Saturday, November 3, 2012

Bundeswehr for Drygalla

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Nothing interests the media more than a scandal, or so it seems. When the German rower Nadja Drygalla left the London Olympic Games in Aug...
Friday, November 2, 2012

A Real Treat!

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I was surprised to find that the day after Sandy, the Frankenstorm, had passed, the postman showed up with mail. The day after that, he br...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

We're Back!

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Well, we got the electricity back, so HTBS will soon be up and running at normal speed. I just need to put back my rowing books on the boo...
Wednesday, October 31, 2012

1937 NARA Championships at Henley?

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At Henley yes, but an ARA regatta or an NARA regatta? On 8 October , I wrote about a photograph taken probably in 1937 by George Bushell...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Interview: Nathalie Benoit - 'Perseverance is the first quality'

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Nathalie Benoit, French silver medallist at the London Paralympics. All photographs © by Didier Echelard. HTBS’s Hélène Rémond has inte...
Monday, October 29, 2012

The Draw for the 172nd Wingfield Sculls

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This year's umpire Sophie Hosking (2008 and 2009 Wingfields Champion, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, W Lwt 2x) racing in the 2010 Wingfie...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Megan's 2012 Hot List

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The Swedish sculler Lassi Karonen, who was No. 1 on Megan Kalmoe's list last year, came in second this year, but didn't look that ...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

All Those Famous Swedes

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So, dear reader of HTBS, how many of the 'famous' Swedes did you know or recognise? The quiz was a mix of film actresses, writers, p...
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Friday, October 26, 2012

The Australian Boat Race

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Video from the 2011 Australian Boat Race. Louis Petrin, who is going to be one of the officials at the Australian Boat Race between Sy...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Two Rowers

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Two Rowers The two women waited For daylight.  Darkness conveted all. Sky and river ran black, Together, seamlessly, A seam the ligh...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Famous Swedes 14

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I know gentlemen that you have been waiting for a blond Swedish girl. Here she is, but what is her name? And with her, HTBS ends its quiz ...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Famous Swedes 13

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He was truly working for the World. Many Swedes believe that he was murdered.
Monday, October 22, 2012

Famous Swedes 12

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During her day, she was probably the world's most famous Swede. She even got a vessel named after her.
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Sunday, October 21, 2012

Famous Swedes 11

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There are many good stories about this man in my Swedish home town of Malmö. Nowdays, he is playing for a French club.
Saturday, October 20, 2012

Famous Swedes 10

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She was not this beautiful in the role that made her famous...