Rachel Quarrell's Rowing Service: reports

Reports and Stories

These are in reverse chronological order. All reports are copyright the author and no information should be further copied or redistributed from this site without the author's permission. Please make links to it instead. These are mostly non-professional articles written by the people involved in the events.

Seville World Cup 2001: live commentary for the A-finals on the Rowing Service.
The quality of Mercer - Chris Dodd's second report from Princeton World Cup 2001 for the Rowing Service.
Full details and a report on the Hackett Thames World Sculling Challenge 2001 (UK) on the official website.
The Rowing Service live commentary report on the 147^th Boat Race, March 2001, in which Cambridge won by 2½ lengths in 19 mins 59s.
A Rowing Service report on the FISA Team Cup in Seville, February 2001 (GB bias). Thanks to T Foster for the detail!
Details of the novice Bristol Universities Boat Race (UK) - Betty Swollocks. Pics by Doug, commentary by Tim.
Rudern1.de website in Germany has online photos and reports from the largest erg event in GER, held during February 2001 in Kettwig, near Essen. Highlight video compilation coming soon.
Two new quads races, plus Pinsent a Steward - the Henley Royal Stewards Meeting report, December 2000.
Hammer smashes Tongs - a brief Rowing Service report on the Oxford Trial Eights December 2000.
Wingfield Sculls 2000, held on the Tideway in November.
The Supersprint Rowing Grand Prix October 14th 2000 saw a predictable win for Team Redgrave & Co. in the international event. A full Rowing Service commentary on all the racing is available now, with a summary article on the official website (above).
A report from Nigel Mayglothling on the 2000 World University Rowing Championships (British focus).
Live reporting from Henley Royal Regatta 2000.
A little article called Near miss or near hit?, written after one crew's experience of trying to race at Henley 1999.
theMassive.com has finally published its eyewitness report from Munich 2000 (UK).
From Wandsworth Borough Council a press release about the Ashlone Wharf development (Putney Embankment, UK).
A live report on the 2000 Boat Race. Oxford won both men's races: Isis beat Goldie by five lengths and their Blue Boat beat the Light Blues by three lengths, both in very closely-fought battles.
Czech-Mate - the report from the Thames World Sculling Challenge of 2000.
In the UK, Eton Excelsior have been awarded £384,940 by Sports England towards the building of a new clubhouse.
Haining wins fourth Wingfields on the Rowing Service, 2000.
The Australian Nationals 2000 preview by Michael Wilson. The majority of the Australian national team raced here for Olympic selection.
The Oxford and District Sculling Centre has a report about their January 2000 training camp up.
On Row2k, Ed Hewitt's Head of the Charles crash stories 1999, including his own birdseye view of the Weeks Bridge up close (USA).
Thanks very much to the indefatigable James Worrell of Rowing Queensland (obviously a fantastic site since its initials are RQ...), there are photos and a report from the "SuperEight" demonstration paddle in October 1999 in Australia.
From Michael Wilson at the pre-Olympic Pacific Rim Test Regatta (Sydney, September 1999), first and second day's racing report.
"Community Member stories" from the Rower's World site, 1999.
Diary of First-Year Coach (USA 1999).
In 1999, the England women's lightweight quad at the Commmonwealth Regatta in Canada sent back a number of reports on their training and racing.
On the Women's Sports Foundation (UK) rowing page, reports by Guin Batten from Lucerne, Henley and on the GB Worlds 1999 team.
On the Rower's World site, race reports from Noah Bloom in Lucerne, 1999.
Sarah Miller's online journal, 1999.
From FISA's pages on the final round of the 1999 World Cup, interviews with Silken Laumann, Marnie McBean, Luis Artega (Spanish coach) and Bent Jensen (Danish lightweight coach).
Rower's World is hosting a column called Rule #1, from Tom Lynch, about managing a (US) club crew (1999).
Henley Royal Regatta 1999 - Saturday and Sunday racing reports from the Rowing Service.
Henley Women's 1999 Preview from WIRe.
A profile of Marnie McBean on the "Coxless.com" site, 1999.
Excerpts from Barry Strauss's Rowing Against the Current, courtesy of Ed Hewitt, 1999.
The CUWBC lightweight boat visited the USA in 1999 and did a series of online diaries for the Rower's World website.
On the "GetWild" site, afeatureon rowing, (US-centric), 1998.
On Rower's World in the US, new material includes a description bySteve Gantz, USlwt of the 1991 Pan Am Games,1998.
I have been sent a piece by the cox of the 1998 Cambridge Blue Boat which readers of the rowing newsgroup may findinteresting to read. Click here to learn more....
A link to the Harvard Magazine article onHarry Parker,legendary coach, 1998.
A February 1998article from the BBC about East German drug-taking. Very interestingly, no discernible author for such a controversial piece.
Interview with Vespoli online at Row2k, USA,1998.
An article on the "Backsplash" rowing page by a PTC guy, still underconstruction:"Princeton Training Center Takes VO2 Max Test", 1998.
On a personal page, "Andre's rowing page", an interesting article inSpanish about the history and background of rowing, global and Brasil:O que é remo?,1998.
Read JK's Life, the Universe and Rowing letter, 1998
On Row2k, a piece called "You know you're a rower when"... by Matt Sargent, 1997.
Head of the Charles coxing transcripts from two world champion male US coxesonline at Row 2k, 1997.
From "Power Lunches" to "Power 10's", MyJourney to Oxford" by Steve Bohler, on the Row2k site, 1997.
Rower's World has an article by Charles Ehrlich on coxing at Harvard, 1997.
Kiwi Rowers win Rusty Robinson Trophy from Rob Bristow 1997.
Henk Schrik did an interview with Merlin Vervoorn in Dutch, summer 1997.
An excellent article on running a regatta.
"Rowing from an Oarsman's Perspective" - the TQ site. Good for beginners.
The Aus/NZ University races from a NZ perspective.
From the Augusta Chronicle, ahistory of rowing onthe Savannah River, USA.
Report on the Marlow Triathlon 1997, MRC.
US Coaches of the Year press release 1997.
Interview with Mike Teti, US Head Coach, on Row2k, summer 1997.
An historical page - the Royal St. John's Regatta Hall of Fame, with information about sculler John Coaker during the 1880's in Canada.
If family and friends are aiming to come and watch you blast down a river, show them the Three Rivers RA Guide to Watching Head Races
The South African juniors in the Netherlands, Henk Schrik, summer 1997.
Henley Royal Regatta tidbits, Rachel Quarrell July 1997.
Report on rowing at the Olympic Museum on the shores of Lake Geneva, also from Henk.
Essen International Regatta report, etc., from Henk Schrik, May 16th 1997.
The PhiladelphiaChallenge Cup, a fascinating story of how a famous trophy was lost andrecently found in an antique store. From the Vice-Commodore, Sept. 1996.
First and second reportsfrom the Irish Junior Rowing Championships, from Mike McCrohan.July 8th (1996).
Article abouta rower's friend competing in the double sculls this year in Atlanta.(1996)
Report on the Glasgow-Edinburgh Boat Race, 1996.
New Zealand Concept II five-man million meter erg record.
Report on the 1996 Northern Universities Boat Race.
Report on the 1996 York v. Lancs. Roses Race byJo White, 1996.
Best report on US 1996 Olympic Trials, (1996).
"Where's the Catch?", by Trevor Chambers of Sudbury RC (1996).
Brief and Extended Boat Race report 1996, Rachel Quarrell (1996).
Brief Bedford Head report, Gavin Dods (1996).
Northern Universities Head preview, Phil Steer (1996).
Lancaster Uni's Sponsored Erg, Jo White (1996).
A description of organising an overseas visiting squad, Richard Mortimer (1995).And a description of the regatta, ditto.
Sudbury'sWomen's Henley crew 1995, Trevor Chambers, (1995).
Wibble about Henley week 1995, R. Quarrell (1995).
An American's view of Henley, G. Parker (1995).
San Diego CrewClassic, by Geoffrey Knauth (1995).