what I believe to be untrue, that Mahe broke two vertebrae in May - the word at the time was he was just badly bruised), Nelson funeral procession to be re-enacted on Thames (Reuters, UK), Rowers in race to lift cup... and raise cash (Glasgow Evening Times, Scotland), Naked ambition for charity (Chester Evening Leader, UK), Rowers start fall campaign (Yarmouthport Register, USA), Western crew to face Germans on Thames meet (London Free Press, Canada), Coach and crew are restoring Vesper Boat Club to prominence (syndicated, USA), Rowers to receive $4.6M boathouse (Minnesota Daily, USA), Beery as happy for teammates as himself (Princeton Daily Clarion, USA), Susanne Botta lives a life connected to water (Shore Publishing, USA), Green belt pools vetoed (Calcutta Telegraph, Australia), Celebrity torsos cast for cancer cause (Bay of Plenty Times, New Zealand), Rowers get two page splash (Bermuda Sun, Bermuda), Neil lends expertise to Canisius High (Buffalo News, USA).
15th September: A mere snippet by current NZ standards - Great Race ball a beautiful bash (Waikato Times, NZ). I hope the growth coming out of Kiel Petersen's head is actually a bird-mask....
14th September - Aquatic center open for business (Orion Online, USA), 1 great park for Irvine, 7 elaborate possibilities (LA Times, USA), Boca Raton teen competes in world rowing championships (Palm Beach Post, USA), G-ROW aims to foster girls' strengths, confidence (Newton TAB, USA), Short Ships Regatta proves a big hit (Knox Village Soup, USA).
13th September: I didn't pick up the story behind this when the tragedy happened at the start of the month: Alice boat honour (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia). And - Fall activities abound in Georgetown County, South Carolina (press release, USA), It's bronze for Guerette (Bristol Press, USA), Commonwealth Games athletes hit the links at HBC's annual golf tournament (CNW Telbec, Canada - a quick mention of what Marnie McBean's up to at the moment), Plane daft (see pages 2-3 for a gossipy snippet, Herald, UK), Be still, my beating heart, or not. (Washington Post, USA, only tangentially about rowing but a useful disquistion on heart rates), Washington men's crew falls to New Zealand eight in Great Race (Row2k.com, USA), Ferry operator faces court over school rowing collision (ABC Online, Australia), Passing the buck (Kathimerini, Greece), Rowing champs reward huge crowd , Waikato come out on top in river 'dogfight' , Waikato relish chance of revenge and Big boat win one-off: Evers-Swindell (all Waikato Times, New Zealand).
12th September: Champions assist Waikato cause (New Zealand Herald). Crackpotwatch: Boat star paddles Channel (The Sun), Rower paddles to world record (Scotsman). And - Focus shifts to Saran lake - watersports controversy (The Calcutta Telegraph, India), Alumnus becomes Habitat head (Daily Tar Heel, USA), Lake Club, CRC best (Calcutta Telegraph, India), County to pitch conservation funds request (Venice Gondolier, USA), No shortage of excitement, hope and waves (Berria, Spain), Food for thought as rations let in water (syndicated, UK), Golden eye (Sunday Times, UK), Romero leads race for more gold (Sunday Times, UK), Tonks in for long haul (New Zealand Herald), Boats, blisters, barnacles (Portsmouth Herald News, USA), Stubborn streak runs in Drysdale's blood (New Zealand Herald), Rowers feed off team-mates' golden successes (New Zealand Herald), Rowing for Habitat (Richmond Out in the Mountains, USA), Egg-centric boatie paddles Thames (Richmond & Twickenham Times, UK).
9th September - Sewage sums don't add up say Putney rowers (Wandsworth Borough Guardian, UK), Local agency receives national award (The Day, USA), Rowing coach Blake bobs up for gold (Tasmania Advocate, Australia - though no mention of the row over medical eligibility, I note), Redgrave backs Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games bid (syndicated, UK), Donostian trainera rowing races (EiTB, Spain), Labour backs New Zealand in sport (Scoop, NZ), Oarsman on a slow row to record (Times, UK), Return of the fern (New Zealand Herald - nice title guys, shame the fern logo on the NZ black blades no longer looks like one!), Bexhill hosts thrilling rowing championships (Bexhill Observer, UK), Rowers aim to make it a regatta to remember (Glasgow Evening Times, UK), Lightweight four win world championship silver (Corkman, Ireland), Oar inspiring (BBC Sport, UK), Olympic star at the office (This is Hertfordshire, UK), Rower prepares for fund-raising bid (Community Newswire, UK), Skibb oarsmen's success in Japan being celebrated (Southern Star, Ireland), Rowers plan benefit reception to promote North Atlantic trip (News Tribune, USA), They're cleaning up a lazy river (Boston Globe, USA), On the 'school row' (Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, UK), Drysdale switches to single oar (a fairly goggle-eyed uninformed piece from the New Zealand Herald), Come boating! rowing regatta Sept. 17 (Waldo Village Soup, USA).
8th September: Glory for Hants crews at south coast event (This is Southampton, UK).
7th September: more antics from Crackers - Olympic hero scraps Channel surf (BBC News, UK). The Anorak column has picked up the incongruity of his appearing on the Telegraph front page (though not that it was on a day when his former team-mates had won both the hoped-for golds in Japan), and he's made it to this week's Daily Mail caption competition . That agent of his is certainly earning the salary. And a former crewmate of his is going to be scrutinising honours nominations (again BBC News, UK). Other press - Rowers may get civic reception (Waikato Times, New Zealand), After the reward comes the pain for world champion rower (Waikato Times, NZ), Squad cheering for our rowers (Waikato Times, NZ), Grant would target bayside site (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, USA), Huskies' crew faces upstream Kiwi battle (Seattle Times, USA), Scholarships to help athletes study and train (Scoop, New Zealand), More water planned for varsity race (New Zealand Herald), Time was worth gold for pair of CRI rowers (Newton TAB, USA), Rowing champ's triumphant return (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), Further incentives for gold medal winning rowers (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), The Short Ships are coming... (Lincoln Mercury, USA), High times for the sport (New Zealand Herald), Golden boy back home (Stuff, New Zealand), Where are they now? (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, Canada), A sporting heritage (Young People Now, UK), PM congratulates Polymeros on gold at World Rowing Championships (Athens News Agency, Greece - now that's how to treat your new world champions!), Six of the best for city club (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Lansdowne's McElhenney on triumphant rowing eight (Philadelphia Daily News, USA), Coles spurred on by world title win (Stuff, New Zealand), Team deserves more recognition, says former champ (New Zealand Herald), From numb to sensation (New Zealand Herald), Les Clark - soldier of sport (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Wests miss a medal (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Canada finishes strong at World Rowing Championships (CBC News, Canada), SA pair take silver at rowing champs (Independent Online, South Africa), Rudder trouble is a Stroker luck (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Sanna St?n and Minna Nieminen row to bronze medal in Japan (Helsingen Sanomat, Finland), Beery wins gold medal (Indianapolis Star, USA), Slovenia's quadruple sculls win silver (Slovenia News, Slovenia).
5th September: Women's quad nail Germans (Dan Topolski, Guardian), Britain's golden girls stun Germans (Chris Dodd, Independent), Women's quad seize chance (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Williams leads British medal charge to the power of four (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Late charge gives Britain gold and Scot Grainger title record (Mike Haggerty, Herald), (Non-UK) - American rowers win three medals at worlds (CNN/SI, USA), Eight is enough to rule world as 'lay down' put to rest (syndicated, Australia), Rowers put All Blacks in the shadows (Stuff, New Zealand), Drysdale now wants Olympic gold (Stuff, New Zealand), NZ rowing poised for golden era (Stuff, New Zealand), Cambridge rowing coach lectures on value of brand (Scoop, New Zealand), World Championship success fuels hosting bid (syndicated, New Zealand), Canada finishes world rowing championships with gold, bronze (syndicated, Canada), Kiwis notch up their own golden hour (New Zealand Herald), Martin grabs double gold (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Irish rowers win silver in Japan (RTE Interactive, Ireland), http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/rowing/4212930.stm">Archibald wins world rowing medal (BBC News, UK), Canadian men's four row to bronze (London Free Press, UK).
4th September: UK press links - Britain bask in golden glow (Dan Topolski, Observer), Williams drives four to world crown (Chris Dodd, Independent on Sunday), Coxless four on crest of a wave (Rachel Quarrell, Sunday Telegraph).
3rd September: UK press pieces - Day of failure but Britain's hopes stay high (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Quadruple scullers frustrated as Britain's success ends (Chris Dodd, Independent), Hopes grounded as crews miss cut (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Germans pip British men's quad (Dan Topolski, Guardian), Partridge in a share of glee (Sporting Life). Other press - Four golds for jubilant NZ rowers (Stuff, New Zealand), Drysdale leads charge (New Zealand Herald), One year on and five more finals await (New Zealand Herald), WSU rowing team finds body in river (Kansas.com, USA), Evers-Swindells twins win 3rd straight world title (Japan Today, don't seem to be able to count.....), Good day for Irish in Japan (RTE Interactive, Ireland), Golden day for Kiwi rowers (TVNZ, New Zealand), Twins nervous ahead of worlds (syndicated, New Zealand), History beckons for NZ rowers (Stuff, New Zealand). And there's an online radio interview with Mahe Drysdale (done before his final) in which he reveals his eclectic taste in music including that classic rowing choice 'Eye of the Tiger'. Niiiiiice.
2nd September: UK press links - Coxless four cruise through to final (Chris Dodd, Independent), Brits lose momentum in semis (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Coxless four qualify for final without breaking into a sweat (Mike Rosewell, The Times). Other press - Canada's coxed four team third in race at world rowing championships (CJAD, Canada), Blue shark 'sighting' off Cornwall (Virgin.net, UK), Aussie rowers advance to finals (syndicated, Australia), Two crews qualify for finals in Japan (RTE Interactive, Ireland), Women's quad ease into Sunday's final (syndicated, UK), Law of the most powerful boats (Berria, Spain), New wave of rowers hits Japan (CHEK TV News, Canada), Hoopman helps '4' boat to world final (Sheboygan Press, USA), Penn AC rower helps US team make final (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Olympic rower who helped beat Germany as Hitler watched, dies (Bremerton Sun, USA), Busy off-season for men's crew (Bulletin, USA), Rowing to the white carpet (Hurricane Online, USA), Record beckons for Cech, Di Clemente (Business Day, South Africa), Word of warning from one of rowing's legends (syndicated, New Zealand), Heavyweight four bow out (Unison, Ireland), Rower out of pairs contest (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), IOC arrive to start helping create our vision (slight rowing interest, Telegraph, UK), Ura fails to make finals (Japan Today, Japan), Men's pair feeling the pressure (TVNZ, New Zealand).
1st September: UK press links - Smith destroys giants on perfect day for Britain (Chris Dodd, Independent), British prove awesome (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Smith beats heavyweights as medal hopes stay high (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Seven shine in full house for Britain (Dan Topolski, Guardian). Other press links - US women make world rowing final (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), GB pair qualify for rowing finals (BBC Sport, UK), Ex-coxswain joins Aztecs crew staff (North County Times, USA), Men's eight fails to make final (London Free Press and syndicated, Canada), Lind advances at world rowing (Greensboro News Record, USA), Boat yard transforms into family-friendly club (Greenwich Time, UK), Hoosier coach doubles as team's master craftsman (Indiana Daily Student, USA), All NZ rowers go through (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Needham's Campanella leads US national quadruple sculls crew (Needham Times, USA), Five-star Irish seal semis spot (Irish Independent, Ireland), Legendary UW rower Jim McMillin dies at age 91 (GoHuskies, USA), Japan's Ura clocks world-best time (Japan Times, Japan), Oar & paddle (Martha's Vineyard Times, USA), Coxless four in semis (New Zealand Herald), Kiwis bid for rowing glory (TVNZ, New Zealand), Marin rowers both advance to world rowing semifinals (Marin Independent-Journal, USA), Ura sets world's fastest time (Japan Today, Japan), Ryan announces mayoral bid (Lincoln City News Guard, USA), It's "Land Ho!" for the Hoh (Port Townsend Leader, USA), Aussie eight reaches final (syndicated, Australia), Lambertville club finds a new home (Advance of Bucks County, USA), Schoolgirl tragedy: Team player loved sport (Herald Sun, Australia), Man swept away by flood (Tasmania Examiner, Australia - actually a snippet about a rowing pontoon), Brits bounce back in Japan (Sporting Life, UK), Users to get say in tarn's future (News & Star, UK), Canadians off to a fast start (Globe and Mail, Canada), Smith claims victory in repechage (BBC Sport, UK), Sports news (Danmark.dk, Denmark), Jim McMillin dies at 91: Captain of UW's most famous crew (Seattle Post Intelligencer, USA), Gardner, Silberstein row to great lengths (Newton TAB, USA), Men's eight struggles at world regatta (London Free Press, Canada).
And piles of coverage from Row2k (USA), NLRoei (Netherlands) and Rudern1 (Germany), amongst others.
There's a nice heads-up in the Rutland Herald (USA) that a new ABC show will open with some rowing.
And an inventive use of rowing in the Tom Stoppard play 'The Invention of Love' , reviewed in the American magazine "Back Stage". And a profile of Jim Butterfield in the Bermuda Sun (Bermuda).
AUGUST 2005
31st August: UK press links - Grainger leads the way to final (Mike Rosewell, Times), British women quadruple scullers take fast track to final as records tumble (Chris Dodd, Independent), Women lead the way for medal quest (Telegraph, UK), Grainger leads British women in Japan (Mike Haggerty, Herald), and Germans set marker for Grainger's quad (Dan Topolski, Guardian).
30th August: UK press links - Coxless four's opening cruise (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), British crews ensure the waiting was worthwhile ? (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Partridge back in the flow (Chris Dodd, Independent).
29th August: Press links - Current fears in the past (Rachel Quarrell, Daily Telegraph, UK), Opposition drown in Blues' winning wake , (NewsShopper, UK), Canadian pair advances to semifinal at World Rowing Championships (syndicated, Canada), Youth team defends rowing title (Tasmania Examiner, Australia), Summer jobs keep Indiana rowers fit (College Sports, USA), Pulling power (Garry Herbert, BBC Sport, with the stunning description of Steve W "relying on his bags of experience"), Bulgarian rowing duo enters world championship finals (Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria - the first Eng-lang mention of rowing I can recall in the online Bulgarian press), British rowers reach world semis (BBC Sport, UK), Good start to rowing champs (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Crews all set to hit the water after wait (Dan Topolski, Guardian, UK), Rowers raring to go (NZ City, New Zealand), Obesity to athlete (Munster Times, USA), A medal for mom (Virginia Pilot, USA), Drysdale kicks off world champs for NZ (New Zealand Herald), Men's four lead the way as Britain take on world (Mike Rosewell, The Times, UK), Rowers won't lie down (syndicated, Australia), Rowing club support (Bexhill Observer, UK), Clubs get into a friendly row on river (Journal News, USA).
28th August: Press bits and pieces - Hodge takes Pinsent role (Dan Topolski, Observer, UK), Smith's single-handed voyage towards 2012 (Nick Townsend, Independent), Rowers back on water (NZ City, New Zealand), and an interesting bit I missed two weeks ago - Sports stars have a freakish advantage (Sunday Times, UK, 14th August).
28th August: An obituary for Kenneth Spencer , former Etonian housemaster and rower (Telegraph, UK).
27th August: Press links - Club hosts open day to celebrate centenary (Limerick Post, Ireland), Mixed zone: rowers blown off course (Sarah Edworthy, Telegraph, UK), Grobler relishes fresh challenge (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Subaru again drives sponsorship of the Head of the Schuylkill (press release, USA), Rowing back to glory (Philly.com, USA), Can a little rowboat glide where the Titanic failed? (News Tribune, USA), Treble of championship titles for Ryde rowers (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), Typhoon delays Aussie rowers (syndicated, Australia), Animal rights activists target Oxford as next major battlefront (Globe and Mail, Canada), Beery's World bids delayed by typhoon (Princeton Daily Clarion, USA), Typhoon misses world champs (New Zealand Herald), Harnedy comes on board (Unison, Ireland), Local rowers unveil boat to row across the Atlantic (King5, USA), Typhoon affects world rowing championships (Daily Times, Pakistan, Lipton Cup up for grabs at Rabbit Lake (Daily Miner & News, Canada), Irish rowing team for World Championships in named (RTE Interactive, Ireland), River flows with tide of history (Derby Valley Gazette, USA), Golden row (North Shore Outlook, Canada), Rowing is good for summer school (Chester Evening Leader, UK), Dewitt claims bronze medal in rowing (Parkersburg News, USA), Rowers await arrival of typhoon (NZ City, New Zealand), John puts his oar in for cancer charity (Sutton Borough Guardian, UK).
27th August: The announcement of the IOC facilitators for the 2012 Olympics , including several rowers (BBC News, UK).
27th August: And rather off-topic, but a cheeky profile of a former Cambridge Boat Race cox under the excuse of previewing a TV programme (UK).
22nd August: Today's press links - Psst! Being a gossip _is_ good for you (Daily Mail, UK: go on then, which US university is going to admit to having been the focus of the study?), Hooksett's decision may sink school rowing clubs (Union Leader, USA), This is where tires go to die (Boston Globe, USA), Boston rowers sweep regatta (Republican, USA), Rowers find stroke, balance in their lives (Boston Globe, USA), Take me to the river (Weehawken Reporter, USA, not at all sure what kind of boats they're using), Transplant doesn't stop Frias (Brampton Guardian, Canada), 'El Loco' sets sail in wake of Columbus (Scotland on Sunday, UK), Brave comeback for crash rowers (Queensland Sunday Mail, Australia), Former Rutgers rowers compete on international stage (Row2k, USA), Rowing finals, 2005 Canada Games (Row2k, USA), Madras Boat Club triumphs (News Today, India), Team Sask. made waves (Regina Leader-Post, Canada), N.B. rowers add to Games medal count (Daily Gleaner, Canada), Rowers keep their oars in (Ottawa Sun, Canada), Alumnus leads crew to victory in Israel (Newswire), Golden finish for Royal stars (Cheshire Online, UK), No-go for regatta (Cheshire Online, UK), Schoolgirl rowers down but not out (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Goodale rows way to world championships in Japan (Knox Village, USA), When the rowing gets tough (Santa Cruz Sentinel, USA), Human-powered boats welcome at Rowgatta (Maine Today, USA).
22nd August: And Laverick facing the music (Andrew Longmore, Sunday Times, UK), An ambitious British men's foursome are aiming for a World Championship medal (Rachel Quarrell, Sunday Telegraph, UK), and Getting back on the water is murder for Grainger (Rick Broadbent, Times, UK).
18th August: In Australia a couple of days ago - Schoolgirl rowing boat cut in half by Brisbane ferry (Stuff, New Zealand), Narrow escape for girl rowers (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia), Lucky escape for schoolgirl rowers (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Ferry smashes rowers (syndicated, Australia), Investigation begins into Brisbane River collision (ABC Regional Online, Australia).
18th August: press - W-W crew names Bohrer (Weston Town Crier, USA), Row your own boat (icTheWharf, UK), (Brisbane Courier-Mail, Australia), Eco-tourism seen as key to future of north shore of Lake Ladoga (Helsingin Sanomat, Finland), Brothers join global contest (icCheshire, UK), Second largest rowing regatta in the country moves Head of the Hooch event to Chattanooga (Travel Video, USA), Mark Gerban to represent Palestine in the men's lightweight single at Worlds (Rudern1, Germany), City celebrate with seven up (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Cleveland Rowing boathouse destroyed by fire (Row2k.com, USA), Rowing team makes splash at Ohio meet (Huntsville Times, USA), Tunnicliffe, Cuyler shine at US rowing nationals (Berkshire Eagle, USA), Chattanooga lands huge rowing event (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA), Special regatta slated at Brunelle's Marina (The Republican, USA), Sisters brush off narrow loss (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Young athletes ignore skin cancer risk (I-Newswire, USA), Rowing success for NB at Canada Games (Daily Gleaner, Canada), Rowing vows to fight rejection (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Fern has her course all set (Shropshire Star, UK), Harvest halts men's eight (Sudbury Today, UK), Golden girls unfazed by loss in Europe (Stuff, New Zealand), Rowers show the meaning of crew work (Register-Guard, Oregon), Compass project announces the second annual "Rowgatta" (Maine Today, USA), Mississauga rowers win boatload of gold at Henley (Mississauga News, Canada), For moms, a river escape (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Grannie Annie tells her secrets (is this the oldest rower in the world?, The Republican, USA), Portland needs a safe-boating zone (Oregon Live, USA), Fire destroys 50 boats at Cleveland facility (Dayton Daily News, USA).
18th August: James Cracknell's fashion piece in the Telegraph contains a howler about which airport is next to Milan's regatta course. Let's hope that's the subs changing it, not him. Otherwise I'm worried about the effect being team-managed is having on our athletes' brains, if they don't even know which airport they're flying into.
16th August: Bits on New Zealand's upcoming Great Race on September 10th, which will this year feature University of Washington against Waikato in the men, and the Australian women's worlds eight against a composite of NZ internationals for the women: Stars set to shine on river course (Stuff), and a piece of video on the TVNZ website (Twaddle boosts Waikato). More articles and press releases on the official race website .
16th August: Brave New World hits the Olympics - Olympics bill comes under attack (BBC, UK). Hmm.
15th August: Council rows in with lake idea (Bedford on Sunday, UK).
12th August: Press links - Golden days for the oarsome foursome (Chester Evening Leader, UK), Rowers prepare for championships (syndicated, New Zealand), Sport in brief (Times, UK), All-Round success for Jacqui (Hunts Post, UK), Round crew celebrates medal win (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Local wins Blackburn Challenge (Marblehead Reporter, USA), All aboard for a race on the river (icCoventry, UK), Star looking for victory (Bedford Times & Citizen, UK), How indoor rowing satisfies an executive's urge to compete (Wall Street Online, USA), Ace Adam strikes double gold (Eastbourne Herald, UK), Regatta is the highlight of the year (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), An arresting display (Tameside Advertiser, UK), Rowing Australia renews with Malaysia Airlines (Rudern1, Germany), Plans to boost rowing (NZ City, New Zealand), UD crew host Row for the Cure Aug. 13 (Dayton Flyers, USA), Southern Living builds a boat (Camden Chronicle, USA).
10th August: It emerges that Sir Matt Pinsent has decided not to stand as BOA Chairman (UK). More from ITN , the Times and the Telegraph explaining why.
10th August: Other press links - Newfoundland and Labrador hosts North America's oldest sporting event (Canada Free Press), A camp to learn how to row, row, row your boat (Gainesville Sun, USA, about an event which might inspire other clubs..), USRA's Masters National Championship gets under way (syndicated, USA), Heartfelt farewell for local identity (Bunbury Mail, Australia), Germano captures gold in Germany (Gloucester County Times, USA, suffering under a slight misapprehension about which event was in Brandenburg last week!), Toto manager rows for cause (Interior Design, USA), Greeks watch top Olympic venues collect dust (syndicated worldwide), BRC rowers capture Henley gold (Brockville Recorder and Times, Canada), Norton wins a pair of golds in Henley rowing (Mississauga News, Canada), Bideford Reds rule the river (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser, UK), Gently down the stream (WHAS11, USA), 14-member team to represent India in World Rowing Championship (New Kerala, India), 179 miles in an 18-foot long canoe: that's quite a feat (The Olympian, USA - ignore the mucked-up title), Fern's girls hold on for bronze (Shropshire Star, UK), Fitting in Fitness: rowing with Lisa Baumler (Syracuse Post Standard, USA), Tiny sets sights on fresh challenge (Norwich Evening News, UK).
9th August: Press links - Regatta no-row hits club funds (Bexhill Observer, UK), Rowers mark flood anniversary (Community Newswire, UK), Call for entries in Indian Ocean rowing race (ABC Online, Australia), Quinte Rowing Club at Henley Regatta (Stirling Community Press, Canada), World champs medal thrills snubbed pair (New Zealand Herald, NZ), The weight of my lost expectations (Jonathan Gornall, The Times, UK), West Side enjoys its senior moments (Buffalo News, Canada), Bay rowing club toasts new world champion (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Rowers track algae on lake (London Free Press, Canada), Ridley rower dances to Henley win (London Free Press, Canada), Pinsent in line to take helm at BOA (Guardian, UK), Sculler Twigg top at world juniors (NZ Herald), Lack of Henley wins doesn't crush WSRC (Buffalo News, USA), Junior men's eight golden at 2005 Junior World Rowing Champs (Row2k, USA), Lake star aims for place in GB team (Rochdale Observer, UK), Plymouth grad added to US national rowing team (Sheboygan Press, USA).
9th August: And an interesting piece in the Courier Post (USA), about South Jersey economies benefiting from sporting events, including hard facts about 2003 rowing events.
9th August: Heroes' Heroes: Greg Searle on Mickey Skinner in the Sunday Times (UK). 7th August: From Bedfordshire on Sunday (UK), Lake a look at this .
6th August: Press bits - London 2012 watchdog to be named (BBC Sport, UK), Rowing ace Bill could be set for a medal (South Devon Herald Express, UK), Battling Irish pair miss out (Irish Independent, Ireland), Canadians Crothers, Anderson to row in men's pair final at world juniors (syndicated, Canada), World's best rowers compete on Chicago River (WLS, USA), Six locals set for World Rowing Championships (Westport Now, USA), Don Club crews win bronze at Henley (Mississauga News, Canada), "It's the freedom" - rowing helps speed Groton man's recovery from brain injury (The Day, USA, subscription only), Row, row, row your BATH gently down the Thames (Bexhill Times, UK), Don't miss, it's game on (Norwich Evening News, UK), In smooth waters (IndiaVarta, India), Dorney's stunning 'coupe' (icBerkshire, UK), Oarsome day in prospect at Maidenhead's regatta (icBerkshire, UK), Lucinda's lasses come within whisker at Henley (icBerkshire, UK), One busy summer for Byrnes (Ithaca Journal, USA), a bit in the Telegraph Round-up (UK), GB scullers through to junior final in Germany (South Devon Herald Express, UK).
5th August: Sports politics and corruption scandals in Germany which may affect the rowing federation - in Die Welt . If you need a rough translation, go via the Babelfish website .
5th August: Press links - Bill's boat through to semis (South Devon Herald Express, UK), Double semi boost for Irish (Irish Independent, Ireland), Rower ready for challenge of a lifetime (Richmond & Twickenham Times, UK), Junior rowers make the world semis (syndicated, Australia), Habitat names its new leader (see halfway down for why, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, USA), 'Silly sports' fans sound off on views (Myrtle Beach Sun News, USA), Loved ones honor victims of murders (Delaware Online, USA).
4th August: Press bits: Lucas has sights set on glory in world juniors (South Devon Herald Express, UK), Gentle Giant rowers win bronze in Sweeps and Sculls regatta (Somerville Journal, USA), Crew team takes 7 medals and two national titles (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, USA), Crew club in Virginia sued over death of coach (Washington Post, USA), Second place in opening race (Herald, UK), Kelly's boat makes it (Brockville Recorder and Times, Canada), Utz Quality Foods signs sponsorship deal with the Thomas Eakins Head of the Schyulkill Regatta (Yahoo Business, USA - way to ensure a high salt intake...), Canadian boats advance at world junior rowing championships (syndicated, Canada), West Side rowers start from scratch at Henley (Buffalo News, USA), Interview with Thomas Lange (Rudern1, Germany, in English), Arenberg joins WinTech Racing as director of recreational sales (Row2k, USA), Ideal conditions greet Regatta crews (CBC Newfoundland, Canada), and a bit in the Telegraph Round-up (Rachel Quarrell, UK).
3rd August: rowing news - Malvern makes waves on Thames (Chester Daily Local Online, USA), Man plans 7,000km solo rowing trip (ABC Regional Online, Australia), Tonks looks forward to rematch (TVNZ, New Zealand), Meenk, Dandridge win Challenge (Grays Harbor Daily World, USA), Tim's Triumph! France to London Bridge in a copper bathtub (Paramount Comedy, UK), Cracknell aims for Channel record (BBC Sport, UK and no, he's not rowing it), Read wins gold for England (Bucks Free Press, UK), New coach hopes to revitalize crew (The Dartmouth, USA), Rower credits bike helmet with saving life (SLAM! Sports, Canada), Canadian lightweight national team member recovering from accident (Row2k, USA), Bailey rows his way to bronze (West Sussex Observer, UK), Doubling the effort (last item, Boston Globe, USA), Once a grand boat, now just a nuisance (Delaware News Journal, USA), QC rower grabs gold at national regatta (Quad City Times, USA), Rowing club takes people of all skills (NBC4, USA).
3rd August: Canadian rower injured in bike accident (CBC, Canada). 3rd August: And a more canocentric take on the Dog Beats Swimmers story . Aahhh....
1st August: Press links - Dog beats most in Alcatraz swim (Monterey Herald, USA), Cash boost for rower (This is Local London, UK), Pinsent muscles in on act (Telegraph, UK), Lanier Cup moved to September (Access North Georgia, USA), Durham rower aspiring for great things (Foster's Daily Democrat, USA), 'I'm blessed. I can't imagine not giving back' (Portsmouth Herald, USA), Injuries, sickness fail to slow Inks' competitive driveRowing to win (Orlando Sentinel, USA), Area rowers medal at Masters Games (Kenai Peninsula Online, USA).
1st August: A collision between a cruiser and an VIII in the Cambridge Evening News last week (UK).
1st August: Not necessarily to do with rowing - Body found by Reading RC (UK).
JULY 2005
July 25th: Newslinks - Area rower wins bronze (London Free Press, Canada), Colleges clamor to recruit rowing talent from Bay Area (San Francisco Chronicle, USA), Gold medalist goes for political brass ring (Trenton Times, USA), Friendships forged, titles won at regatta (Indianapolis Star, USA), About 950 speed through NCCo pond (Delaware News Journal, USA), Record high five for Wales in great display (icWales, UK), Double scullers exit on confused note (New Zealand Herald), Zint proves rowing is ageless (Daytona Beach News-Journal, USA), Rowing towards lifelong dream (Today's Sunbeam, USA), Athletes ready for action (Poughkeepsie Journal, USA), Rower from Ireland takes on Lake Superior for charity (Duluth News Tribune, USA), Looking forward to super future (New Zealand Herald), Coakley through to lightweight sculls final (RTE Interactive, Ireland), Rowing group helps bodies, spirits (Poughkeepsie Journal, USA), Henley regatta; Girl's vacation leads to cup win as coxswain (San Francisco Chronicle, USA), Ross drives rowing resurgence (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), RFI manages to get pension for oarsmen (Ludhiana Newsline, India), Event at cemetery Monday to celebrate life of Major Walsh (Brockville Recorder and Times, Canada), Host of medals for Tideway Scullers (Richmond & Twickenham Times, UK), Rowers taste National glory (icNewcastle, UK), Farewell to an era that changed the way we use the Torrens (Adelaide Advertiser, Australia), Shaw pays tribute to couple (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Voice of rowing a pioneer (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Grammar to honour retiring row coach (Tasmania Examiner, Australia), Bronze medal for school crew (Hexham Courant, UK), National gold for oarsman (icBerkshire, UK), Great expectations (icCheshire Online, UK), Try these outdoor rowing machines (Concord & Monitor, USA), Up the creek (Hartlepool Today, UK), Double gold is such a dream for the Breams (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Olympic goal for Simon (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), Former Wilson star leads US to victory (Long Beach Press-Telegram, USA), Rower Abbott at worlds (Brampton Guardian, Canada).
26th July: Crackdown on speeding cruisers (BBC News, UK).
23rd July: A smidge in the Times Brief on the Doggett's Coat & Badge, and a similar bit in the Telegraph Round-Up including the one par they took on Amsterdam.
20th July: News links - State youth selection draws rower towards Olympic dream (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), NZ crews head to world champs (NZ Herald), Amy had survived shocking accident (Wodonga Border Mail, Australia), World honour for Kings pair (Chester Evening Leader, UK), When sport turns to sorrow (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia), Rowing group consolidating (The Hour Online, Norwalk, USA), Capital grad will row for Team USA (The Olympian, USA), and a piece called Getting no respect about rowing being underappreciated. Plus a write-up from James Cracknell on preparing for the New York Marathon .
19th July on the news of Amy Gillett (nee Safe)'s death. Links to more details and official statements on ABC Australia , on the BBC, UK , on FoxSports Australia , on the Australian cycling website , and on Rowing Australia . More general reports in the Sydney Morning Herald, AUS , the NZ Herald , Seven, Australia , the Townsville Bulletin , Fox Sports and most Aussie newspapers. Messages of sympathy to her family and friends can be sent via this email address from the Cycling Australia website. Five other members of the CA team were injured in the same accident, and three are in a critical condition. Thanks everyone who wrote in to me this morning.
19th July: Other press links - Thousands set, ready to compete (Edmonton Journal, Canada), Camp offers the basics in rowing (Contra Cost Times, USA, subscription only), McQuaid leader Rev. Leon Hogenkamp dies at 65 (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, USA), Welsh medals surge (icWales, UK), Sir Steve reveals Olympic dream (East Anglian Daily Times, UK), Whitby rowers do battle in Coronation Cup races (Whitby Today, UK), Olympic-sized win for Barton at Blackburn Challenge (Gloucester Daily Times, USA), Foster sticks his oar in with push for Olympic lake (a Bedford Today UK rewrite, spot what must be a misprint), Rowing is new wave in high school sports (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, USA), Under-cooked super Nova smash race record (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK, sluggish server). There ought to be a report on the Bosphorous Swimming/Rowing/Boat Races in the Turkish Daily News, but I can't get a sign-in working at the moment.
18th July: Press links - Tired rowers celebrate tour (Republican, USA), Elite rower fined for drunken clashes (News.com, Australia), Strathclyde Park win pride of place (Herald, Scotland), Williams vows to continue success (Sporting Life, UK, though note that JC hasn't yet said anything in public about definitely retiring), Immersed, literally, in proper rowing (OC Register, USA, subscription only), A good show across the pond (syndicated, USA), Two words (breathe, row) work in any language (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA, subscription only), Lake Lanier Olympic Center hosts Georgia Games (Access North Georgia, USA), A very long day pulling for a friend (Providence Journal, USA, subscription only), 2005 World rowing under-23 championships (press release on Rudern1, Germany), Irish rower to paddle a boatload of miles (Duluth News Tribune, USA), Rowers set for Blackburn Challenge (Gloucester Daily Times, USA), Oarsome youngsters go for glory at National Regatta (icBerkshire, UK), Hip, hip hoo-Roy! Anna gets double call (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Charles River Watershed Association resumes public service (Allston-Brighton Online, USA), Smog triggers health advisory (Sacramento Bee, USA, subscription only), Bosphorous 2005 symbol of peace (Zaman Online, Turkey), Oarsome effort puts Steve in the rowing record books (Boston Today, UK), Natasha gets GB call-up (Reading Evening Post, UK), Windfall as Olympics come to Dorney Lake (Bucks Free Press, UK), Rowers have had slog ahead (syndicated, New Zealand), Princetonian now rows for the Mountaineers (Bluefield Daily Telegraph, USA), Row to assist council (Republican, USA), Werner stands out at rowing regatta (Ha'aretz, Israel), St. Neot's pair to row for Britain (Hunts Post, UK), Host club take the plaudits (Bedford Today, UK), Coxless four spearhead GB hopes (BBC Sport, UK), Up the lazy river with Lost Coast and Sacramento TSCA (Mendocino Beacon, USA), Local sibling rowers to represent nation (Gazette Newspapers, USA), Brave Naomi waiting for call (Harrow Times, UK), It's 7 miles of hard rowing ... or kayaking (Newark Star Ledger, USA), Faroese four abandon rowing adventure (Grampian TV, UK), Memorial rowers cut through chop (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Proposed boathouse site at Ditto hits dry hole (Huntsville TImes, USA), New Washington woodworkers set up shop (Reston Times, USA), Sponsor tie-up for Dundee firm (Evening Telegraph, UK), Olympic squad would use lake insists Foster (Serious About News, UK).
18th July: News of the weirder - Boat race the best entertainment , a brief rowing mention (at the bottom) in a piece on sporting spirit (Indian Express, India), and there's rowing at the Transplant Games , starting this week in Canada. And finally, this article on kayaking contains the best quote of the month so far - "Oars are for rowing and bad things like that".
13th July: Press links - Allen achieves success in classroom, on the water at UT (Gallatin News Examiner, USA), Rowers get 'great news': on-campus facility OK'd (Minnesota Daily, USA), Man plans trans-Atlantic row against AIDS (WebIndia123, India), Record-breaking rowers back on dry land (icWales, UK), Rowing club president evaluates her term (Buffalo News, USA), Facing France (icNewcastle, UK).
13th July: How the other side of the river lives: a piece about (sy)Phyllis Court in the Bucks Free Press (UK), A little piece of England .
12th July: The Sunday Times (UK) has finally, as promised, got round to profiling Jurgen Grobler for their high-level-coaches series. The piece, Rowing coach shows how to pull together , is in the Business section and takes lessons from coaching to apply to the corporate world. Interesting, if at times predictable.
12th July: More bits of press - Ugly scenes at regatta (Burton Mail, UK), Rowing lake surely a must (Bedfordshire on Sunday, UK), Grainger and crew on top of the world (Herald, UK), Magnificent Irish lay down golden marker for Worlds (Irish Independent, Ireland), Rowers set for record-breaking return (icWales, UK), Local rowers selected to national team (Bothell Herald, USA), UMW rowers eyeing move to the river (Free Lance-Star, USA), Hurrah! NDDC pumps N1.5 billion into sports (Vanguard, Nigeria), Meeting house location stays (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Big Aramoho contingent off to Masters Games (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Vernon medal glory (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Federations to give performance evaluation (Daily Times, Pakistan), China snatch 3 golds at World Cup (CRI, China), Holiday? Maybe after London 2012! (Leeds Today, UK), Redgrave: London's win beats my golds (This is Local London, UK), Hall's summer in the sun (Gainesville Times, USA), A Festival atmosphere on the river (Lowell Sun, USA), UMW crew causes row at Lake of the Woods (Free Lance-Star, USA), Good rains fillip to watersports (Chandigarh Newsline, India), Rob Roy steal in to take the honours (Cambridge Evening News, UK), MSU teaching kids rowing skills (WLNS, USA), Rowers still need a home (Grand Rapids Press, USA). And a snippet on the rowing at the Maccabiah Games (Israel, about halfway down).
11th July: Non-UK press links - Canucks capture rowing bronze (Winnipeg Sun, Canada), Germany wins the 2005 BearingPoint Rowing World Cup (Rudern1, Germany), Two gold medals for New Zealand rowers (NZ City), Two golds for NZ in Switzerland (TVNZ), Canadian lightweight men's double wins bronze medal at rowing regatta (syndicated, Canada), Golden glow to NZ rowers at Lucerne (syndicated, NZ), Gold for Irish in Lucerne (RTE Interactive, Ireland), 18th annual regatta on Grand River 'phenomenal' . No time to put the rest in - will catch up later. RQ.
11th July: UK press links - Coxless four lead British medal haul at World Cup finals (Chris Dodd, Independent), Brits make history in Lucerne medal haul (Guardian, UK. Probably done from press releases, no byline, and slightly inaccurate - the GB rowers wore black ribbons, not black armbands), British four top of the world . In the Times, Mike Rosewell was restricted to Sport in Brief while there was a separate piece: Pinsent hosts novice rowing regatta elsewhere. From yesterday - Cruising to a satisfying conclusion (Rachel Quarrell, Sunday Telegraph), Coxless four ready to rule the world (Dan Topolski, Observer). Also, Rowers jubilant at new Atlantic record (icNorthWales), Archibald in Irish World Cup win (BBC News).
9th July: News on rowing - Rowing team laid low by ill-health (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Smooth progress for Britain's top crews (Mike Rosewell, The Times, UK), Scullers are primed for final assault (Chris Dodd, Independent), From cloud nine to rock bottom (Alex Brown, Guardian, UK), Triple joy for Irish (Robert Treharne Jones, Irish Independent), Rowers shine in Lucerne (NZ City, New Zealand), Canada qualifies four boats for the semifinals of World Cup rowing (syndicated, Canada), Rowing team wins four from five (NZ City), Junior rowing team for Korea, Germany named (Deepika, India), Kiwis progress in Lucerne (syndicated, New Zealand), Minnesota rowers to get new boathouse (syndicated, USA), Park pupils lap up honours (icCheshire Online, UK), For Kaso, it's been one busy summer (Contra Costa Times, UK), Atlantic rowers to smash record (Community Newswire, UK), Still searching for Stars (Bedford Today, UK), Fates and false starts (Harvard's The Crimson magazine, USA), Malfunction leads to lightweights' loss (The Crimson, USA).
8th July: Late update:- Another three headlines - Golden duo vying for BOA job (Mihir Bose, Daily Telegraph, UK), Flood's sinking feeling gives way to title hopes (Sarah Potter, The Times, UK), Awesome foursome strive for more (Mike Rosewell, Times).
8th July: Today's rowing news - Low-key return for Olympic bid team (syndicated worldwide, from UK), Rowing training pays off today (London Free Press, Canada), Oar-some rowers gain place in record books (Hampstead & Highgate Express, UK), New digs for U rowers OK'd (Minneapolis Star, USA), Boys run, row and cycle for veterans' charity (the "Penguin News Update" in MercoPress, Uruguay and Falklands), Certain exercise proposed to reduce hip fracture risk in elderly (MedPage Today, UK), Evers-Swindells back together in double sculls (NZ City, New Zealand), Celebration time (icCheshire Online, UK), Rowing honours even after final race drama (Whitby Today, UK), Lost Coast rowers head up the mighty Noyo River (Mendocino Beacon, USA, mentioning the superbly named "Worlds End Rowing Club"), Council support sought for rowing center (Hilton Head Island Packet, USA).
7th July: More on the Long Bridges Boathouse fire in Oxford (UK).
7th July: Rowing news around the place - Schools across Wales set to all pull together (icWales, UK), Regatta hailed as huge success (Ashburton Guardian, New Zealand), The taming of a crew (Fast Company, USA), Treble delight for host club (Scarborough Today, UK), Club beats off Olympic opposition (icCheshire Online, UK), LLRC wins seventh straight SE Regional Regatta (Access North Georgia, USA), Twins double up again for World Cup regatta (NZ Herald, New Zealand), Golden twins together again (TVNZ), a profile of former Olympic rower Richard Powell (ABC Queensland, Australia), Canadian crews get ready for Lucerne (Rudern1, Germany, press-release-based), Rowing trip on Maine coast tests teens' mettle (Bangor Daily News, USA), Isle of Shoals race rows into its 33rd year (Portsmouth Herald News, USA), Rowing regatta to aid research (The Republican, USA), Program boosts rowers (London Free Press, Canada), Irish rowing club to hold 21st annual regatta (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, USA), Rowe rows away with Henley cup (icWales, UK), Atlantic rowers set for two world records (Sail World, Australia), Olympic spirit alive in non-OIympic T.O. (Vancouver Courier, Canada), Suffolk rower to make history (Suffolk Evening Star, UK), Sports Institute relocation plan criticized by athletes (Standard, Hong Kong), Olympic champion triumphs at regatta (The Olympian, USA), Henley power to glory on home waters (Reading Evening Post, UK), Rowers finish gruelling challenge (BBC News, UK).
4th July: Henley press - Britain's four profit from Canada crash (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Canadian error aids British four (The Guardian, desk correspondent - not Martin Cross), Britain take crash-course win (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Guard dog exterior hides jovial atmosphere (an extremely astute piece by feature writer Alan Lee, from The Times), Grobler draws satisfaction from eight crew's Grand promise (Chris Dodd, Independent), Olympic champion Allen triumphs on final day of rowing regatta (syndicated, USA), Shannon ends presidency with Henley victory (Mike Haggerty, Herald, UK), Canadians settle for second at Henley (Toronto Star, Canada), Great Britain triumph as Canada blunder (Sporting Life, UK), Neykova nets Challenge Cup victory (Sporting Life, UK).
4th July: Other press - Rowing on high waters (In-Forum, USA), Next target World Championships for British four (Sporting Life, UK), Games date to be known soon (Calcutta Telegraph, India), Elite schools raid Marin rowing (Marin Independent, USA).
3rd July: Henley - Wimbledon on water attracts world's best (Dan Topolski, Observer), Hodge aiming to lay golden ghosts to rest (Andrew Longmore, Sunday Times), Irish crews at the helm of outstanding performances (Mike Rosewell, The Times), British men earn shot at Dortmund (Chris Dodd, Independent on Sunday), Wests brighten the day for Great Britain (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Harvard's Butt feels pain (Chris Dodd, Independent), St. Joseph's Prep makes regatta finals (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Worcester undone by Star appeal (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Harvard in a jam again (RQ, DT), Goldie steal the show in thriller (RQ, Sunday Telegraph).
3rd July: Other - Rowing club promotes river skills, fun (The Republican, USA), Residents again forced to cope with a tortured St. Lucie River (Palm Beach Post, USA), Myers posts top speed in Madison Regatta qualifying (Seattle Times, USA), Teen gets $3M in boat crash (The Saratogian, USA), Round-Britain rowers flipped over by 10ft wave off Yorkshire (Yorkshire Post Today, UK), Oarsome double (Brisbane Courier, Australia).
JUNE 2005
June 30th: HRR press links - No cruise for crews in a tricky wind (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Army steal a march on rivals (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Harvard's coxed four edged at Henley (Boston Globe, USA), These Prep guys are rowing old together (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Henley punters bask in tradition (Guardian, UK), US crews fair well in Henley's opening round (sic, syndicated, USA), a piece in the Herald (Mike Haggerty, UK), London suffer shock loss (Scotsman, UK), UCC crew eliminated at opening round of Henley Royal Regatta (Canada East), Palmer handed Henley top spot (Cambridge Evening News, UK).
June 30th: Other press - Women find fun in rowing (Washington Times, USA), Dimboola backs regatta (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia), 'Olympic River' plan is Moscow's big idea (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, USA), National champs! (Clinton Recorder, USA), Power on the river (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, USA), Chandigarh lads shine in national school rowing (Ludhiana Newsline, India), It's battle of the emergency crews (Times 24, UK), Redgrave leads trolley dash for cash (Community Newswire, UK), Volunteers were the spark for boathouses' new lights (Philadelphia Daily News, USA), International rowing lake plan for Burekup (Bunbury Mail, Australia), Masi, team surprise at Dad Vail (Roxborough Review, USA).
June 29th: HRR press links: British women's hopes dashed (Chris Dodd, Independent), and Racers line up for river classic (Rachel Quarrell, Daily Telegraph). A typo in the second sentence - it is of course London C, who raced Kingston, who were coxed by Martin H.
Nothing from Mike Rosewell of the Times because it's obviously more important to have two-thirds of a page from Matthew Pinsent about Jurgen Grobler at this crucial stage of Henley week. Nice one, Times sports editors. (If any of the regular Times readers want to complain, please do so directly to the sports desk - poor Mike can do nothing about this kind of thing).
June 28th: Press links - British four threatened by Canada (a rather bastardised version of my piece for the Telegraph, UK), The all-seeing eye focused on Britain's quest for greatness: Jurgen Grobler (Brian Viner, Independent), Haddonfield duo reaping rewards (Courier Post, USA), Rower prepares for special water (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Quick studies with an oar (Everett Herald, USA), Rowing club won't change regatta date (ABC Regional, Australia), Master strokes (Morning Sun, USA), Heavy Artillery on target (Gloucester Daily Times, USA), Row, row, row... (Birmingham News, USA), NZ continue strong showing in Europe (New Zealand Herald), Two Irish rowers are rescued (icWales, UK), Open to adventure (Grand Forks Herald, USA), German rowing championships in Duisburg (Rudern1, Germany), Guerette earns spot on USA rowing team (Bristol Press, USA), DAV SSS wins title (The Hindu, India), Pulling together (Naples Daily News, USA), Lennard crosses Channel again (Malay Mail, Malaysia), Rowing club honors Klamath Basin veteran (Oregon Herald and News, USA), Rower can only watch and wait (Slam! Sports, Canada), Floodwaters trail off, river boating stalled (Edmonton Journal, Canada), Fallbrook man gets new bike idea rolling (North County Times, USA), Older rowers find measures of grace, fitness on the water (NapaNet Dailiy News, USA), Brockville rowers still in running (Brockville Recorder and Times, Canada), French rower heads off on solo bid to conquer the north Pacific (New Straits Times, Malaysia), Bragging rights (Gloucester Daily Times, USA), Lake Ewauna to host rowers (Oregon Herald and News, USA), St. Neots stars shine at Henley showpiece (Cambridge Evening News, UK), X-Press pace sees Cambridge home (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Record bid oarsmen round John O'Groats (Community Newswire, UK), Gemma stays cool for victories (Hexham Courant, UK). And Beverley Turner (Mrs. Cracknell) earns herself a ticking off in Eurosport's 'Grass Cuttings' column .
June 27th: An important development on the Scott Laio story (USA) - Dehydration fueled Dad Vail rower's death (Philadelphia Inquirer). As the very useful site Bugmenot knows, you can log in to the Philly Inquirer using the account name 'bgates@hotmail.com' and the password 'password', if you don't want to register (thank you to Alex of the rec.sport.rowing newsgroup).
June 23rd: Press bits - Rowers take two at nationals (Boston Globe, USA), Like two peas in a pod, man, boat go together (Battle Creek Enquirer, USA), LBJC earns a pair of eighths (Long Beach Press-Telegram, USA), Shrewsbury High girls crew makes history (Shrewsbury Chronicle, USA), The winning crews (West Roxbury & Roslindale Transcript, USA), Sports town will create 3,000 jobs (East Anglian Daily Times, UK), Naomi battles back (icTeeside, UK), Pinsent backs bid to revolutionise sport in Britain (Yorkshire Post Today, UK), Olympic bid will be well dressed for success (Scotsman, UK), HK duo to splash out for charity (The Standard, China), Washing away the competition (Bunbury Mail, Australia), Rowing record breakers reach halfway (Scotsman, UK), Building boats and better lives (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, USA), Rowers face tough draws (Milton Keynes Today, UK), Sir Steve opens fifth regatta (Bucks Free Press, UK), Junior women row to second consecutive title (Montclarion, USA), Victorious TN rowers felicitated (News Today, India), Weeds choke lakes as new rules delay cleanup permits (The Journal News, USA).
June 22nd: A first person local press piece about Henley Women's Regatta (UK). Missed on Monday, Fours' double bronze (Robert Treharne Jones, Irish Independent, subscription only).
June 21st: A few press links - Maggie reach for second after Duncan's disaster (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Trinity Hall pace is key to Headship (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Fundraiser tackles million metre row (Community Newswire, UK), Ha Noi reigns over national rowing club championship (Vietnam News Agency, Vietnam), San Diego Rowing Club scores on, off water (San Diego Union Tribune, USA). And an interesting mildly-rowing-related story about Title IX disputes from the Dayton Daily News (USA).
June 20th: Non-UK press links - Silver success for Mahe (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), NZ rowers show form (TV NZ), Two gold medals at World Cup regatta (New Zealand Herald), Ministry throw (Malay Mail, Malaysia), Ireland claim medals at World Cup rowing (Ireland Online), Olympic exposure pays for Urbach (London Free Press, Canada), Rowers look to the future (NZ City, New Zealand), Port Authority may issue bonds for Detroit Boat Club renovation (Crain's Detroit Business, USA), de Zwager looks to World Cup (syndicated, Canada), Loam Island thumbs-up (Townsville Bulletin, Australia), Hall rowing venue to host World Rowing Junior Championships (Access North Georgia, USA), World's top juniors to row Lanier (Gainesville Times, USA).
UK press links: Coxless four have speed to spare (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Britain pull clear in World Cup chase (Chris Dodd, Independent), New Williams quartet rated better than Athens winners (Martin Cross, Guardian), Buoyant Britons make their presence felt (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Grainger retains unbeaten record (Mike Haggerty, Glasgow Herald), Britain raise World Cup medal hopes (Rachel Quarrell, Sunday Telegraph), Coxless four go from strength to strength (Chris Dodd, Independent on Sunday), and as usual Dan Topolski's Observer piece won't be online for another week. There's a bit more Pink Palace puff from Robert Treharne Jones on the Leander achievements, and Marlow come top in town regatta from the Bucks Free Press.
June 18th: UK World Cup press links - Four shine in World Cup (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Coxless four coast into semi-finals on tough day for Britain (Chris Dodd, Independent, UK). Mike Rosewell had his 150 words shredded down to about 50 in the Times Sport in Brief, and Martin Cross isn't here yet for the Guardian, but there's some Pink Palace publicity from RTJ on the Leander site. You're kidding if you think any of us can get the slightest bit about Henley Women's Regatta in the papers. Other press links - Dory racing champ dips his oars again (Halifax Herald, Canada), NZ rowers impressive (NZ City), Rowers facing national trials (London Free Press, Canada), Drysdale wins heat (NZ City, New Zealand), Kiwis sail through early rounds in World Cup (New Zealand Herald), Venezuela wins five rowing silvers at ALBA Sport Games (Prensa Latina, Cuba), Rebuilding time for women's rowing as hopefuls try out for national team (syndicated, Canada), Dory Races' mission is to avoid the Sweep (Gloucester Daily Times, USA), Evers-Swindell twins win their single sculls heats (Stuff, New Zealand), Marbleheaders achieve rowing distinction (Salem News, USA), Rowers put their oar in! (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Visitors left in the wake of local crews (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Oarsome efforts on the Ouse (Bedford Today, UK).
Friday June 17th: The inquest on Sikander Farooq, who drowned on January 2nd 2005 (UK), has now been completed. Boy drowned 'one metre from bank' - an informative report from the Reading Evening Post, and Teen rower drowned first time he tried to go solo , earlier news from the opening stages of the inquest. The verdict will not be out until next week.
June 17th: Press links - Heirs to the throne make confident progress (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Columbus to host midwest Masters Sprints rowing regatta (ArriveNet, USA), Rowing club off to winning start (Bexhill Observer, UK), Appreciates support for rowing (letter, Harvard Post, USA), High levels of bacteria reported in waterways (Augusta Chronicle, USA), MJRC crews make history (Princeton Packet, USA), Help launch CMI's 10th season (about pilot gigs, Cohasset Mariner, USA), Evers-Swindells twins split in World Cup (NZ Herald, New Zealand), Blind rower to compete (About Columbus, USA), Katie takes a rest: that's all, Foulkes (Geelong Advertiser, Australia, prize for the best headline of the day), Bernhard wins grant to row (Somerville Journal, USA), Farmers in Olympics land protest (The Standard, Hong Kong), Twins opt to go solo in Munich (Stuff, New Zealand), Mighty good time (Newburyport News, USA), Huntsville rowers get fourth, sixth nationally (Huntsville Times, USA), Rowers hit by huge waves (The Sun, UK), Delhi Tourism promotes boating in local lakes (Web India), Charity rowers in sea gale 'hell' (Community Newswire, UK), Strokes come back to Oakland with gold (Oakland Tribune, USA), Waves hamper round-Britain record attempt (icWales, UK), Human-powered boats ready for June 25 regatta (Port Townsend Leader, USA), Marin rower Altman in world championships (Marin Independent-Journal, USA), TN rowers shine (News Today, India).
June 15th: News headlines - Nine to make the trip, more will go in spirit (Philly.com, USA), Rowing team rescued on the Thames (Newsquest, UK), Malvern Prep foursomes to head across the pond (Philly.com, USA), City should have a marina for the people (letter to Irish Examiner, Ireland), Hanging with the crew (Business Gazette, USA), GB Row team heading into a storm (Scotsman, UK), Bangalore hosts rowing championship (NDTV.com, India), Waterskiers eye Lake Burley Griffin (NineMSN, Australia), Oarsmen in Channel challenge (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Bringing gig rowing to Gloucester (Gloucester Daily Times, USA), a press release on the USRowing Youth Invitational Champs (GPRF, USA), Southampton Coalporters crews (Wessex Scene, UK), Rower in select company (Duluth News Tribune, USA), Rain fails to put on dampeners (icTeeside, UK), Albany Rowing captures title (Albany Times Union, USA), Round-Britain rowers head for Land's End (Community Newswire, UK), Nutmeg State Games spice up season (Stamford Advocate, USA), Lake Stevens' Farrar and Jelsing win national title (Everett Herald, USA), Local rowers win spots on national team (Seattle Post Intelligencer, USA), Olympic rower wins cycle Classic (Kalgoorlie Golden Mail, Australia), M. heavyweight crew routs Yale in annual regatta (Harvard Crimson, USA), Tamil Nadu boys, Kerala 'A' girls win (Hindu Times, India), North Allegheny has mixed results in rowing tournament (Pittsburg Tribune-Review, USA), Glasgow University dominates at Strathclyde Park (Herald, Scotland), Water result (Sunday Life, Northern Ireland), Haugland, Skaggs capture the JRC regatta (Juneau Empire, Alaska, USA), A boat finally set afloat (Portsmouth Herald, USA).
June 15th: And a slight oddity, a story about the Duluth aerial bridge which includes a tale of rowing-coach heroism in the early 20th century.
June 13th: Another rowing letter in the Times (UK).
June 10th: Intriguing that the news that German W4x sculler Meike Evers is retiring from rowing was so interesting to the Australians that it was syndicated in several Aussie papers last week.
June 10th: A pile of press links - Local rower to take part in fabled event (News-Press, USA), McRae is 2005 rowing club champion , Hundreds of athletes to compete in ALBA Games (syndicated, China), Kerala, Tamil Nadu oarsmen shine (Hindu Times, India), IRB fails to see the joke as Olympic sevens hopes are hit for six (The Times, UK, about Denis Oswald), Moro steers OSU to ninth in sculls (Wallowa County Chieftain, USA), COC launches national Speaker's Bureau program in Vancouver (Skipressworld, Canada), Atlantic rowers' hopes rising (icTeeside, UK), Mayor names new £7,000 boat (Eastbourne Herald, UK), Merrimack's major sporting event is quite a row (Boston Globe, USA), LS graduate rowing up a storm for URI varsity (Boston Globe, USA), SHS crew ends season with oars breaking mid-race (Somerville Journal, USA), Rowing meet (The Statesman, India), Sub-junior National starts today (Hindu Times, India), Rumball receives royal award (Western News, Canada), Rowing the Pacific (iAfrica.com, South Africa), Being a part of the right crew (The California Aggie Online, USA), Harvard is eager to 'rock' on (Boston Herald, USA), Oarise ...Sir Matt (The Mirror, UK), Gold-medal rowers take a royal bow (Glasgow Daily Record, UK), Golfers and rugby players face long wait for medal opportunities (The Times, UK), Huron rowers qualify for youth invitational (Ann Arbor News, USA), Rowers set off on round Britain record bid (Scotland on Sunday, UK), Hard-worked crews buoyed by turning practice (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Rowers spreading success around (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA, subscription only), It's even better than yoga (Spokesman Review, USA, subscription only), Regattas face new threat (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia).
June 10th: A slightly off-topic but good article on dragon boat racing in the Taipei Times (Taiwan). Although it's a separate sport, rowers often make good dragon boat racers. The comments about water cleanliness and learning "to paddle without splashing" are particularly interesting!
June 9th: It turns out the Falmouth & Camborne MP Julia Goldsworthy is a closet gig rower (UK).
June 8th: A BBC report on Sir Matt collecting his knighthood , which actually rehashes much old material (UK).
MAY 2005
31st May - Awesome foursome blown away (Simon Hart, Sunday Telegraph), Fab four point the way to a golden future (Andrew Longmore, Sunday Times), All oars and graces (Adrian Turpin, Sunday Times, not about Dorney), China planning to put their oar in among world elite (John Goodbody, Times on Saturday), Legends ride wave of emotion (Andrew Longmore, Sunday Times), Irrepressible knight's day in the sun (Nick Townsend, Independent on Sunday), New British fab four emerges (Dan Topolski, Observer), Awesome foursome are reunited (Matthew Pinsent, The Times), Redgrave sees changing of the guard (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Britain make waves at opening World Cup regatta (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Crosswinds ruffle 2012 bid (Martin Cross, Guardian), Debutantes impress at Dorney (Ali Oyston, Rowing Service).
27th May UK press links - Reunion helps rekindle past bonds (James Cracknell, Telegraph, and the reason why nothing of mine got in today), Flagship four raise the standard (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Pinsent backs new-look GB quartet (BBC Sport), 'For Oriel and Magdalen, this year's Eights is the hardest fought in memory' (Cherwell Online, Oxford), Williams makes an impact (Sporting Life), Grainger leads British women into action (Herald, UK), and Chris Dodd's Indy bit didn't make it online. Other news, Masters rowing champs on way to be biggest ever (Sports Australia), Redgrave four set for charity row (BBC Sport, UK), Warwick, Newburgh, go crew-sing (Times Herald-Record, USA), Brown women return to site of their 2004 glory (Providence Journal, USA), Club's endeavours see it win bunch of medals (Maitland Mercury, Australia), Fitting end to the season for McRae (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), West Potomac crew making post-season waves (Mount Vernon Gazette, USA), Rowing club up there with the best (Ashburton Guardian, New Zealand), Men's pair advances to semifinals at World Cup (Rudern1, Germany), Trio of Canadian boats finish first in their heats at rowing World Cup (syndicated, Canada), Local girls help CRI teams in regionals (Sudbury Town Crier, USA), Year's first beach bacteria warning issued (Duluth News Tribune, USA), UW rower Connole perseveres despite arthritis (Seattle Post Intelligencer, USA), Foxes rowing to national event (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, USA), Ex-coastal pair Henley squad favourites (Tasmania Advocate, Australia), Virginia rower prepares for NCAAs, Olympics (Augusta Free Press, USA).
26th May: A huge special pullout section in the Times today: Partridge launches fast boat to China (John Goodbody) is the only piece online, but there are basically eight pages of rowing - a first for a non-Boat Race situation in a UK national paper?
25th May: Rowing in the news - Grosse Ile boat wins at Stotesbury (Southgate News Herald, USA), Party on Champs-Elysees Avenue (syndicated), Jetboat rides for river fail to thrill (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Italy: rivalry in the men's lightweight double event (Rudern1, Germany), Cal's major oar deal (San Francisco Chronicle, USA), Relatives to row across Atlantic (Scotsman, UK), 'Red tide' crew has green light for glory (New Haven Register, USA), Fox Chapel crew moving up in rowing world (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, USA), NA rowing medals at prestigious Stotesbury Cup (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, USA), Steve Dawson ready for row of his life (Sail World< Australia), MHS conquers Brundage Regatta (Marietta Times, USA), U-M just one stop on coxswain's world tour (Ann Arbor News, USA), Descendant of Columbus plans oar-inspiring Atlantic journey (Edinburgh Evening News, UK), Jansen to compete in rowing finals (Monterey Herald, USA), Basque games and sports (EITB24, Spain), Not enough on dead rower (Philadelphia Daily News, USA, subscription only), Asian rowing meet at Hyderabad on Oct 18-23 (Hindu, India), Tritons get their shot at women's crew title (North County Times, USA), Finding his element (St. Petersburg Times, USA), Tragic reminders of life's fragility (Philly.com, USA, subscription only), Two teams transform a myth into magic at Stotesbury Cup (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA, subscription), Holy Spirit sweeps in second eight finals (Cherry Hill Courier Post, USA), Rowers reflect on worries about making weight (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA, subscription), Sculler Tunnicliffe enjoys success at Boston regatta (Berkshire Eagle, UK), Time of their lives in sport (syndicated, Australia), Brundage Regatta features Marietta victory, boathouse renovation (Parkersburg News, USA), Lady rowers put to the test in charity challenge (Royal Gazette, Bermuda), Holmes refuses to push the boat out for old times' sake (Owen Slot, The Times, UK). And New heir to the throne of an Olympic legend (Independent, UK, by Nick Townsend, payment only).
19th May: Rowing news - Olympics: Officials hit out at plan to move SI (CRI, China), With a name like Stotesbury, she simply had to be a rower (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA, subscription only), Cavs earn NCAA berth (Daily Progress, USA), Gonsiorowskis help CRI team to fast start (Arlington Advocate, USA), 22 countries for Asian championship (The Hindu, India), July launch planned for Vineyard Voyagers rowing craft (Martha's Vineyard Times, USA), Rower Tiny is a big hero (Eastern Daily Press, UK), Siblings oarsome effort (Macclesfield Express, UK), Hyderabad gearing up to host Asian Rowing Championships (Web India), Rower joins the elite (Scarborough Today, UK), Largest ever gathering of British Olympians (Sports Features, UK, with a loud Frog sound-track so hit the mute button), Publican completes Atlantic Challenge (Community Newswire, UK), Rescued rowers return to WA on Thursday (Ninemen, Australia), Rowing club to open the doors (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), Groups root for Deepor retention (Calcutta Telegraph, India), Marietta posts two gold medal performances (Marietta Times, USA), and Princeton crew member known for bright smile and unique laugh (a tribute to Scott Laio in College Sports, USA).
18th May from the Henley Standard (UK), Jo's worth her weight in gold . Good story - although I think the HS is getting a little over-excited about the uniqueness. Quite a lot of regattas describe themselves (or have done in the past) as "international) and there are several UK clubs who regularly use very young coxswains.
16th May: Dreadful news - Boston College rower dies at Dad Vail Regatta (Boston Herald, USA). Further details - Autopsy performed on BC rower (syndicated), BC junior had dreams of glory: Rower earned all A's in life (Boston Herald) and Irregular heartbeat could be cruel culprit (Boston Herald, the most useful piece about the medical issues).
16th May: In other news, Russian brothers fail to cross Indian Ocean (Novosti, Russia), Tanker rescues stranded Russian twin adventurers (syndicated, Australia), Russian rowers stranded off WA (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Youth in Excellence Awards (Daily Post, New Zealand), Saratoga girls win crew (Albany Times, USA), Round the island the hard way (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), W crew second overall, wins 3 Pac-10 races (Seattle Times, USA), UW rowers place second in Pac-10 (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA), Harvard too tough in two classes (Boston Herald, USA), New boat brings back a bit of history (Poughkeepsie Journal, USA). But the really amusing story is James Cracknell KOs partygoer (This is London, UK). From the Calcutta Times, "A nine-member army rowing team, lead by Major D. Choudhuri, has set off for Calcutta from Farakka on fibreglass boats on Saturday as part of an endurance exercise. They are expected to reach the Man O1 War Jetty on May 20. The team is practising for an attempt to row 3,600 km through Sudan and Egypt on the Nile" (India).
13th May: in the "Great Reporter" online journal, Cambridge rowers beat Oxford in Croatia .
9th May: a bunch from Southampton Amateur Rowing Club (UK) have decided to scull round the Isle of Wight in aid of the NSPCC and the club's junior section. There's a piece in their local paper about it.
5th May - Britain put faith in new blood for World Cup campaign (Mike Rosewell, The Times, UK), Drysdale is happy to be back on the water (Newstalk, New Zealand).
5th May USA press stories - Jacks take second in two Sunday races at WIRA Championships (Eureka Reporter, CA), Coxswain guides heavyweights (Cornell Daily Sun, NY), Montanans float SPU's boat in fours (Seattle Times, WA), Olympic medallist has benefit for squad (Lambertville Beacon, NJ), The boulder stuck this time (Minnesota Daily, MN), Lynch rows her way to major happenings (Buffalo News, NY), Police beat (Ann Arbor News, MI), Marietta rowers dominate regatta (Marietta Times, OH), A return to the rivers (Beaver County Times, PA), Fifth place an accomplishment at hotly contested Big Tens (Minnesota Daily, MN), Harvard keeps its streaks afloat (Boston Globe, MA), Different strokes for different folks (New Haven Register, CT), Rowers lose two boats to waves (Everett Herald, WA), U of L rowing coach takes on the world (Louisville Courier-Journal, KY). And elsewhere around the world - GB rowing sets sights on Beijing (BBC Sport, UK), A wave of success for young rowers (icTeeside, UK), 50-hour marathon for rowers (Cambridge Evening News, UK), UEA boys bring home Spanish gold (Concrete Online, UK), Sink oar swim (Manchester Evening News, UK), Scottish stockbroker set for solo Atlantic rowing challenge (Finextra, UK), Bridging troubled waters (New York Newsday, OK I know it's US in origin, but will interest citizens of the former Yugoslavia too), Focus on the slow death of the River Ravi (Reuters, Pakistan), Olympic rower joins Serbians to promote London bid (Scotsman, UK), Boat driver fined after waves rock houseboat (This is Local London, UK), Rower Rumball seeks support (Canada East). Apparently Doug Wood, Australian captive of Iraqi kidnappers, is a former cox of the Corio Bay Rowing Club and went to the 1962 Commonwealths.
3rd May: Brave new era beckons for Britain (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK).
APRIL 2005
29th April - Karen Van Nest enthusiastic about addition of rowing for Paralympic Games (syndicated, Canada), $10M investment will kick-start construction of Lake Ontario Park (syndicated, Canada), Rowers aim for lucky seventh win (The Mercury, South Africa), Time's up for Wide Bay Rowing Club shed (ABC Regional Online, Australia), Eight prep teams compete in rowing (Grand Rapids Press, USA), Interest in rowing grows at Northview (Grand Rapids Press, USA), Crew claims four golds (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, USA), Merrily, merrily, merrily (Boston College Heights, USA), Simsbury crew launches spring season with Tabor Cup race (Farmington Valley Post, USA), Golden double for Guy (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Simsbury crew third varsity girls finish second at Exeter/Andover (Valley News, UK), Leanne proves a national hero (icCheshire Online, UK), Bloomington waters busy this weekend with polo, rowing (Indianapolis Star, USA), Cousins to row the Atlantic (Exmouth Journal, UK), Virgin Atlantic sponsors solo Atlantic crossing record attempt (AsiaTravelTips.com, Thailand), Lake level to drop in bid to ensure ongoing security (Shepparton News Online, Australia), Injury blow rocks Sian (Northwich Chronicle, UK), Humboldt Bay team excel at meet on Oakland Estuary (Eureka Reporter, USA), National champions! (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser, UK, betraying a slight misconception of what the JIRRs mean), New gig for young Blues (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser, UK), Saugatuck Rowing Club names Larry Kurzner Commodore (Westport Now, USA), Rowing at Wharton School of Business (Rudern1, Germany), A Comet comeback (Southgate News Herald, USA), Redgrave launches kids sports pilot (Leisure Opportunities Daily News, UK), Redgrave gets the main event underway (This is Local London, UK).
25th April - Senior balances academics with athletics, both with Honors (Purdue Exponent, USA), How now, stinkin', bloated brown cow (Quad City Times, USA), LLRC open house Saturday during Rubber Duck Derby (Access North Georgia, USA), Pioneer grad packs Olympic dream into his busy schedule (Ann Arbor News, USA), Oarsome (icTeeside, UK), Inclement Cincinnati weather leads to cancelation for Kansas (CollegeSportswire, USA), Voyage of hope (New York Daily News, USA), UW unveils 'phenomenal' $8.56 million Crew House (Daily Cardinal, USA), Former AD on hand to christen rowing boat (Daily Texan, USA), Wind, rain ends rowing championships prematurely (Daily Cardinal, USA), Quiet strokes FPC rower overcomes hearing handicap (Keene Sentinel, USA), When she yells, rowers listen (Boston Globe, USA), Regatta canceled due to poor weather (Grand Rapids Press, USA), Body remains unidentified (Beaver County Times, USA), Great effort by Marlow (This is Local London, UK), Washington suffers big setback in rowing rivalry (Seattle Times, USA), Al Zahab clinches the Maktoum Cup race (Khaleej Times, United Arab Emirates), Waynesburg native places in national rowing meet (Washington Observer Reporter, USA), Oxford cruise to victory (Oxford Student, UK), Prep teams get ready to row at annual event (Grand Rapids Press, USA), Daring Atlantic rowing challenge for Corbally man (Limerick Post, Ireland), 'River race' to be part of annual Armagosa Day (Pahrump Valley Times, USA), Family mourn victim of tsunami (East Anglian Daily Times, UK), Strokes of genius (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, USA).
22nd April - UW crew to take on rival Cal (Seattle Times, USA), Washington, Cal going to oar in 102-year rowing rivalry (Seattle Post Intelligencer, USA, collecting the prize for the week's worst rowing pun), Lack of rowing skills sinks two thieves (AP, syndicated, and a tidy entry for the less fatal form of Darwin Award methinks), Rowers launch ocean record bid (syndicated, Australia), Race for respect runs through St. Paul (Minnesota Daily, USA), 99s have Soar-ing success (Cambridge Evening News, UK, not even close on the puns front), Fitzsimons has double golden glow (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Club dips its oars in (icWales, UK), Juniors make a big splash (icNewcastle, UK), Rower back in business (icNorthWales, UK), Coach here for the long haul (MyTown Bay of Plenty, NZ), UC welcomes 11 schools to rowing event (Charleston Daily Mail, USA), Rallying call to stop messin' with our rivers! (The News Letter, Northern Ireland), History on the Schuylkill banks (Daily Pennsylvanian, USA).
21st April - Australian selection (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), Aussies to lend an oar (Herald Sun, Australia), Rowing coach 'humbled' by Hall of Fame honour (Townsville Bulletin, Australia), Port reverses course on Cap Sante boat launch (Anacortes American, USA), Adventurer launches project to break sailing record (Scotsman, UK, about ocean rower Simon Chalk), Sisters are happy to be rowing the family line (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Big development planned for little island (Baltic Times, Latvia), Open Water club aims to buy tank (Michigan Daily, USA), Boaters gearing up for their special day May 14 in PoMo (Tri City News, Canada), Ready to come back for more (Sir Steve Redgrave, BBC Sport, UK), Otago to field leaner, meaner Games squad (Scoop, New Zealand), UNH men's club rowing crew nearly swept 2000 meter race (Laconia Citizen, USA), An ill wind blows away rowing regatta (Palatka Daily News, USA), Oarsome Steward to make a splash (Belfast Telegraph, Ireland), Sea King crew member farewelled (syndicated, Australia, about RAAF Sq. Ldr. Paul McCarthy).
19th April - Rowing eights shine at Maadi Cup regatta (Auckland Times Online, New Zealand), Eight is now one (Herald Sun, Australia), Biggest ever Uni Games (Scoop, New Zealand), New rules would enliven rowing (UCLA Daily Bruin, USA), Excellence shines through for Tomkins and Ginn (The Age, Australia), Holywood producer wins BAFTA (Business Times Online, UK), MC's varsity eight finishes runner-up (Marietta Times, USA), Fund-raiser dedicated to future (The Republican, USA), Seattle scullers win at West Coast Speed Order Regatta (Press Point, USA).
18th April - URI women finish 6th at regatta (Providence Journal (USA), Virginia a winner at Regatta (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA), Poster, memorial run promote cancer awareness (Daytona Beach News-Journal, USA), Ex-Olympians finding hope in hard times (Seattle Times, USA), Weekend Warrior - Kate Matchitt (Daily Post, New Zealand), UW rowing: Crossing finish line - at last (Wisconsin State Journal, USA), MHS dominates Lindamood Cup (Parkersburg News, USA), Yorktown girls turn simulation into reality, win Congressional (Washington Post, USA), Yachting hero who wants to sail home (Sunday Times Scotland, UK, about Sir Chay Blyth), Drysdale out of hospital (New Zealand Herald), Greenhalgh flies flag for Rob Roy (Cambridge Evening News, UK), 'Orphans' now row in luxury digs (Capital Times, USA), Class of 21 learns craft by making 15-foot rowing skiffs (Bay City Times, USA), A new coach gives Vesper Boat Club international stature (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Road trip beats out Regatta (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA), U's Melissa Roche knows the meaning of resilience (Minneapolis Star Tribune, USA), Humboldt Bay rowing junior team impresses (Eureka Reporter, USA).
15th April, a collection of recent newslinks - Georgetown takes fourth at GW invitational (Georgetown Hoya, USA), Rower from Lower Merion to compete for Palestinians (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), More events possible in 2010 C'wealth Games (Sify.com, India), Syracuse enjoys familiar setting of Lake Onondaga (Daily Orange, USA), Rowing team is still making big waves (The Good Five-Cent Cigar, USA), Jumbos expand (Malden Observer, USA), Craig Forth and Anna Goodale win Soladay awards (syndicated, USA), Positive stroke for rowers (Canberra Times, Australia), Knowing when to stop is the key (Sir Steve Redgrave, BBC Sport, UK), Brunel University (Sports Communications, UK), Stick your oar in for charity (Anglia Advertiser, UK), Coyne toss: from final kick to kick lines (Harvard Crimson, USA), Boat race cash boost (Manchester Evening News, UK), City club win 10 gold medals (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Sound rowers club opens race around Silcox Island to public (The News Tribune, USA), Top secrecy at Exmouth yard over Dom's trip (Devon 24, UK), Rowing glides into history with win (Central Florida Future, USA), My fab four get back to where we once belonged (Sir Matthew Pinsent, The Times, UK), Province chips in $1 million towards $5.5 million UBC rowing boathouse (CJAD, Canada), Fab Four pull together again (Andrew Baker, The Telegraph, UK), Weather cancels Michigan State regatta (Observer Online, USA), Wright overlooked for coaching job (New Zealand Herald), Soggy success at U (Minneapolis Star Tribune, USA), Ryan in worlds (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), Tough training regime pays off for Hamilton (New Zealand Herald), Berkeley High crew finishes strong in San Diego (Berkeley Daily Planet, USA), Strokes cruise to victories at San Diego Crew Classic (Contra Costa Times, USA).
14th April - about the inclusion of rowing in the Paralympics and about the Legends Sprint (Sydney M4- 2000 final re-row).
7th April Search for missing rower (Australia, syndicated) - a Penrith Rowing Club sculler has disappeared and his single found empty in west Sydney yesterday morning. The search continues.
MARCH 2005
30th March - Teacher finds passion as MSU rowing coach (Detroit News, USA), US Rowing considers moving its headquarters from Indy (Indianapolis Star, USA), All roads lead to lake this weekend (New Zealand Herald), Trainers fit into Games plan (Calcutta Telegraph, India), Blog on the Boat Race (Peter Chapman, Financial Times, UK), Record numbers for Maadi Cup (Kerala Next, India), Husband, wife volunteer together (Des Moines Register, USA), Why coaches are abandoning Crew Classic (San Diego Union Tribune, USA), Seven up for Marlow (This is Local London, UK), Rowing twins get behind Magpies' bid (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Ryan rowing towards Beijing dream (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), Boat Race loses its edge (Andrew Baker, Telegraph, UK), Revolte over Windermere speed limit (Guardian, UK), Gay rowing club announces annual Stonewall memorial event (Out In America, USA), Top students launch cross-channel rowing appeal (Community Newswire, UK), Head test passed in style (Sudbury Today, UK), Williams savours a bit of redemption (London Free Press, Canada), Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, after 176 years, turns to TV ads (Bloomberg.com).
28th March Boat Race headlines - Subtle innovations herald a new ero (Andrew Baker, Telegraph), Monsters Inc trample technicians (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Stroke of genius (John Goodbody, The Times), Oxford find time to get the best out of weight advantage (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Drury keeps steady hand on tiller after change of channels (Brian Viner, Independent), Size matters as mighty Oxford leave Light Blues in their wake (Chris Dodd, Independent), And now a subliminal word from our sponsors (Martin Kelner, Guardian), Oxford's goliaths punch their weight (Paul Weaver, Guardian), Heidicker sees his hopes drift away from the first stroke (Martin Cross, Guardian), Williams in right boat this time (Globe and Mail, Canada), Pair to prove there's life after Athens (syndicated, UK), Oxford prove too powerful (syndicated, UK), Barney's perfect way to forget Athens (The Mirror, UK), The Dark side triumphs in boat race (South African Star), Fast start by Oxford is key to Boat Race win (Glasgow Herald, Scotland), Heaviest ever Oxford crew destroys Cambridge (Peninsula, Qatar, and syndicated worldwide under other titles), Oxford's heavy 'big guns' prevail (International Herald Tribune, France), "Perfect" display seals victory for power-packed Oxford (Sporting Life), Local Olympian readies for race of his life (North County Times, USA).
28th March other press - Frenchwoman rows to Pacific first (Kerala Next, India - and more information on Maude's expedition on the Ocean Rowing Society website ), France's Fontenoy first woman to row solo across the Pacific (China Post, Taiwan), Crew Classic has trouble living up to its name (North County Times, USA), Evers-Swindells re-sign with Williams & Kettle (Scoop, New Zealand), Pacific first for Frenchwoman who rowed solo across ocean in wake of 'Kon-Tiki' explorer (Independent, UK), Sponsorship deal confirms W&K here to stay (New Zealand Herald), Regatta draws rowers of all ages (Gainesville Times, USA), UW rowers open with Class Day (Seattle Times, USA), No. 10 Tennessee sweeps Louisville in rowing (Knoxville News, USA), Princeton edges Brown in opener (Providence Journal, USA), Oar-inspiring moonlit nights spent trying to stay afloat (Independent, UK), President's daughter rows to win in boat race (Online Ireland), Broadwater participates in first regatta of the 2005 season in Norfolk (Eastern Shore News, USA), Boatman's holiday (Sea Coast Online, USA), Row, row, row your boat down the ocean (Detroit Free Press, USA).
27th March Boat Race headlines - The quick way to a classic (Rachel Quarrell, Sunday Telegraph), Cambridge ready for heavy Oxford (Martin Gough, BBC Sport), Aussie makes light of the heavy omens (Nick Townsend, Independent on Sunday), Hodge is way forward for Blues and Britain (Daniel Topolski, Observer), Going with the flow (Andrew Longmore, Sunday Times).
26th March Boat Race press links - Heads plump for Oxford (Martin Cross, Guardian), Winner who did not make waves (Martin Cross, Guardian), Richard Williams on the Boat Race (Guardian), This test of endurance has great pulling power (Gabby Logan, The Times), Can style overcome substance? (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Quality crews hitting Olympic heights (John Goodbody, The Times), All the presidents' men (The Times), Punter graduates to big time with Boat Race splash (Jonathan Rendall, The Times), Rhythm of the Light Blues faces a stiff examination from heavy mob (Chris Dodd, Independent), Cracknell buoyant that ITV will rise to new challenge (Mike Rowbottom, Independent), Welshman in Cambridge crew (icWales, UK), Oxford hopes big is beautiful in 151st edition Boat Race (Peninsula On-line, Qatar), Adams looks to make switch pay off (Sporting Life, UK), Do oar die for Oxford (The Sun, UK), Canadian Olympic silver medallist Williams looks for victory on Thames (syndicated, Canada), Welsh bid for boat race success (BBC News, UK), Athens blues for varsity pair (Sporting Life), ITV makes a splash with deal for Oxford-Cambridge race (Globe and Mail, Canada), Power takes on precision (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), with a bit on the Henley Races cut out, but the Women's Blue Boat crews in the sport in brief . The graphic URL is wrong for my Telegraph piece - the real picture is here . Plus a bit on "My Weekend: Chas Newens in Sarah Edworthy's Telegraph column, and the traditional miffed letter to the Times on the subject.
25th March Boat Race press links - Williams the innovator seeks glorious send-off (Chris Dodd, Independent), Williams calls for a final pull for glory (John Goodbody, The Times), Cambridge put beauty before Oxford muscle (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Oxford bank on a flying start (James Cracknell, Telegraph), Drury feels in good voice (Tony Francis, Telegraph), Oxford find plenty in reserve (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph). A few words were lost from the last sentence of my Telegraph piece - of course it was intended to read "umpires Boris Rankov and Peter Bridge".
24th March Boat Race press - Viking leads charge to put Cambridge to the sword (John Goodbody, The Times), Oxford in search of the perfect catch (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Hodge heads for Beijing via Oxford (Martin Cross, Guardian), Why the Boat Race should return to the first degree (Richard Williams, Guardian), "We'll stick our teeth in" (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Boat Race glory beckons the Canadian who is world-famous for coming second (Chris Dodd, Independent from 2 days ago, nothing in today). Other press: Pinsent competition finds strong appeal (John Goodbody, The Times, UK).
23rd March UK Boat Race headlines - Cambridge crew rely on power to beat weight gap (Chris Dodd, Independent), Dark Blue crew are heaviest in history (Martin Cross, Guardian), Oxford pack heavy punch to intimidate Light Blues (John Goodbody, The Times), Oxford weigh in as the heaviest of all time (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Williams targets winning swansong (BBC Sport online).
22nd March: a good letter in the Times (UK). Who were the "leading crew" and their "reserves", then? Plus smidges in the Telegraph Sports Round-Up and a longer piece, Umpire leaves nothing to chance (Mike Rosewell). Yesterday in the Times, Leander battle to retain title . Other press - Solid effort by Oakland boys in season opener (Contra Costa Times, USA), Injury still challenges rowing legend (Globe and Mail, Canada), Boathouse construction still mired in conflict (Georgetown Hoya, USA), Heavy, light m. crew rev up for 'The Race' (Yale Daily News, USA), My Sport: Robin Bourne-Taylor (Telegraph, UK), Aching arms carry home gold (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), Tomkins eyes fourth gold (syndicated, Australia), Grenfell makes national semi-finals (Manning River Times, Australia), Regatta to host party (Glasgow Evening Times, Scotland), Oarsome Games bid (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia), Champagne for 150th regatta (This is Local London, UK), Flowers, silence honor fallen officer (Seattle Times, USA), Local rowers in top form (Geelong Advertiser, Australia), Americans come a-calling for rich ore of talent (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia), Irish rower in record bid (UTV, Ireland), Jeers - to the salmon-trolling goofball (Oregon Live, look right to the bottom, USA).
17th March: a sad shock - Rower Mike Holmes, a student at Brock University (Canada), died last weekend after an accidental blockage of his tracheostomy (a breathing accessory to help with a birth defect).
17th March - A race of two cities (Manchester Evening News, UK), Lincoln's Reynolds a key rower for Brown's varsity crew team (Boston Globe, USA), Rower's sights on Germany (New Zealand Herald), Region calls on young duo (icTeeside, UK), ND rowers capsize in the river (WNDU-TV, USA), Ballarat schools to compete with the best at selection trials (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Osprey Oars take gold (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, USA), Exercise may limit effects of Parkinson's (an interview with Saugatuck rower Paul Greene, syndicated, USA), National scull medal for rower (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), King's Cup joy for WA (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia).
10th March - Charity joins forces with Gym (Community Newswire, UK - a good idea), Rival rowers to team up (syndicated, Australia), Kate hopes for Olympic glory (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), W/W crew members compete at CRASH (Wayland Town Crier, USA), LLRC to host first-ever Lanier Sprints (Access North Georgia, USA), Olympic rowers score gold (syndicated, Australia), New laws to protect city parks (Adelaide Advertiser, Australia), Ginn tri's new challenge (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia, including the rowing quote of the week - about a carrot), Golden effort by Thomas (icCheshire Online, UK), Family pulls together (North Devon Gazette Advertiser, UK), Boat race organisers increase prize money (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei), Suffering on the sidelines (Sir Steve Redgrave for the BBC, UK), Disbanded eight still feel pain (The Australian), Sam's master stroke continues (syndicated, Australia), Eights pair move on to sink no-row fiasco (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia), Third-generation winner proves height is right (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia). And a bit in the Brampton Guardian (Canada) which isn't really about rowing but made me laugh (second half).
8th March - Holland 'good fit' for Cambridge (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), and top spot in the Sport in Brief for the Times. Around the world - Toronto rowers slam $23M dragon boat course (Toronto Star, Canada), Olympic rainmaker quits Canada's team (Globe and Mail, Canada), Conrad keeps it in the family (syndicated, Australia), Williams in historic boat race (Canoe, Canada), Coxed four picks up national placing (Ashburton Guardian, UK), Olympians humbled at rowing championships (ABC Online, Australia), Master strokes (Dallas Morning News, USA, subscription only), Oarsome win for rowing student (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), New row club just oarsome (Wodonga Border Mail, Australia), Dispur seeks kits bill (Calcutta Telegraph, India), Caius and Downing take glory (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Rowers back on course (The Age, Australia), Sally gone for now but not forgotten (Sydney Morning Herald and syndicated, Australia), Kathrin Rutschow im Internationalen Zweier (Rudern1, Germany), Twins at heart of Waikato clean sweep (New Zealand Herald), Tomkins to front of the row (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia). And for those in Britain who wondered what happened to Glyn Locke after he sold up, here's the story .
4th March English-language press links around the world this week - Tauranga crews go for gold (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), Rowers' assault on nationals (Geelong Advertiser, Australia), 'Sicknote' goes with the flow (The Comet, UK), Rower will attempt to cross Lake Superior (Duluth News Tribune, USA), Rowboat odyssey ends with rescue (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, USA - not strictly our discipline but amusing), Chances are academic (Geelong Advertiser, Australia), Aletia Alvarez back on crew (Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader, USA, about the Wooden Boat Foundation), Magdalene's slow boat causes chaos (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Carter is golden at any level (icCheshireOnline, UK), North Esk out in force for titles (Tasmania Examiner, Australia), Foreigners outnumber Britons in this year's Boat Race (Turkish Daily News/PA, Turkey), Ex-rower gets national post (London Free Press, Canada), Olympians stand out at national championships (NZ City, New Zealand), Rowing nationals underway (TVNZ, New Zealand), Boathouse campaign down to final heat (Vancouver Courier, Canada), Kinross' golden day (Orange Central Western Daily, Australia), Olympians show class (Xtra News, New Zealand), Crew cut blow for top man Shannon (Cambridge Evening News, UK), James is in for the race (icNorthWales, UK), Lily's death gives hope to others (syndicated, Australia).
3rd March From the BBC, Coroner has death verdict quashed . Similar pieces in the Manchester Evening News , The Scotsman and http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/news/story/0,12891,1428735,00.html">the Guardian Leo Blockley Memorial Campaign has other information on the issues. Reports on the Lent bumps from the Cambridge Evening News (UK).
1st March Boat Race press links - Foreign Legion leaves the Boat Race short on Britons (Martin Cross, Guardian), Bourne-Taylor aims to exit with honour (John Goodbody, The Times), Olympians dominate in cosmopolitan line-ups (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Boat Race coaches play Olympic card (Chris Dodd, Independent), Williams hopes to sign off in style (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph).
FEBRUARY 2005
28th February - Boat Race crews sink trial opponents (Mike Rosewell, UK).
23rd February - Rika wins B final in Buffalo Regatta (Sunday Times, South Africa), Fantastic rowing effort (Driffield Today, UK), The boat comes in for Pinsent (Sporting Life, UK), Rower takes bronze (Enfield and Haringey Independent, UK), Rowing clubs reveal renovation plans (ABC Online, Australia), Brothers finish 1-2 as Bay club bags 12 medals (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Rowing hopeful eyes Olympics (Shropshire Star, UK), Elite schools threaten to boycott regatta (Dispatch Online, South Africa), Women's quads bag Karapiro quinella (Daily Post, New Zealand), SA's female rowing champion takes on the men at Buffalo Regatta (ITWeb, South Africa), Plans will devastate area - say residents (Bury Free Press, UK), Boathouse moored in debate (Newsday, USA), Punjab Police rowers wrest gold (Chandigarh Newsline, India), Jamail Singh gets his due after all (Chandigarh Newsline, India).
22nd February - Redgrave re-race plan slips out (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Pinsent issues challenge to businesses (John Goodbody, The Times).
19th February - Buffalo Regatta beckons (Daily Dispatch Online, South Africa), Redgrave upbeat about London bid (Europe News, UK), Maids' blades keep their cool (icBerkshire, UK), Rower Aldridge takes gold (icBerkshire, UK), some interesting observations on years off from James Tomkins (syndicated, Australia), Prowse beats world's best (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), Najafgarh drain to be developed for Commonwealth water sports (New Kerala, India), Lakeport rower finishes 2nd in national event (Lake County Record-Bee, USA), Science of Sport: Pre-cooling techniques increase performance in the heat (RunnersWeb.com), Success for Mannum rowers at Australia Day regatta (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), Rowing champions (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), Just oarsome (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), Plan me a river (Geelong Advertiser, Australia), U and board pass plan for boathouse (Minnesota Daily, USA), Olympic rower earns international indoor championship (OregonLive.com, USA), Plan to restrict business activity at Olympic sites (Kathimerini, Greece), Festival of indoor rowing (syndicated, London, UK).
15th February - Historic boathouse to have renovation (Newsday, USA), Atlantic team get delivery of boat (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Manning crews shine at home (Manning River Times, Australia), Rowers inflict defeat on Olympic champs (Belfast Telegraph, Ireland, subscription only), St. John's rowing their way to the top (South African Star).
14th February - rowing headlines from the last few days - Top city athlete gets some warm weather training aid (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Why Britain should host the 2012 Olympics (The Mirror, UK - about Bert Bushnell), Kiwis clean sweep at rowing champs (NZ City, New Zealand), Rowers sharpen up their skills (Geelong Advertiser, Australia), Eves-Swindells dominate at World Champs (Xtra News, New Zealand), Champion shows he is still a cut above (Hobart Mercury, Australia, not strictly about rowing!), Taking a break from the routine (BBC, UK), OAP athlete in gold medal attempt (BBC West Yorkshire, UK), Algae closes Torrens (Adelaide Advertiser, Australia), Dirty laundry does the trick (South Bend Tribune, USA), Flood still seeking high water mark (Sarah Edworthy, Telegraph, UK), Futuristic 2012 bid show in Trafalgar Sq (This is London, UK), Are boaties really b-oar-ing? (Cherwell, UK), Bream is head boy on the Nene (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Crew gets go-ahead to row their boats (USF Oracle Online, USA), Leading crews head to Belfast (Belfast Telegraph, Northern Ireland).
11th February: Two pieces in the RSA press about Keith Hart drowning - UCT mourns another staff member's death (Independent Online) and UCT deaths 'tragic, shocking' (News24). And another tragedy in the UK - ex-Shrewsbury oarsman Charles Kershaw from Sheffield University killed in a car-crash. More from the Wilmslow Express (UK). Tributes to Jack Webster , the 87-year-old Olympian killed in a train accident last Sunday (Australia).
More 11th February headlines - New initiative: Top athletes to speak direct to ministers (MediaGroup, UK), Warnings over park at Schinias (Kathimerini, Greece), Rowing challenge for Trimedia (sportbusiness.com, UK), Near misses for Pirie rowers at Mannum regatta (Port Pirie Recorder, Australia), Manning hosts two day rowing regatta (Manning River Times, Australia), Rowing returns to river (Geelong Advertiser, Australia), Lincoln Sailing Center eyes use of Steamboat Wharf (Hingham Journal, USA), Tide still high for Rob Roys (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Ascent are on board for the Atlantic 4 world record crossing attempt (i-Newswire, UK), FHN lands new crew coach (Grand Rapids Press, Canada), Rowing: it's a flying start (icTeeside, UK), DeFrantz offers view on past, future of sports (syndicated, USA), Rowing challenge (syndicated, UK), A morning at Spanish Point with Sarasota Crew (Venice Gondolier, USA), Grammar in favoured spot for girls' win (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Trains order shocks regatta (Hobart Mercury, Australia).
7th February - Maharashtra's bronze act (Pune Newsline, India), State eves sail into final (Pune Newsline, India), City to host '07 Nationals (Pune Newsline, India), SSCB retains National Rowing Championship; Kerala women shine (Deepika, India), Maadi Cup gets $225,000 sponsorship (Stuff, New Zealand), 'Sit ready', commands the starter (Pioneer Press, USA), Madrid: 2012 bid race not over yet (CNN/Sports Illustrated). Australian 87-year-old Commonwealth Games champion and Olympic rower Jack Webster died yesterday after being hit by a train. More from the Melbourne Herald Sun . It's been a difficult weekend in Australia - Rowers jump as cruiser hits (syndicated, AUS).
5th February - Shirsat's best gives fillip to state (Pune Newsline, India), Despite odds, Pravasini reigns supreme (Pune Newsline, India), Floods have caused the cancellation of the Barwon Regatta (Geelong Advertiser, Australia), Star rower headed to Harvard (San Mateo Daily Journal, USA), Some Tyne Green areas closed to public as permanent water repairs carried out (Hexham Courant, UK), Rowers get OK for new boathouse (The Saratogian, USA), Original Mannum rowing team back together (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), Olympic hero rows into housing debate (Cambridge News Online, UK), All-ages dance includes the whole family (The Olympian Online, USA).
3rd February - Boat Race finds new sponsors (RQ, Daily Telegraph, UK), Five medals out of new boat (Esperance Express, Australia), Police raise cash for tsunami hospital (syndicated, UK), Mercer Islander excels on land, sea (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA), Oar-some threesome (icCheshire Online, UK), Build a boat appeal reaches eight as town responds to call (Newquay Voice, UK), Rowing team attracts variety of female athletes (University Daily Kansan, USA - an interesting take on the question of 'why row?'), St. John's rowing their way to top (The South African Star), Josh sets sights even higher (Bunbury Mail, Australia), Death rocks community (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Brothers reach medal podium (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Stars of SARA (icDumfries, Scotland), Would-be Atlantic rowers in the pink (Yorkshire Post Today, UK), Pinsent ready to take to the road (Manchester Evening News, UK), Rowing club launches clubhouse renovation (ABC Regional Online, Australia), Evers-Swindells and Samsung launch new partnership (Scoop, New Zealand), Twins' absence helps Twining (Stuff, New Zealand), Rowing doomed by lack of water (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Anger at river test secrecy (The Age, Australia), Boats to get fence (Chicago Tribune, USA), Iran sports news in brief (IranMania News), Olympic champions lined up by Coe to impress 2012 inspection team (Daily Telegraph, UK), LLRC to bid for world championships (Access North Georgia, USA), Lake plea (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Rowing 'legend' plans return (Canoe, Canada), The hero who died for his bravery (South African Star).
2nd February - Jacqui rounds up awards (Cambridge News Online, UK).
JANUARY 2005
28th January: Lottery funding leaves athletes naked - and all is revealed in the Glory Index (Simon Barnes, The Times, UK), Community honours (Manning River Times, Australia), 15-year-old cardiac patient jump-starts movie collection (NBC, USA), Fully committed (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Rowing for a good cause (The Ithacan, USA), Thousands in grants to benefit river projects (Poughkeepsie Journal, USA), At the river's edge, competing visions (Washington Post, USA), Happy to make her town better (Wodonga Border Mail, Australia), Time for radical vision (Tees Evening Gazette, UK), Rowers selected for Pune meet (E-PAO, India), Tower home of 'black sheep' recluse (includes a bit about Jim Baker, Newquay Voice, UK), A week in Florida sounds relaxing - unless you're an SU rower (The Daily Orange, USA), Yarra pollution poses serious health risk (ABC, Australia), Castlereagh Road to move (Hawkesbury Gazette, Australia).
And an interesting angle on what rowing may drive you to in Writer offers new take on Leo Burt (Capital Times, USA).
Cycling News (UK) lets us in on the secret that Bradley Wiggins will present Matt Pinsent with a road bike to help him keep fit, post-rowing, at tomorrow's Revolution 7 evening in the Manchester Velodrome.
A little bit of ten-year-old fandom for James Cracknell - that might cheer him up after he was slugged earlier this week.
27th January - a letter in the Times (UK) which may resonate with some (thanks AR).
26th January: There's a piece in the Edinburgh Evening News (Scotland), Going the extra mile in memory of brother , about the sister of Tristan Hewins, a rower who died from a bike accident last year, running the London Marathon. Donations to the charity fundraising effort being made in Tristan's name can be done via http://www.justgiving.com/katehewins .
26th January and previously: Elite coaches with designs on success (at last, recognition of Tim Foster's contribution towards modern fashion choices, Owen Slot, The Times, UK), Party over for proud Pinsent (The Scotsman), Rotorua take out four As (Daily Post, New Zealand), Students discover gold on visit to city gym (New Zealand Herald), Australian GP organise an auction (syndicated, Australia), Tempe Town Lake back in the flow (AZ Central, USA), The young man and the sea (Michael Foley, The Sunday Times, UK), Only fittest to survive in Olympic team cull (Sunday Times, UK), LLRC holds 'rocks and row' (Access North Georgia, USA), Help make town regatta a big hit (Bucks Free Press, UK), Going for Games gold (Toronto Star, Canada), The west is best on the water (Australian Olympic Committee), Everett to spruce up its parks (Everett Navy Base News, USA), Olympic gold medal-winning coxman dies (syndicated, USA), ACT athletes putting in capital effort in scoring gold at Youth Olympics (Canberra Times, Australia), Get set to rock 'n' row (Times of India).
21st January: An obituary for Bob Moch , 1936 USA Olympic champion 8+ cox (Seattle Post-Intelligencer, USA). Moch died this week on Tuesday at the age of 90, and there is another obituary on the Huskies own site. A story from Rudern1 (Germany) - Five Palestinian coaches stranded in Egypt since 21st December . There's an appeal for funds to help them, at the foot of the article. Other press - McRae out sports star (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), Junior crew readies for its first season (Eureka Reporter, USA), No tram plan pleases (Bendigo Advertiser, Australia).
20th January: I'm a tad embarrassed about my piece in today's Telegraph - not only have they snipped out several good bits and made a couple of heavy-handed edits, but to my chagrin the web version of the article has entirely the wrong photo attached. Fortunately the paper edition is correct (and the message has been passed, I hope they change the website soon.)
Other press - Peet's selfless training may all be for nothing (Guernsey Weekly Press), Jason Read to mark in inaugural parade (press release, USA), Rowing fundraiser at T U (KOTV, USA), Toronto man in 401 pileup dies of injuries (London Free Press, Canada), Vietnam wins Southeast Asian rowing tour (Vietnam Voice), Youths seek Olympic glory (Bunbury Mail, Australia), Villagers fight plan to create "new MK" (Cambridge Evening News, UK). And a bit in Jim White's column on Tim Foster (UK). A worrying story from Australia - Another river rower reveals illness (Melbourne Age). An obituary of former SJC Cambridge rower and WW2 agent George Millar . Looks as if the Irish ARU is getting a lump of dosh (reported in RTE, Ireland).
12th January: Ex-CUWBC rowing Blue Annie Lush is to join "the three blondes" for the Yngling World Championships - more here (Yachting Universe, UK). More on the BBC website . Other press - Trust proposes alternative tourist tram route (ABC Regional News, Australia), Frenchwoman bids to row solo across Pacific (Reuters), Brock rowing team stripped of gold in eligibility controversy (Brock Press, Canada), Blaze destroys Sea Scouts' hut (Reading Evening Post, UK - isn't this the second or third boathouse fire in the last decade in Reading?), Dramatic statue to feature in new art guide (Doncaster Today, UK), Research claims women have stronger hearts than men (Scotsman, UK), Top rowers impart knowledge (Port Macquarie News, Australia), Threat to amateur sports clubs (Suffolk Evening Star, UK), Grants targeted for open spaces (The Republican, USA). I've been trying to find Bring plan back in the Geelong News (Australia), but the article is defunct. A brief bit about it here . From Monday's Telegraph (UK), Kate Hoey writing about the 2003 Licensing Act which will affect clubs' bar licenses.
10th January - Another article about blind rower Aerial Gilbert (Blindworld, USA), this time giving more details about how she copes in the sighted rowing world.
7th January - River safety review after young rower dies (icBerkshire, UK), Thugs delay police response to river tragedy (icBerkshire, UK), Coming next to the Row: A splash of colorful LEDs (Philadelphia Inquirer), Rowing medallist to coach (syndicated, Australia), Golden start for Britain's Trafalgar year of celebration (The Scotsman, UK), In the heart of the city (Evening Gazette, UK), Rowers save fallen jogger (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia), Rowing towards better housing (Carolina Morning News, USA).
6th January: Former Spartan grade makes splash as Division I rower (Black Hills Pioneer, USA), 'NSAs must defend posts' (ABS-CBN News, Philippines), Greyhounds ready for test of endurance (Duluth Superior, USA), Duncan's dedication earns prestigious award (Chester Now, UK). And Rick Dunn has announced he's definitely taking a year off - see this well-titled piece in the Cambridge Evening News (UK): Rick may be Dunn with rowing . O chortle chortle. Not directly about rowing, but unusual and slightly related - Clairvoyant called in to help look for missing man (The Nationalist, Ireland).
5th January: A piece in the Reading Evening Post (UK) about the youngster who drowned on Sunday. The boy has just been identified (Wednesday morning) - apparently he is Sakinder Farooq and was, after all, 15. This follows some confusion over who he was and how old which occurred during Sunday. I was told that the family had three sons - 18, 15 and 12 years old - and originally it was thought that he was the youngest son, but he must be the middle boy. Here is the full PA newswire release .
4th January - Commonwealth: UP law stops short Noida rowing course (India Express), The Norwich road that leads to adventure (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK).
3rd January about the drowning: Rowing club boy drowns in Thames (Telegraph), Lad dies in freezing river (The Times), School rower drowns in Thames (The Times) and similar in the other UK papers. The Telegraph asked for a long report, unsure how much they would want to use, so my full article is here . Other press links: Olympic winners dominate Halberg Awards finalists (New Zealand Herald), No regrets for Sir Matthew (Solihull Times, UK), Johnnie come lately (Baltimore Sun, USA, subscription), Knighthood still sinking in for proud Pinsent (Scotsman, UK), Lansford native earning a spot on Gonzaga rowing team (Macon Telegraph, USA), London can provide golden sheen (Sporting Life, UK), Smetana proves her toughness (Minot Daily News, USA).
2nd January - An astutely penetrating article by Jamie Jackson in the Observer (UK) today: Tough glory . And another cracking article - Bert first struck gold in 1948. Now he wants it all over again (Independent on Sunday, UK). Also - 'Why I'm going for gold in Beijing' (Steve Williams, Sunday Telegraph).
Press Cuttings File - Current Year
