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8 years

Letter from C.D. Burnell 1908 GBR Olympic rowing Champ about Christmas Eve in the Trenches 1914

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38 years ago today RIP Andy x

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5 years

40 years since we won the Stewards & 39 since we got bronze in the Moscow Olympics: Cross, Townsend, McNuff & Beattie roe over today at Henley

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4 years

Great to be out in a leg-ends 8 this am - the old magic’s still there 😄

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Happy 39th anniversary guys

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4 years

Finish line:

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3 years

Réunion bronze medal Moscow 1980 4- plus coach

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4 years

#OlympicDay2020

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2 years

George Clooney directing The Boys in the Boat this afternoon @MoleseyBoatClub

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7 years

Seal lovin the still water inside Teddington lock

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4 years

32 years today xxx

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2 years

Massive thanks to all @skibbrowing and especially Dominic Casey & family for looking after us so well on the occasion of the club’s 50th anniversary celebrations- unforgettable vist

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6 years

@Reuters Capt Lloyd W Williams a US Marine killed during the fight for Belleau Wood showed more perseverance. Asked 2 retreat by the French he said: “Retreat, Hell! We just got here.” He was killed attacking: 11/6/1918-when dying told a medic "Dont bother with me. Take care of my men" RIP

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3 months

Such a privilege to work with @PeteReed on the mike @HenleyRegatta today - we had a blast!

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2 years

Looking forward to an era of expansiveness & confidence where @BritishRowing runs a set of final trials with results - including times - that says to the rest of the world: ‘here we are come and get us’

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9 months

Feel privileged to have been asked to help commentate on rowing in the Paris Olympics - here’s hoping the excellent Andy Botfish and I get to reprise our work in Tokyo

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1 year

There will rightly be time to celebrate rowing’s new discipline: beach sprint being included in the LA 2028 Games but for now I feel a pang to say goodbye to lightweight rowing and all that will entail

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3 years

Thanks to @FrankPCross for this photo of one of Porto’s two rowing clubs

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4 years

Congratulations to Tom George who has broken the GB 2k record while training at home: 05:39.6

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4 years

The three surviving members of the ‘Ealing’ four of 1975 with coach David Tanner; raising a glass to Robin Roberts

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2 years

My mum - 92 - will be marching in tomorrow’s opening ceremony of the Commenwealth Games she’s the placard bearer for the Guernsey - go mum!

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2 years

Feel it’s important to express my support for @GaryLineker tonight and his stand for free speech

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1 year

In other races at Henley my Dad’s boat keeps winning

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7 months

Think this happened in the Heineken Cup today in Amsterdam on the Amstel

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6 years

Thoughts and prayers with Rainer Empacher's family & friends after the very sad & unexpected news that the 58 year old boat builder passed away suddenly yesterday...

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2 years

Really looking forward to covering the @WorldRowing Euros in Munich with @GregSearle2012 this Thursday can’t wait to see Ollie Zeidler on his home course the new NED quad with @StefBroenink and the Irish women’s 8 with @SanitaPuspure for the first time

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2 years

Ready for commentary at a chilly first day of the world rowing championships in Racice CZE catch us on @WorldRowing at 0925 CEST

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3 months

So excited to be commentating @HenleyRegatta this afternoon with the legend that is @PeteReed good luck to all on the mike and of course on the water today

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3 years

Not that I’m not excited about England V Scotland but my most ‘eagerly anticipated sports event of the year’ is the Men’s eights final in Tokyo…

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2 years

Molesey Leg-ends Christmas paddle

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4 years

Fair Play to Jurgen & the GB Rowing team for making a good press release out of Tom George's 2k record - think this is the first time we've seen this transparency - good morale boost in lockdown

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3 years

Probably the most dramatic session of racing I’ve ever seen - for those who say Rowing’s format is boring…but I’d rather that, than to have seen so many crews miss out with shipwrecks and capsizes…

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7 months

Hampton sailing club’s newest member- thanks to @MoleseyBoatClub Oli Knight for the shot

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2 years

Sad news. Our cox at the 1988 Olympics, Vaughan Thomas, has passed away at his home. Thoughts are with his family, friends and crewmates, who now mourn his untimely loss

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8 years

4all those parents in Rio: this was my Dad 'watching' our Olympic final -on the course right now LA time 1984 #kids

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3 years

To all those who watched Crossy’s Corner in ‘21: many thanks for your support and here’s to some more fab guests in ‘22- have a great end of year

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1 year

So sad to hear that one of rowing’s greatest ever coaches Thor Nilsen has passed away at the age of 92 - he had a massive impact on so many coaches and rowers worldwide

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2 years

Better late than never - received my 2007 medal for the Kingston Head this morning - been in the coach’s office since then

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1 year

Article on my mum, 93, taking part in the Specials Olympics in Berlin

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1 year

Unbelievable race from @MoleseyBoatClub in the Brit to beat Sydney and they did it in a boat named after my dad Pat who will be looking down and smiling

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2 years

He was such a cool guy - at his best he made sculling look SO easy - loved watching him race RIP Angel Fournier Rodriguez

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6 years

So excited to hear last night from the Gr8 guys producing the Hollywood version of the iconic book 'Boys in the Boat' about how the '36 Husky 8 took on the Depression, 'Hitler's' Olympics & won - gonna be a fab movie 👌

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11 months

Frederick Septimus Kelly: Diamond Sculls champion, composer and Olympic gold medalist killed on the Somme November 1916

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4 years

Still in shock about Jurgen’s retirement-great to see the wonderful tributes from athletes and coaches pouring in - a man of his abilities and experience is impossible to replace - congratulations on a stunning coaching career

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6 months

Team photo

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6 years

My partner of 31 years has just had a revelation- today she’s just understood that it’s the person in the bow seat who crosses the finish line first - not stroke... #rowingteachinovercoffee

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3 months

Pete Reed and Cath Bishop in action @HenleyRegatta

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2 years

Lots of authentic period detail including the replica 1936 boat: ‘Husky Clipper’ in the stripped down @MoleseyBoatClub bays ahead of filming this week #Boysintheboat

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3 years

Ready for more Olympic drama at the rowing course today

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1 year

Having my first lovely flat white at Rob’s hood on the Rotsee with @jeanninegmelin and Robin Dowell’s sister Megan - a lovely dream of Robin’s that Jeannine realised RIP Rob

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4 years

Discovered in house tidy up: #HenleyAtHome

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5 months

@campbellclaret I stopped watching the BBC TV news post Brexit because of its inherent right wing bias @Channel4News for me - looks like nothing has changed at the BBC since 2016…

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6 years

Shot of the week? Congrats to Ben Tufnell of @row360 who was the only photographer at the start on the Lwt men's singles semi yesterday

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3 years

Looks like Glover & Swann have qualified for the final of women’s pairs with the fastest time...

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3 years

What were they thinking?

British Rowing reject Steve Redgrave’s application to be new performance director

Sir Steve Redgrave’s application to help restore Great Britain as a leading rowing nation has been rejected by the sport’s governing body.The five-times Olympic

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2 years

Just heard unbelievably sad news Robin Dowell the coach of Jeannine Gmelin passed away unexpectedly while coaching yesterday thoughts with his family, friends and Jeannine

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6 years

Thoughts and prayers with family and friends of John Russell stroke of 🇬🇧 silver medal four in Tokyo 1964 Olympics who has just passed away

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3 years

Suddenly GBR Rowing’s Olympic prospects look a whole lot brighter this afternoon...

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Congratulations to the @BritishRowing U19 men’s 8 that has just won the world title from USA and a massive well done to @HamptonRowing Harry Oliver, bow in the eight who will be bringing a gold medal back to the school and coach Josh Butler

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9 years

HRR has raised the bar 4rowing on TV - it'll never b the same again So many worked their Butt's off to do that-humbled 2b part of a fab team

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7 years

Katherine Grainger looking stunning in a Scarlet gown on the way to receiving her Thomas Keller medal - Rowing's highest honour

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3 years

Ready for finals day

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6 months

Happy Easter to everyone who reads this ❤️ - here’s looking forward to a more peaceful world in the coming months 🤞

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3 years

That’s a MASSIVE result for the GBR 8 and coach Steve Trapmore

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6 years

Thanks for the last 30 years @ChrisCross5 - love you always #25thJune1988

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6 years

Congrats to all the vet crews who battled through that headwind and rough water today and big thanks to all the volunteers who made it possible

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1 year

Morning cappuccino watching the GBR 8 warm up with @coleen62687 ahead of @WorldRowing finals day in Varase - join us from 1000 CEST

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7 years

Privileged to have witnessed a new 60+ 5k world record by my mate, Ian McNuff this afternoon at Hampton: 17:00.5 👌

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2 years

In the iconic Munich stadium watching athletics with @GregSearle2012

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1 year

The three musketeers reunited on @WorldRowing now for the semis at the worlds in Belgrade

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1 year

Today marks 109 years since Joe Rantz, the hero of #boysintheboat was born can’t wait to see the film - this November I’m told

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2 years

So excited to be joined in the @WorldRowing commentary box by @sarahcookaus for day 3 of the world rowing champs in the Czech Republic- live at @ 0925 CEST

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5 years

Yurij Pimenov RIP at bow in the red top on the way to the first of his back2back world pair’s titles won with his twin Nik in 1985 - the 2 brothers won several silvers too Yurij was awarded the Thomas Keller medal for an outstanding career in rowing on his retirement in 1994

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2 months

Can’t believe it’s my last day of calling @Paris2024 rowing, canoe slalom and canoe sprint on the Vaires sur Marne course privileged to work with @AndyBodfish @JeremyKlayman and @thebradjayshow kiwi showdown Carrington V Fisher coming up - been a blast 😄

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6 years

People’s vote March - packed!

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6 years

‘I died but am in Elysium fields’ @MoleseyBoatClub leg-ends winners of Molesey vets head (with apologies to Disraeli)

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3 years

Very excited to announce that Richard Spratley the legendary coach of Oxford Brookes University Boat club will be joining me on Crossy's Corner at 3pm BST on Thursday 7th October. Join in live and be part of the conversation on @LudumHQ - Can't wait...

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8 years

Aussie composer & 🇬🇧 Oly rowing champ FS Kelly killed 100 years ago today leading attack on Beaucourt sur L'Ancre #Somme100

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4 years

I was always very grateful the Jurgen giving me time for comments and interviews none more so than the afternoon before the Athens four’s final in 2004 the article shows how great he was at reading races

Olympics: Final pull and push for four men in a boat

Rowing: He's coached a winning crew every Olympics since 1972, but Jürgen Grobler's not so sure this time for Pinsent and Co.

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1 year

NED M8+ on the Belgrade course now - doing 12k or so pulse meters on

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6 months

Live rowing (on @WorldRowing ) from 1030 CEST Ollie Z going up against Simon VD in his semi - a rejuvenated Sanita Puspure of IRL and more…join us

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6 years

AUS M4- paddling Day 2 worlds in Bulgaria

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2 years

🌝🌝🌝🌝OMG it’s sunny in Racice and we’re commentating on the @WorldRowing world championships day five at 0925 CEST

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4 years

Lightweight doubles get IOC reprieve as coastal rowing fails to make the 2024 Olympic programme due to pressures of COVID and finance 2028 may be different

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5 years

What a great Boat Race: Light Blues delivered; Oxford rowed out of their skin; Crackers - just amazing and nice to hear George Nash give some air time to Cambridge’s fabulous stern combo: Natan & Freddie

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6 years

Thrilled to be the honouree at the Gr8 Power Ten NY dinner last night thanks to everyone 4 their kind words especially John Strotbeck, joe Michaels, Mike & Kay Teti @ Martin Crotty #humbling

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6 years

So Hamish Bond is now going for Tokyo selection as an oarsman!

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11 months

Massive news about the Sinkovic brothers switching from double to pair for Paris…

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7 years

Proud to be celebrating an incredible campaign and a 2nd place in the HOCR

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3 years

First visit to the course today which looked fab - v hot and moderate tail-wind - athletes I met sounded happy - USA M 8 looked v smooth paddling - weather changes when rowing starts - maybe cross head….

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6 years

Commentary position at the k for the Belgrade World Cup & its in a cafe😄😄😄 #rowingheaven #flatwhitesallday

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2 months

Just learnt that the 3 X Olympic single sculls champion Vyacheslav Ivanov has passed - here he is - left - with his great rival Stuart Macenzie who beat him twice at Henley - rivals united now…

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5 months

Truely the end of an era with the news that @OxfordUniBC men’s coach Sean Bowden is stepping down. He had an incredible impact on the event and will be difficult to replace

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5 years

Live on world rowing at 1032 CET

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8 years

Worth remembering: 1st of his 3 Olympic medals 32 years ago 2day Andy Holmes #whentheybuilthimtheythrewawaythemould

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4 years

Shock result...new boy Amos Keijser NED beats world champion Ollie Zeidler GER in Euros heat to grab the one qualifying place for the A/B semis in the men’s single sculls

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8 years

Bye bye gyldne fire we loved watching you race #unforgettable #sosorry

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4 months

Me and @megankalmoe checking out the crews from the water at the IRAs in Princeton - on air from 8am EST Friday

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