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Aug 16, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

1912 Thames RC’s Olympic Silver

Aug 15, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

‘… nobody expects you to win – you are bloody English’

Aug 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Fairbairn and von Gaza at the 1911 Holland Beker

Aug 13, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Co Rentmeester: Oarsman And Photographer

Aug 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing In The Human Race

Aug 11, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing, The Fourth

Aug 10, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

‘Bert And Dickie’: Drama Or Farce?

Aug 9, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

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

Aug 8, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing And Politics, A Good Mix?

Aug 7, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Bonding With Your Children

Aug 7, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Going With Dad To Meet The 2012 Olympic Stars

Aug 6, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The 1,000th post!

Aug 5, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rule Britannia

Aug 4, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Silver Or A Bronze Or The Potato Medal?

Aug 3, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Honouring The 1912 Olympic Rowing Champions

Aug 2, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Eric Fairbairn – Olympic Oarsman, Soldier In The Great War, Part 2

Aug 1, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Eric Fairbairn – Olympic Oarsman, Soldier In The Great War, Part 1

Jul 31, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Stockholm 1912 – London 2012: An Olympic Centenary, Part 2

Jul 30, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Stockholm 1912 – London 2012: An Olympic Centenary, Part 1

Jul 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

NZ Team At Lake Karapiro

Jul 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

NYT On Doggett’s

Jul 28, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Great Honour For Sir Steve

Jul 28, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

London Is Ready

Jul 27, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

"Slate" On Olympic Rowing

Jul 26, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

1948 Olympics And The Thin Green Line, Part 2

Jul 25, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

1948 Olympics And The Thin Green Line, Part 1

Jul 24, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Bert And Dickie And Jack

Jul 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Olympic Rowing Memorabilia Up For Auction!

Jul 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Anglian Boat Club: The Anglo-Scandinavian Races

Jul 22, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Plying The Oars On The Mystic River

Jul 21, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Tim Koch On The 2012 ‘Coat and Badge’

Jul 21, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Pay The Rowing Journalists The Big Bucks!

Jul 20, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Don’t Miss Buying Smithsonian’s Olympic Issue

Jul 19, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

100 Years Ago Today…

Jul 19, 2012Jul 19, 2012Ellen

Alex Gregory – Not A Spare Anymore

Jul 18, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

No Sex Please, We’re British…

Jul 17, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The 2012 Doggett’s Wager

Jul 16, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

New Book: Rowing In Britain

Jul 15, 2012Jul 15, 2012Ellen

More SiS & GB Rowing Team

Jul 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

HTBS Literary Supplement

Jul 13, 2012Jul 13, 2012Ellen

Peter And Dickie

Jul 12, 2012Jul 12, 2012Ellen

SiS Working With GB Rowing Team

Jul 11, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Fire And Water

Jul 10, 2012May 5, 2024Ellen

Lovelock’s Hitler Oak

Jul 9, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Tales Of Jack Beresford

Jul 8, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

An Irish Country Rower

Jul 7, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing With Himself

Jul 6, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 HRR: “It’s the same but it’s different”

Jul 5, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Henley Royal Regatta Through French Eyes

Jul 4, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Gloriana’s Outing At 2012 HRR

Jul 4, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Glorious Gloriana

Jul 3, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Tim Koch: 2012 Henley Royal Regatta – The Winners

Jul 2, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 Henley Royal Regatta Is Over

Jul 1, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 HRR: Ladies Last

Jun 30, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 HRR: Tim’s Henley Album

Jun 30, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Bookseller Selling Irish Rowing History Books

Jun 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Gently Down…

Jun 29, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Exhibitionist At HRR

Jun 28, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 HRR Day 1: Remenham, The Mound And The Roar

Jun 28, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Auction Of Pearce’s Rowing Memorabilia

Jun 27, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Henley Royal Is On – The Radio!

Jun 26, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Political Activism At HRR (1913)

Jun 24, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Be Prepared At HRR

Jun 23, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

An Irish Rower

Jun 22, 2012Jun 22, 2012Ellen

The British Stroke

Jun 21, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Humbug!

Jun 20, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Hammer Smith Fighting Dirty Business

Jun 20, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Not A Pretty Language

Jun 19, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Rowing & Regatta Goes Digital

Jun 17, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Parallel Rowing

Jun 15, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Tom Weil’s Rowing Prizes At RRM

Jun 15, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

2012 Henley Royal Entries

Jun 14, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

The Orison Of The Rower

Jun 13, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Row And Be Happy!

Jun 12, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

More On The Great Spectacle

Jun 11, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

ESPN On Yale And Title IX

Jun 9, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

Sir Matt: “It’s a bit rich”

Jun 8, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

‘Bert’ Proud Torch Runner

Jun 6, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

(To Say Nothing Of The Dog)

Jun 5, 2012Apr 23, 2014Ellen

A Special Outing

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