Extreme weather could bring heartache to the University of Gloucestershire (UOG) rowing team as they seek their maiden win in Varsity. Last year the event was cancelled after Worcester failed to book out their stretch of the river Severn, Bevere Lock, and ended up forfeiting the point to UOG. The fixture, which has been dubbed […]
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Hartpury Rowing hit the mountains
Sierra Nevada, Spain’s highest in land peak, was the training ground for four of Hartpury’s rowers during the New Year’s festivities. High altitude training is one of a rower’s worse nightmares. Sitting on a rowing machine at 2,320 meters above sea level, knocks the breath out of your lungs. It’s not only long miles sat […]
UOG Rowing join forces with Hartpury
Having shared training sessions with the up and coming college at the end of last year, the two teams have come together to form a women’s eight. The relationship between the two teams, who share the training facilities at Gloucester Boat House, have over the years been strenuous. Matters have however improved over the past […]
Atlantic record smashed by Gloucestershire based rower
The 3,000 mile journey was completed by the men in two days and 15 hours, beating the previous Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge record of 35 days. Amateur rowers George Biggar, Dicky Taylor, Peter Robinson and Stuart Watts, all of whom are fiends, set out from the Canary Islands heading to Antigua with hope of completing the […]