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Judgement Day

We all know the Olympic motto Citius Altius Fortius Continue reading

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Olympics Day 1 by Duncan Holland

I watched the first day of the rowing this morning, what a day for the Kiwis! Seven of the New Zealand crews were on the water today and they brought home five first places and two seconds. Continue reading

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Frances Houghton new update from Beijing

Fran is writing on the BBC blogs site . Seems missing the opening ceremony was the only option for the rowing crews! Continue reading

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Nerves.

I promised yesterday to tell you how we got on today in the Cambridge Town Bumps . The answer is; very well. We managed to get our third bump of the week and stand on the edge of a clean sweep and the right to Blades.
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A Podium Programme – Darren Whiter

Tweet Darren is high performance coach for U23s…. He will talk about.. -    Evaluate, review, debrief and prepare -    Physiological development -    Technical development -    The podium coach Converting top places into medal performances in Beijing.  “Tactics are for amateurs, … Continue reading

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Adrian Cassidy – from Zero to Hero

A pathway to international rowing… WCS athletes ‘do it’ because we think they are going to be good. Compared to juniors who do it because they are having fun at school. Continue reading

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