Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Fairbairn and von Gaza at the 1911 Holland Beker

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At the 1911 Holland Beker Regatta. A couple of days ago, not only did editor Johan ten Berg send some interesting news about Co Rent...
Monday, August 13, 2012

Co Rentmeester: Oarsman And Photographer

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American sculler Jim Dietz training on the rowing machine for the 1972 Olympic Games. Photograph © Co Rentmeester. The other day, HTBS r...
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Rowing In The Human Race

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(Photograph © Ann Woolliams) Rowing in the Human Race The rower is glimpsed, Physical perfection, As he pounds the water In...
Saturday, August 11, 2012

Rowing, The Fourth

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Rowing, the Fourth When the rower had finished His morning practice, He thought to have fun, And worked his shell in such a way As t...
Friday, August 10, 2012

‘Bert And Dickie’: Drama Or Farce?

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Let's continue with the 1948 Olympic rowing from a little different angle. Here HTBS's Tim Koch writes about the BBC film Bert and...
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

9 August 1948: The Final Day At The Olympic Rowing Regatta In Henley

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Olympic champions Jack Wilson (stroke) and Ran Laurie (bow) in the foreground after they have won the Coxless Pairs at the 1948 Olympic Re...
Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Rowing And Politics, A Good Mix?

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British Rowing Chairwoman Di Ellis CBE and Sir John Major, former Tory P.M. and National Lottery innovator. Photo: British Rowing's we...
Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Bonding With Your Children

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As a parent in the 21st centuary, you would like to bond with your children. Just look at HTBS’s Greg Denieffe who took his young daughter...
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Going With Dad To Meet The 2012 Olympic Stars

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You have to love those rings. Just to prove Tim’s point on mixing with the ‘great and good’ in his comment in yesterday’s blog post, the...
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Monday, August 6, 2012

The 1,000th post!

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I am happy to announce that this post is the 1,000th blog post on HTBS. The first post was published on 12 March, 2009, and up to writing...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

Rule Britannia

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The British Four leads Australia and the Unites States at 1,750 metres. After having returning from Eton Dorney, HTBS’s Tim Koch gives...
Saturday, August 4, 2012

A Silver Or A Bronze Or The Potato Medal?

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Synek, Drysdale, and Campbell - three happy Olympic medallists? Yesterday, in the A final of the men’s single sculls at the Olympic ...
Friday, August 3, 2012

Honouring The 1912 Olympic Rowing Champions

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Last Sunday, 29 July, an anniversary was held to celebrate the Leander eight and their coach who took a gold medal at the 1912 Stockhol...