World Championships 1999 summary
Adam Holland of the US team has written his last diary entry.
Features
Press Cuttings
- Oarsome Foursome an Olympic priority, says Tomkins, September 1st, Australian AP.
- Crews feel pressure as jostling begins for Sydney, Mike Rosewell, August 31st.
- Redgrave strikes gold again, Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph, August 30th.
- Ireland win two sets of bronzes, the Irish Times, August 30th.
- Wanted: hungry young type for impossible job, the Telegraph, August 30th (look right to the bottom of the page).
- Coxless four show their supremacy, Mike Rosewell, The Times, August 30th.
- Last-gasp defeat for British eight in breathtaking final, Chris Dodd in the Guardian, August 30th.
- Redgrave the maestro takes ninth world title, Hugh Matheson, August 29th in the Independent on Sunday (these links often stay up a while).
- Redgrave closes on history, Chris Dodd in the Observer, Sunday August 29th.
- Simply Oarsome - Mike Rosewell, The Sunday Times, August 29th.
- Britain's coxless four clinch gold, The Sunday Telegraph, Geoffrey Page, August 29th.
- Waiting game over, but the pressure mounts, James Cracknell, the Telegraph, August 28th.
- Britons keep Sydney hopes alive, Geoffrey Page, the Telegraph, August 28th.
- Pinsent suggests stroke of caution, Mike Rosewell, The Times, August 28th.
- British foursome call the golden shots, Chris Dodd, the Guardian, August 28th.
- Redgrave pushes four into final, Mike Rosewell, August 27th, The Times.
- Coxless four show their class, Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph, Friday 27th August.
- Lynch holds on to secure final place from Ireland.
- Semifinal story from the AUP (Australia) on Thursday 26th August.
- Britain's medal potential grows, The Times, August 26th.
- Britain's scullers make late splash, Times 25th August.
- Eight qualify for the Olympics by Chris Dodd, Regatta Online, Wednesday 25th August.
- Safe passage for Searle, Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph, 25th August.
- Britain's scullers make late splash, Mike Rosewell in the Times, 25th August.
- British quad make direct hit, Geoffrey Page, the Telegraph, August 24th.
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