By Tony Lorrimer The National Watersports Centre at Holme Pierrepont hosted the 2018 Nottingham City Regatta. Before the event it was confirmed that last year’s regatta had been the largest one-day club regatta in the UK, but as a consequence of a change of date this year numbers were down, … [Read more...]
Regatta season gets under way in style for Nottingham Rowing Club
The Nottingham Rowing Club Masters G coxed four of Dave Wregg, Tony Lorrimer, Steve Cuthbert, Peter Stasiuk and cox Claire McCready are celebrating after they won the Masters E/F/G coxed fours event over the 450-metre sprint course. Their first-round opponents were from their old rivals … [Read more...]
The history of the Good Friday Row
By Richard Pickup For over a century rowers have taken to the River Trent on Good Friday. Photographs of rowers passing through locks go back to at least 1908. The photograph shows rowers in their club blazers, some worn over polo neck sweaters, passing through a lock. A dog was a passenger … [Read more...]
Nottingham Rowing Club: Back to the Tideway part four
Another squad from the Nottingham Rowing Club recently raced on the Tideway. This time is was the masters section represented by the F eight (over 60 years old) of Paul Williamson, Steve Cuthbert, Andy Townsend, Andy Brown, Shane MacSweeney, Chris Beesley, Peter Stasiuk, Tony Lorrimer and cox … [Read more...]
Head of the Trent 2018 – a storming success
On Sunday 25th February, 1,110 competitors turned out for the annual Head of the Trent, a timed rowing race over the River Trent in Nottingham. With 79 eights and 120 fours competing over the day the entry was less than last year’s record entry. However, eight of the top 10 men’s eights from … [Read more...]
Rowing clubs raise money for Cancer Research
Becky from Cancer Research arrived at Nottingham Rowing Club to collect a cheque for £12,127.77. This was the money collected by the club, together with Nottingham & Union, during the Moon Row in November last year. The two club captains Mark Cooke (Nottingham Rowing Club on the right) and … [Read more...]
Nottingham Rowing Club plans for 2018
Richard Willan, the lead coach of Nottingham Rowing Club's recreation group, has just published plans for 2018 which include tours, support for the club's racing rowers, new equipment and coaching sessions. Tours begin with the Good Friday row to Newark. May brings a trip to Venice for the world … [Read more...]
Successful over-70s championships for Nottingham Rowing Club
A fortnight after setting the Welsh indoor rowing record for the lightweight over-70s, Tony Lorrimer went to the Olympic Velodrome to take part in the British Indoor Championships. He was joined by Andy Townsend who was competing in the 55 to 59 heavyweight race. Unfortunately, at the start of … [Read more...]
Nottingham Rowing Club have busy autumn
Nottingham Rowing Club entered two women’s double sculls in the Pairs Head taking place on the Tideway in London. Annie Campbell-Orde and Kate Parsons finished fifth in the women’s championship category. The junior girls, Bella Barlow and Jenna Draycott, also finished fifth in the Women’s … [Read more...]
Nottingham Rowing Club High Performance girls success at Monmouth Regatta
Nottingham Rowing Club is the only all women High Performance Rowing Club in the country and is recognised as such by GB Rowing Team. Dez Atkins and Nikki Spencer are the main coaches. On the 28th and 29th May, whilst the Club Juniors were busy at the National Schools Regatta,they went to row on … [Read more...]