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Drew Ginn is glad, but sad it’s all over

Well it’s 48 hours later and we have been enjoying the moment. Have to say it was tough but as they say anything worth doing is not easy. Who ever they are again they are truly wise. Continue reading

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Tom James is a happy man! Winning Gold

It’s been a while since I’ve left a post on my blog. I found trying to write during the week leading up to our final quite hard and didn’t particularly want to give too much away either. Continue reading

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Frances Houghton wraps up her Olympic Experiences

Tweet Fran is writing on the BBC Blogs page and summarises how she feels as time passes about the Silver Medal she won with the W4x.  Gradually putting silver in perspective The dust has been settling over the past few … Continue reading

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Jason Read comments on the Eights preparation

Tweet Jason is writing on the WSJ China Blog Saturday was a big day at the Olympics. The weather was gorgeous. The pollution meter was almost in the single digits! Blue skies all around. We watched Michael Phelps’ unbelievable butterfly … Continue reading

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Frances Houghton gives her final update before the Olympic Final

t’s so hard to describe how it feels as we make the final preparations for Sunday’s final. Continue reading

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Nathan Twaddle tells us how he prepares for race day

Nathan Twaddle is in the New Zealand M2- and writes a fantastic summary of what it takes to prepare for a big race. Continue reading

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Duncan Free updates on his semi final race

Duncan Free reflects on the journey he and Drew Ginn have taken to get them to the Olympic Games, and Drew’s back injury. Continue reading

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Gearoid Towey updates us on the weather in Beijing

With the Olympics well and truly under way, the hosts are still playing a blinder. Torrential rain for the last two days here has failed to dampen the spirits of both athletes and volunteers alike.
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New Olympic Bloggers

Still trawling the blogosphere and we’ve found another American blogging, Chris Liwski who is in the USA team and also other members of the New Zealand team, Nathan Twaddle (M2-), Nicky Coles (W2-). Continue reading

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Jason Read updates

This afternoon marks the first day of racing for small boats singles, pairs, and fours. Continue reading

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