Press Cuttings File 1997

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DECEMBER 1997

• Rowing on the river, reliving a magical year, the Philadelphia Inquirer, December 31st.
• Companions take like a duck to water, Simon Hughes in the Telegraph, 27th December.
• Redgrave raises the standard as Wright shows what is wrong, Michael Parkinson in the Telegraph, December 22nd.
• Amateur era ends at Henley, the Times, 18th December.
• Henley drops amateur status from regatta, Telegraph December 18th.
• Believe it or not, it's Ripley, the Times, December 13th.
• Williams enjoys tactical battle, the Times, December 13th.
• The Boat Race, Martin Johnson in the Telegraph, 13th December.
• Oxford trial eights report, Telegraph December 12th.
• Oxford trials report, The Times, December 12th.
• Ripley sings Old Man River, 11th December, Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph.
• Searle is peerless in debut season, The Telegraph, Geoffrey Page, 8th December.
• Searle passes test in tactical triump, The Times, Mike Rosewell, 8th December.
• Forster leaves Searle trailing, The Times Mike Rosewell, December 1st.

  NOVEMBER 1997

• Atlantic rowers' 41-day voyage cuts 32 days from record, The Times, 24th November.
• Kiwi Challenge makes record Atlantic crossing", in the Telegraph Sports Roundup, 24th November.
• Brothers rescued from rowing boat in mid-Atlantic in the Telegraph, 14th November.
• Brothers had rowed in circles for 21 days in the Times 14th November.
• Brothers missing in 3000-mile rowing race, the Times, November 13th.
• News on the Oarsome Foursome from Australia, 13th November.
• Fours title heads for Germany, Mike Rosewell in the Times, 10th November.
• Redgrave drops out of Leander crew, 8th November in the Sunday Times.
• Their Quest: Make the Boat Sing in the Hartford Courant, USA.

  OCTOBER 1997

• Champion rower is rejected by Oxford, the Times October 22nd, Mike Rosewell.
• Sport in Brief snippet on the same day about the Imperial College quad abandoning their attempt on the Thames record.
• President problems for Oxford, Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph, October 22nd.
• Redgrave is diabetic but battles on, The Telegraph October 20th.
• Sport in Brief comment from the Times on the same subject.
• Heroes bow to natural hazard, The Times, 16th October.
• Leaving on a voyage of discovery, 14th October, The Telegraph.
• Wife on the ocean wave, 14th October, The Telegraph.
• Flotilla of oarsmen challenges the Atlantic, 12th October, The Telegraph.
• Risking all for glory on the seas, The Times.
• Ex-rugby star seeks Boat Race glory at 50, The Telegraph October 7th, Brendan Gallagher.
• Update from CNN on the Dry riverbed race story, October 6th.
• Batten sets record in title defence, The Times October 6th.
• Arrival of water puts off regatta, Philadelphia Inquirer October 5th.
• Rowers rescue woman from river, CNN, October 2nd.

  SEPTEMBER 1997

• Tim of the Amazon: our true blue hero, The Telegraph, September 23rd.
• Redgrave and Pinsent support Caversham plans, The Times September 11th.

  AUGUST 1997

• Troubled waters for Games, Geoffrey Page, The Telegraph, August 29th.
• Six of the best for Oxford, The Times, 18th August, Mike Rosewell.
• Luzio and Wells go one better, The Times, August 11th, Mike Rosewell.
• Delayed start for juniors, The Times, August 6th, Mike Rosewell
• Bowden takes over at Oxford, The Times, August 2nd.

  JULY 1997

• British pair capture gold in Nations Cup, The Times, July 28th, Mike Rosewell.
• Britain pin hopes on medal collection, The Times, July 26th, Mike Rosewell.
• Rowers making practice runs on Langley, Augusta Chronicle, USA, July 24th.
• After legal skirmish, Penn AC women head into real battle, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 24th, USA.
• Russell grants Saunders satisfaction, The Times, July 24th, Mike Rosewell.
• Heat races eliminated at rowing team trials, Augusta Chronicle, July 23rd, USA.
• Coode, Trapmore lead Milan assault, The Telegraph, July 22nd, Geoffrey Page.
• Penn AC wins battle to seek two world titles, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 18th, USA.
• Searle races away to set another record, The Times unofficial correspondent, July 21st.
• Searle tops record-makers, The Telegraph, July 21st, Geoffrey Page.
• Redgrave keen to retain his focus on the future, the Times, Mike Rosewell July 15th.
• Four face test as rivals gather from the Times July 11th, Mike Rosewell.
• Selectors get warning, Andy Bowman in the Irish Times, July 11th.
• New award named for Robinhold, from the Philadelphia Inquirer, July 7th.
• Outrigger racing creates quite a splash from CNN.
• Time is the crucial thing in Schuylkill Navy Regatta from the Inquirer, July 6th.
• Pinsent raises the rate for emphatic win, Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph, July 7th.
• Searle takes to sculls like a duck to water, Matthew Pinsent writing in the Telegraph, July 7th.
• Deakin steers into the spotlight, Mike Rosewell in the Times July 7th.
• Oarsmen learn to lap up the daily water torture, Simon Hughes, The Telegraph, July 5th.
• Winckless loses out after clash with Batten, Geoffrey Page, Telegraph July 5th.
• Berlin's oarsmen banned at Henley, Telegraph July 4th.
• Berlin crews have oars removed at a single stroke, the Times, July 4th.
• Americans crash out after catching crab, Geoffrey Page, Telegraph July 3rd.
• Combative Haining throws down gauntlet, in the Times, July 3rd.
• Don't let sport spoil the party in the Times, July 3rd (rowing lovers, beware sanity disturbance).
• Searle can defy novice billing to take sculls, Geoffrey Page, Telegraph July 2nd.
• Henley Regatta veteran will row back the years, Daniel McGrory in the Times, July 2nd.
• Old favourites rise early for long day on the river, The Times, Mike Rosewell, July 2nd.
• Henley's lesser events are a bigger attraction, Telegraph Geoffrey Page, July 1st.

  JUNE 1997

• Henley debut for British four, Geoffrey Page, The Telegraph June 30th
• Redgrave ready for new duties at Henley, Mike Rosewell, the Times, 30th June.
• Women Over 40 Discovering the Athlete Within, in the New York Times byAnna Seaton Huntington, an ex-Olympian rower, June 1997.
• Redgrave and Pinsent stretch unbeaten run, Geoffrey Page, the Telegraph, June 23rd.
• Redgrave lends support, The Telegraph.
• Team effort negates Redgrave's malaise, Mike Rosewell, The Times June 23rd.
• Rowing: Henley produces thrills in the chill, The Times, Mike Rosewell, June 23rd.
• OR Juniorrowers make mark on national scene by R Cathey Daniels, the Oakridger Online, June 1997.
• British best at Henley, Mike Rosewell, The Times June 20th.
• Strengthening challenge to Redgrave's World Cup four, Mike Rosewell, The Times 20th June.
• Henley field expanded as scullers flood in, The Telegraph, 20th June.
• Surprise return for Searle by Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph, 19th June.
• ARA voice concerns in the Sports Roundup, Telegraph June 18th.
• Abusive behaviour and FISA developments in the Sports Roundup, Telegraph June 17th.
• London on top form as Henley approaches, Mike Rosewell in the Times, June 16th.
• The Mystery of the Female Rower's Wrist from MasterSports, via the Rower's Resource.
• Redgrave and Co on top of the world, The Telegraph's Geoffrey Page, June 2nd.
• Champions defy all challenges, The Times Oxford bumps correspondent, June 2nd.
• Business booms for Redgrave, The Times, Mike Rosewell, June 2nd.
• Redgrave still has winning habit, Mike Rosewell, The Times, June 1st.
• Redgrave hunts fifth gold with three men in a boat, Geoffrey Page in the Telegraph, June 1st.

  MAY 1997

• Impressive start by Redgrave's new four, The Times, May 31st.
• Oxford Eights commentary, May 31st in the Times.
• Cracknell anxious to pull his weight, Mike Rosewell in the Times, May 29th.
• Boat Race needs a tonic after sponsors pull out, The Telegraph, Geoffrey Page, May 29th.
• Oriel under pressure on two fronts, The Times, May 28th.
• Radley end 16-year wait for repeat eights win, The Times, May 26th.
• ORRA scrambles to prepare for US Rowing Nationals, Oakridger Online May 28th, R Cathey Daniels.
• SRA results, US, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 25th.
• Article about funding for elite athletes in the UK, The Times May 23rd.
• ORRA juniors win Southeast Regional, Oakridger Online May 20th, R Cathey Daniels.
• rowing for high school girls article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 16th. Login may be required.
• Lexus Central Sprints competitors seek attention of NCAA, Oakridger Online May 16th, R Cathey Daniels.
• UT women's crew puts emphasis on varsity four, Oakridger Online May 16th, R Cathey Daniels.
• Sports roundup from the Telegraph, May 15th, interesting 2004 Olympics snippet.
• Dad Vail news from the Philadelphia Inquirer, May 13th.
• GB land 64 medals in Belgian regatta, Telegraph, 12th May.
• Kettle beats Pattullo in the Wingfield Sculls, Telegraph 10th May.
• BUSA report from the Telegraph May 5th.
• New Boathouse on the Schuylkill, Philadelphia Inquirer, 1st May.

  APRIL 1997

• That cinq-ing feeling, Varsity newspaper, Cambridge, April.
• Leander men go with the tide, Carole Cadwalladr, the Telegraph, April 28th.
• Leander take women on board, Mike Rosewell, the Times, April 28th.
• Leander to admit women, Regatta Online editor Chris Dodd, April 27th.
• Garton dives into rowing with a passion for Oak Ridge boy's varsity eights crew, Oak Ridger Online April 25th, R Cathey Daniels.
• ORR girls hope to keep perfect record intact, Oakridger Online April 25th, R Cathey Daniels.
• Two into four equals 2000, Mike Rosewell, the Times, April 23rd.
• "Other two" more than the filling in a sandwich, Sarah Edworthy, the Telegraph, April 23rd.
• Ever wondered how those buoy lines are laid out?, Oakridger Online April 22nd, R Cathey Daniels.
• Virginia wins SIRA - UT women are third, Oakridger Online April 21st, R Cathey Daniels.
• Melton Hill to be crowded with rowers, Oakridger Online April 18th, R Cathey Daniels.
• Oak Ridge hosts SIRA... again. Oakridger Online April 18th, R Cathey Daniels.
• OR's Iacovino continues her climb up the rowing ladder, Oakridger Online April 17th, R Cathey Daniels.
• second and third articles from the Union Tribune newspaper, US, about the CSan Diego Crew Classic. Username and id required.
• Kettle steams to Scullers Head title, Mike Rosewell, the Times, April 7th.
• Scullers spring shock, Geoffrey Page, the Telegraph, April 7th.
• Sports Roundup with UK squad news in the Telegraph, April 6th.
• Atlantic Rowing Challenge: One way to keep marriage afloat, Sarah Edworthy in the Telegraph, April 2nd

  MARCH 1997

• Cambridge rise to the ultimate challenge, Mike Rosewell, The Times March 31st.
• Oxford hopes washed away by charge, The Times March 31st.
• Davies catches top BBC prize for crabbines, The Times TV section, March 31st.<
• Late change gives Cambridge edge, Geoffrey Page, The Telegraph, March 31st.
• Radio days fuelled in pub and spiced with juicy tales, The Telegraph, March 31st.
• Changes to menu fail to detract from festive fare of Boat Race, The Telegraph, March 31st.
• Light Blues steer clear, Sunday Times, March 30th.
• Afternoon tide brings harsh reality of despair and elation in equal parts, The Times, Rob Hughes, March 28th.
• Light Blues still seeking right blend, Telegraph Geoffrey Page, March 28th.
• Boat Race: Quality will count, Phil Halliday, FT.
• All-conquering coxless pair spread their oars, Keith Wheatley in the FT.
• Dutch master brushes up technique, Michael Wale in the Telegraph, March 28th.
• Cambridge in seat swap, Times Mike Rosewell, March 28th.
• Young Americans are ready to renew old college rivalries, MikeRosewell, The Times March 27th.
• Cambridge suffer two defeats at hands of reserves, Mike Rosewell, The Times March 27th.
• Cambridge off the Ball, Geoffrey Page, Telegraph March 27th.
• Row, row, row your boat, Oakridger Online March 26th, R Cathey Daniels.
• Cambridge fluff lines in rehearsal, Telegraph March 26th, Geoffrey Page.
• Impressive Oxford show early promise, Mike Rosewell, The Times March 26th.
• Oxford surpass Topolski's masterclass, The Times Mike Rosewell, March 25th.
• Weigh-in offers few clues to outcome of Boat Race, by Mike Rosewell, March 25th The Times.
• Former room-mates hold the key by Michael Wale, Telegraph March 25th.
• Cambridge women show sixth sense from Mike Rosewell, The Times March 24th.
• Head Of The River: Steady Leander retain title by Geoffrey Page, Telegraph March 24th.
• Women's Boat Race - Cambridge on top, Geoffrey Page, March 24th.
• Oxford seek formula to banish the blues by Nick Pitt in theSunday Times March 23rd.
• Cambridge stand tall to be counted, Telegraph March 22nd.
• Leander take the leading role, Mike Rosewell, The Times March 21st.
• Cambridge quickly into their stride, Mike Rosewell, March 17th.
• Cambridge's class shows at the double, Geoffrey Page, March 17th.
• Boat Race preview, Matthew Pinsent, March 17th.
• Varsity boat crews show their racy new colours, Telegraph March 17th.
• Back in the gold routine, Sunday Times mid-March.
• Different strokes for today's rowing folks, Ivo Tennant, The Times March 12th.
• Surf on the Thames, The Times, March 12th.
• Leander may end ban on women, The Times March 11th.
• Obituary of Jack Wilson, The Times, March.
• New College fail their bump test, The Telegraph March 7th.
• Ellis steers her way to fifth Head title, The Times March 3rd.
• Boat Race crews open to public scrutiny in the Times March 3rd.
• The sheer agony of going nowhere, The Times, on CRASH-B's, March 3rd.

  FEBRUARY 1997

• ORRA juniors gear up for spring, Oakridger Online February 25th, R Cathey Daniels.
• Chris Dodd: Mijnders is no soft Dutch as he leaves President in reserve, on the BoatRace crews.
• Bellamy misses university challenge by Mike Rosewell, 25th February.
• Mijnders looking after Oxford's interest by David Miller, 25th February.
• Oxford go for new blood as Bellamy stands aside by Geoffrey Page, 25th February.
• Boat Race rivals sign new pact, Geoffrey Page, 21st February.
• Universities unite in Boat Race declaration, by Mike Rosewell, 20th February.
• a href="http://www.the-times.co.uk/news/pages/tim/97/02/19/timsptrow02001.html?1539055">Internationals on show in University trials, Mike Rosewell, 19th February.
• Britain toast success in Sydney on the FISA agreements, February 17th.
• Rower in shark attack shock, 4th February.
• Article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, 1st February 1997.
• "Motley Crew" article from the Inquirer onPhiladelphia high school rowing.

  JANUARY 1997

• Redgrave likes being back in smelly hole in the wall by Michael Calvin, Daily Telegraph, Monday 27th January.

The 1996 and earlier press cuttings are listed separately.