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DECEMBER 2005
15th December: Trial eights headlines (UK) - Choppy test for Holland's debut (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Cambridge trial reaches verdict of water torture (Mike Rosewell, The Times).
14th December: Boat Race trial eights headlines (UK) - Oxford fired up with burning ambition (Alexandra Oyston, Telegraph), Burning ambition wins the day (Mike Rosewell, The Times).
9th December - Olympian leads group (Vancouver 24 Hours, Canada), Caldwell receives Carlin award (Malden Observer, USA), Ex-rower Jackson named boss of Own the Podium (CBC News, Canada), Corrigan unveils plan for Bby (Burnaby Newsleader, Canada), Row, row, row your boat gently 'cross the pond (News Tribune, USA), Cambo tipped to take out sportsman award (Stuff, New Zealand), John is rowing to Tanzania via Dover (icSurrey, UK), NZ rowers facing Atlantic hurricane (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Pickup crashes on icy highway (Rutland Herald, USA), Title IX state seeks gender equality (Arbiter Online, USA), Trans-Atlantic rowing team fuelled by Welsh rations (icWales, UK), Tell her a story... (San Bernardino Sun, USA - Dame Judi Dench about to join the glittering list of those who have rowed in the movies...), More drama infamous 'Lay Down Sally' (New Zealand Herald gets in on the Aussie action), Youth services director arrives at Danny's (Acton Beacon, USA).
It's mentioned in the BBC Sports Coach UK piece from Wednesday that Ron Needs (one of the GBR W8+ coaches) won a Mussabini medal for success on the world stage. Congratulations Ron!
7th December - Gold-chasing twins pay special tribute to hero granddad (Rochdale Observer, UK), Oars are poised for trans-Atlantic journey (Bainbridge Island Review, UK), Osprey committee to consider its options (Venice Gondolier, USA), Truck hauling Dartmouth rowing gear flips (Union Leader, USA), SEGA to publish 2008 Olympics game (Virgin.net, USA), Keeling me softly (Washington Post, USA), Mexican sports chief lauds Colombia's Central American Games preparations (People's Daily, China), 1 Life is renamed and restarts the Atlantic Rowing Race (Gomera Verde, Spain), High points? Not too many so far... (James Cracknell in the Telegraph, UK), Natural born winner (a new link to a relatively old story in Exzibit, about Jurgen Grobler), McBean hired by Rowing Canada (CBC News, Canada), The comeback kid (St. Petersburg Times, USA, about a former rower), Alone on a boat, 27-yr-old wants to cross the Atlantic (Express India, India), a complete list of Philippino medallists in the SEA Games (Balita, Philippines), an article about Falmouth's Maritime Museum including several rowing exhibits (50connect, UK), COC revises controversial [Olympic] standards policy (Runners Web, Canada), Guerett and Inman named USRowing athletes of the year (Row2k, USA).
5th December: News headlines on the Atlantic Rowing Race - The wife's tale: 'If I went away like he is, I'd be called a bad mother' (Beverley Turner aka Mrs Cracknell, in the Independent on Sunday, UK), Next stop - Antigua (Guernsey Weekly Press, Channel Islands), Atlantic Rowing Race to climax in Antigua (SUN Weekend, Antigua & Barbuda), Phil takes on Atlantic race to raise £1m (Totally Jewish, UK), Mirror man in £1m charity boat race (Mirror, UK). Other rowing news stories - Chinese kid athletes beaten? (syndicated worldwide, IOC news), IOC chief defends hosts Beijing (BBC News, an expansion of the same story, though the headline is rather misleading), Angry husband's mailing targets Newton-Wellesley (an unusual use of rowing to make a point in Boston Globe, USA), 'Lay Down Sally' plans comeback (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Lay Down Sally ready to rise again for Olympic redemption (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia), After fiery exit, rower hungry to rejoin elite (The Age, Australia), New agreement reached on River's Edge complex (Boston Globe, USA), Little things make all the difference in endless routine (Irish Independent, subscription only, Ireland), A flying fish in the face (Globe and Mail, Canada), Boathouse and apartments planned for waterfront (Irish Examiner, Ireland), Pride paves way to recent triumphs (New Zealand Herald, NZ, some interesting developments at the AIS), Winning coach calls for more male input (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), Tolentino dominates rowing at SEA Games (FISA), Bedford rowers just miss Redgrave record (Bedford Today, UK), The weather no excuse as Maidenhead hit the water (icBerkshire, UK), Row, bro, row! (icBerkshire, UK), Robbins 'has full support' in comeback attempt (ABC Online, Australia), Many are blamed for facility delay (Minnesota Daily, USA), Three-gold rower's trade secret (INQ7, Philippines). And a quick mention for G-ROW in Obesity is not just about food (Boston Globe, USA).
NOVEMBER 2005
28th November - Jenny in trials top three (Sudbury Today, UK), Rowing NZ bid taking shape (NZ City, New Zealand), Waterline breaks in Lambert Fieldhouse (Purdue Exponent, USA), Experts rate best exercise machines (Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA), Coaching violation denies Glasgow University double (The Herald, Scotland/UK), Under-17 boys in tight struggle over Wanganui (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Rowing future bright, says coach (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Long road back: Stroke victim making progress (Annapolis Capital, USA), Hair-raising stuff on the high seas as I try to stay afloat (Leven Brown in the Scotland on Sunday, UK), Strong winds lead to race delay (BBC Sport, UK), Stimulated by the idea of hell on water (Irish Independent, Ireland, subscription only), Head of the Yarra a win for Melbourne clubs (The Age, Australia), Outhwaite named female rower of the year (syndicated, Australia), Irresistible chance to stick one's oar in (The Irish Times, Ireland), An Olympic workout (Daily Pilot, USA, about Xeno Muller).
And a mention (near the end) of how a busy executive uses national-squad rowing to stay fit while abroad (Forth Worth Star-Telegram, USA).
24th November: Emily Martin lucky to miss Athens backwash (Herald Sun, Australia).
23rd November: Golden twins lend a hand at Boys' High (Daily Post, New Zealand), Partridge steers even course to more glory (Peter Dixon, The Times, UK), Chinese sports school denies abuse (syndicated internationally), UK seeks Cuban aid for 2012 Olympics (Prensa Latina, Cuba), Crews finish with Foot race (Daily Free Press, USA), Chinese school denies abuse claim (BBC Sport, UK), The Glenlivet to sponsor flagship rowing event (justDrinks.com, UK), A row on the Po: Silverskiff 2005 (Row2k.com, USA), Different strokes toward becoming shipshape (Miami Herald, USA), Deutsche Bank Championship contributes $4.5 million to charity (Yahoo press release, USA), Holyoke Care Center helps pregnant teens (Daily Collegian, USA), Mirrorman's epic charity challenge (Daily Mirror, UK), Remaking the Viking age in the Arctic (Norway.org), Alleged abuse in China a 'very delicate issue' says gymnastics chief (Daily Times, Pakistan), Teen crew provides rowing for students (The Capital, USA), Champion Vinalhaven rowers break 'ice' for second year (Knox Village Soup, USA). And a reminder of just how much rowing has penetrated the national psyche in New Zealand - a mention of the sport in the political sketch in Hawke's Bay Today (NZ).
21st November - North County product rowing strong (Monterey Herald, USA), Coe plays down row over China (Peninsula On-line, Qatar, about Pinsent's worries), Alive and well (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia, on local economics driven by rowing), Powerhouse performance (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia), Marlow show their strength (This is Local London, UK), Rowers prepare for marathon sea challenge (syndicated, Ireland), New York-area rivers becoming a destination (Chicago Sun-Times, USA), Man beats machine again (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Cancer survivor spins naval tale (The Olympian, USA), Nine rowers to represent Chandigarh in junior rowing (WebIndia123, India), Row, row, row your boat gently to the title (Charlotte Observer, USA, requires registration), Row, row, row your boat? (Malaysia Star, Malaysia), Escaping from dry land at last, now it's oil on the horizon (Leven Brown in the Scotland on Sunday, UK), When ends do not justify the means (Observer, UK, with a rather pointed comment at the end), Ring of truth in abuse claims (Sunday Times, UK), Shore crew teams row in Head of the Lafayette Regatta (Tasley Eastern Shore News, USA), Two men and a boat (BBC Sport, UK), My Weekend: Nick Gittings (Telegraph, UK), Rowing for gold (Education Guardian, UK), Veteran rowers are on top of the world (Chester Evening Leader, UK), Who are your sports stars? (Herts24, UK). And a mention on "This is Anfield (UK) for SSR. Row with Ben Fogle and James Cracknell - presumably after their trans-Atlantic bid - in aid of Children in Need (UK).
18th November: Britain's illustrious rowing knight Sir Matthew Pinsent has been creating a stir with his investigation into Chinese gymnast training practices for Radio 5Live (UK). Worrying stuff. Related and other headlines - Matt's 'abuse' shock (The Sun, UK), British reporter upset at tough training (China Daily, China), The hidden cost of China's hunger for Olympic gold (Scotsman, UK, a particularly in-depth report), Oarsome entries (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia), Baton's penultimate destination (Melbourne 2006, Australia, about the pre-Commonwealths Queen's Baton Relay round Aus & NZ), Make a Wish regatta rows in perfect conditions (Murray Valley Standard, Australia), Troops to help secure SEA Games (Sun Star, Philippines), Philadelphia in 'superb' shape for 2016 Summer Games bid (GamesBids.com, USA), Grandads forced to give up rowing feat (icBerkshire, UK), Wellness program uses unusual activities to aid in recovery (Daily Utah Chronicle, USA), Rowing competes without scholarships (Daily Barometer Online, USA - hold the front page?!), Regatta crews sweep along St. John's (Orlando Sentinel, USA), Chasing an Olympic dream (Daily Pennsylvanian, USA), £75m extra funding for coaches (Telegraph, UK), A gruelling 100,000m row (icTheWharf, UK), Sea Scouts row for almost 89 nautical miles (Port Townsend Leader, USA).
17th November: New star for India in rowing (newKerala, India) and National Rowing Academy to function from December 1 (ditto).
15th November - What Sir Steve did next - Mersey regatta challenge for Olympic rowing ace (icLiverpool, UK). Hint to SSR - talk to Martin Cross, Tim Foster, Greg Searle and Gillian Lindsay, who gave the concept a go (admittedly part time) in 2004. Other recent headlines - Greek love (an interview with Rowley Douglas, Education Guardian, UK), Kinross' oar-some performance (Orange Central Western Daily, Australia), Rowers crossing the ocean in record time bid for charity (icBerkshire, UK), Two men, a boat, a plan - what could go wrong? (icWales, UK), Grandfather rowers rescued (icWales, UK), Granddad rowers rescued (The Sun, UK - always have to colloquialise more than anyone else, don't they?), Rowing crew is a learning experience (Hartford Courant, USA), Whatever happened to... the woman who tried a trans-Atlantic row? (Virginia Pilot, USA), Wharton crew and the Gaza Strip (Wharton Journal, USA - I don't usually feature college pieces much but this is fascinating, about Palestinian rowing ), Rockhampton's rich sporting history (ABC Regional, Australia), Four Northwest rowers prepare for the race of a lifetime (King5 Seattle News, USA), Foster to race at the Eights Head (Bedford Today, UK), Rowing in harmony: Sanford RiverWalk (Orlando Sentinel, USA), Land buy may delay park development (Venice Gondolier, USA), Voyage of rediscovery (Delmarva Daily Times, USA), Regattas end up in a twist and tangle (Utah Daily Herald, USA: a historian's retelling of the events of an 1890 racing event), Yellow jackets lose regatta on penalty (Augusta Chronicle, USA), I should really know my shares drill by now (Scotsman, UK: an update on stockbroker Leven Brown, rowing the Atlantic), Ulsterman pushes the boat out on the great lakes (Belfast Telegraph, Ireland), From sports stars to battlefield heroes (icWales, UK, with a bit about champion oarsman Captain Hugh 'Jumbo' Edwards), Kostadinova takes helm of Bulgarian Olympic Committee (Reuters, South Africa, mentioning that the runner-up was FISA course-builder Svetlana Otsetova), Strokes ahead (icCheshire, UK), Dorney pair's magical double (icBerkshire, UK).
14th November: UK press links - Cracknell steps in to boost Leander (Mike Rosewell, The Times) and Cracknell's unplanned return helps Leander to victory (Rachel Quarrell). Plus An email conversation with James Cracknell: 'Is it only rowing that can satisfy my competitive urges?' (Mike Rowbottom, Independent).
4th November: Wingfield sculls reports - Wells survives bumpy ride (RQ, Telegraph), and the Times allowed it space in Sport in Brief (Mike Rosewell). Other headlines - New rowing jobs created (London Free Press, Canada), Loneliness less an issue (Guernsey Weekly Press, Guernsey), Basque games and sports (eiTB, Spain), He kept hope afloat at Lowell (Boston Globe, USA, about boatbuilder Malcolm Odell), Rower arrives in Oregon after nearly 130 days at sea (Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, USA), NZ Rowing happy with chances of getting 2010 world championships (Radio New Zealand), Row, row, row your boat (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Silken's not playing... well actually, yes she is (Mississauga News, Canada), Real Head of the Charles (Wellesley Townsman, USA), Health of ponds in Dennis is closely monitored (Yarmouthport Register, USA), Rowing meet to begin from Nov 9 (Chandigarh Newsline, India), Marina del Rey: plans for major project at Marina Beach (Marina del Rey Argonaut, USA), Swallow launches new dory in Noyo Harbor (Mendocino Beacon, USA), Emmanuel Coindre continues to claim record (MountEverest, USA), Fisher's crew might just be worth a look (San Diego Union Tribune, USA), New Trier rules women's rowing (Pioneer Press Online, USA), Sport England breaks £40m barrier with Community Club Development (Leisure Opportunities Daily News, UK), City's rowers off to a flying start (Milton Keynes Today, UK), Go for gold in hunt for Olympic talent (Hounslow Guardian, UK), Top level rowing action (South Coast Register, Australia), Cop in crash was back in boat (Saratogian, USA), Image+Nation queer film fest comes of age (Hour.ca, Canada), New plans for SA sport (Supersport, South Africa), Sympathy letter from FIG (SARTMA.com, Falkland Islands), Postcards from the slough (Fairfield Daily Republic, USA), While others snooze, early birds run loose (Los Angeles Times, USA), What a crew! (Wayland Town Crier, USA), Coaches shine as Kiwis foil old foes (Auckland Times Online, New Zealand), 129 days in a row (Register-Guard, USA).
There's also a neat idea involving rowing mentioned near the end of this article in the San Francisco Chronicle (USA).
And a bit about women's rowing losing out to women's golf (University of Tennessee Echo, USA).
OCTOBER 2005
31st October - Jetties open in plan to boost lake use (ABC Regional Online, Australia), Rowing team walks for breast cancer awareness (Eastern Echo, USA), Rowing crews, crowd comingle (Elkhart Truth, USA - nice spelling, not...), All for one, one for all (Elkhart Truth, USA), Bodies found under Tauranga bridge and Homicide probe after grisly discovery (Stuff and MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, not precisely rowing but related), The family that rows together (Philly.com, USA, may need subscription), Alone on a boat, he plans to cross the Atlantic (Mumbai Newsline, India), Utah crew like fish out of water (Albany Times Union, USA, with a cracking opening gambit), EPCOR's road to champions reception (Edmonton Sun, Canada), Dragon boat races run in Macau (Taipei Times, Taiwan - where dragon boating begins, rowing often follows), Warm days not here to stay (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA), Riverfront project advances (NorthJersey.com, USA), Callow fastest for Star at British trials (Bedford Today, UK), Ready for long distance race (Bucks Free Press, UK), Morgan heads the rest on River Trent (Rochdale Observer, UK), Private funeral for tragic rower (New York Post, USA), Misadventures in a wild city (Kodiak Daily Mirror, USA), Specialist sports status for school (Hunts Post, UK), Twins scoop world crew award (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Cyprus steps forward (Assetz News, UK).
28th October: on Row2k, Body of Jim Runsdorf recovered - memorial service draws thousands (USA). A blogspot for friends to share memories of him has been organised. Short pieces in The Journal , the New York Daily News , KATC and the New York Times (all USA). Two great features online at the moment about rowing characters - The Big Interview: Andy Ripley (Sunday Times, UK), with a neat mention of TSS stalwart Robert Rakison... And how I rebuilt my life the day I went blind about former TCD rower Mark Pollock , in the Belfast Telegraph (Ireland). If ever a guy deserved to have people buy his new book it's Mark. I still don't understand why BIRO isn't begging him on hands and knees to get re-involved with the adaptive rowing 4+ crew: he's an excellent rower by sighted or adaptive standards, who would have stroked the 2003 AM4+ entry had he not been ill just before the regatta. Other press - East Lyme crew gets a thrill in rowing regatta (The Day, USA), Next step in rowing bid for world champs (syndicated, New Zealand), Crew clubs promoting sport to high school students (Salt Lake Tribune, USA), London's early preparations receive IOC plaudits (Guardian, UK), What secrecy? (Burnaby Newsleader, Canada), Multi-sport complex gets big-name support at hearing (Burnaby Newsleader, Canada), Golden twins scooop world crew of the year award (Stuff, New Zealand), Award for Evers-Swindells (TVNZ, New Zealand), Feisty start to Chandigarh State Games (Ludhiana Newsline, India), Another rowing award for New Zealand (Radio NZ), French rower nears end of historic journey (Daily News & Analasys, India), Warwick native wins HOC (Warwick Beacon, USA), Athletes and the law (Daily Iowan, USA - a rather disturbing item!), Flyfishers banquet is slated for Sunday (Mail Tribune, USA - a rare example of rowers and fishermen working together?), Derbyshire's second greatest mariner (Matlock Today, UK), Newstalk ZB journalist gets award (Newstalk ZB, NZ).
27th October - Safety first in uncertain waters (Albany Times Union, USA), WW girls 19th at Head of Charles (Weston Town Crier, USA), Volunteers vow to search until missing rower found (New York Newsday, USA), Divers, volunteers search Harlem River for missing rower (WNBC, USA), Leighton's treble leads medal haul (icCheshire Online, UK), Tonks has change of heart over Jury cup (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Rowboat auction for employee (Portsmouth Herald Maine News, USA - read the bottom bit first), Ocean rower loses unsupported status to sat phone failure after 120 days at sea (Mount Everest News, USA), Residents want to keep meeting room (The Journal News, USA), Kendall's competitive thirst sated again (Boston Globe, USA), Getting ahead in the sculls (icBerkshire Online, UK).
26th October - Boat pilot grieves over rower lost in river (New York Daily News, USA), It's OK to row, water board reminds (Press-Enterprise, USA), Iraqi Rowing said its word (Al Mendhar, Iraq), Rowing has low target with fewer golds on offer (Jakarta Post, Indonesia), 'Pumped' St. John's pip the favourites (South African Star, South Africa), Search for rower's body still fruitless (New York Newsday, USA), Bill's 'oarsome' seven-medal win (Merimbula News Weekly, Australia), Volunteers to resume search for rower lost in boating accident (NY1, USA), Ginn's fling in Ocean showdown (syndicated, Australia), Tonks named world rowing coach of the year (Stuff, New Zealand), High winds and rain down trees and power lines (a brief mention of the Saugatuck RC in Westport Now, USA), Oarsome boost for Runcorn rowers (icCheshire Online, UK).
25th October: A dreadful accident in New York (USA) - headlines include Rockland man involved in boat collision (The Journal, USA), Dedicated oarsmen take a lethal turn (New York Times, USA), Rower is lost as shell and motorboat collide (New York Times, USA), Search continues for missing rower (New York Newsday, USA), Rescuers search NYC river after crash (Guardian, UK and global syndication), Rescuers search river after crew accident (New York Newsday, USA), Crew boat collides with a small craft (7Online.com, USA). Most have slightly different perspectives and background details. And an obituary for Mark Lowry (Globe and Mail, Canada), a senior sports administrator who died on Saturday after two years fighting pancreatic cancer. Plus COC mourns death of executive Director of Sport Lowry (Skipressworld, Canada). Other press links - Rowing event not coming to Gainesville, after all (Access North Georgia, USA), Another title for world champion Mahe Drysdale (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Edwards upbeat despite Blues' crown slipping (Cambridge Evening News, UK), It all adds up to success for maths teacher Brown (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Heavyweight shock field, top Cambridge to claim Head of the Charles (CSTV.com, USA), Rowers make waves (Daily Free Press, USA), Coppola's boat takes first in Head of Charles (Buffalo News, USA), Would you like one oar, or maybe two? (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, USA), Strength of stroke depends on the legs (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, USA), College teams compete for good cause (WLNS, USA), Princeton wins men's eights title (Asbury Park Press, USA), U of L makes it 20 in a row (Louisville Courier-Journal, USA), Marlow pass 100 wins mark for the year (Bucks Free Press, UK), Drysdale wins easily despite penalty (New Zealand Herald, NZ), Indians sign off in style with a tally of four golds (Hindu, India), Family bond water-tight (Boston Herald, USA), Junior rowers can thank Yale grad (Arizona Republic, USA), Rowers lying second in lightweight single sculls (New Straits Times, Malaysia), Rowers on the paddle to Beijing: Squad enjoys smooth sailing (Canberra Times, Australia), Footscray ace wins scull final (Bendigo Advertiser, Australia), Crew team readies for race of a lifetime (Concord Monitor, USA). And Scullers launches new trouser ranges (ClickPress, United Arab Emirates, a mad inspiration for fashion).
24th October - Leander out fast (Boston Herald, USA), Leander Club sprints to head of the class (Boston.com, USA), Princeton sets a gold standard (Boston.com, USA), Collegians rule the day: Princeton upsets field of eights (Boston Herald, USA), He has a new zeal for rowing (Boston Globe, USA, great headline given the content), It's double fun for BC crews (Boston GLobe, USA), Drysdale, Guerette are the ones (Boston Globe, USA), Rowing no longer just a sport for the elite (Boston Globe, USA), European flavor for main event (Boston Globe, USA).
21st October - Regatta revs up with new sprint (Boston Globe, USA), Guerett is at home alone (Boston Globe, USA), Guerette tries to fly solo (Boston Herald, USA), Students aim to make waves in regatta (Dallas Morning News, USA), Movie looks inside the sculler's mind (WorldRowing, Switzerland), Music boosts sport success by fifth (Scotsman, UK), Just oarsome (Wimmera Mail Times, Australia), Mills finds rewards come with hard work (Canberra Times, Australia), Chinese dominate (Hindu, India), Good show by Indians (Newindpress, India), A reunion on the river (Acton-The Beacon, USA), Rowers tackle regatta on Lake Weeroona (Bendigo Advertiser, Australia), House OKs $1M for Lowell boathouse (Lowell Sun, USA), Owners of Vt. firm and their oars compete in Head of the Charles (Boston Globe, USA), National rowers want to heal grim episode in Manila (Bernama, Malaysia), Hometown clubs dominate Autumn Head (Bedford Today, UK), Tulane rowers display unsinkable spirit (Boston Globe, USA), Just rowing by (Narooma News, Australia), Crew team shines in Connecticut (Weston Town Crier, USA), Pulling into lead: Oar maker nets top rowers (Boston Herald, USA).
17th September: from the Times (UK) on Saturday - Our son was betrayed, say rower's family . Similar pieces in the Friday Telegraph and the Tameside Advertiser last week . A less informative syndicated summary in quite a few newspapers. News on the missing Australian - Body of missing rower found (The Age, Australia). A bit more in this syndicated piece . Other press links - Club pulls teens into rowing (AZ Central, USA), Pak rowing team pulls out (WebIndia, India), Decks cleared for National Youth Games (Hindu, India), Boulder crew club rows to victory (Dirt, USA), Final call: $400,000 to encourage women into sports (ABC Message Stick, Australia), Everglades airboat makes waves on duke's salmon river (Telegraph, UK), Crews race on Great Salt Lake (Salt Lake Tribune, USA), Hall club dips its oars into new regatta (Gainesville Times, USA), Provo's water-lovers row rather than wade (Provo Daily Herald, USA), Crowds fill waterfront for annual boat show (Myrtle Beach Sun News, USA), Steady as she rows (Knoxville News Sentinel, USA), London Games off to better start than Athens (NZZ Online, Switzerland - an interview with Denis Oswald), Old salts with saws (Waldo Village Soup, USA), Raider Rowers rally in Rochester (Colgate Maroon News, USA), World champs bid rescued by anonymous donors (NZ Herald, New Zealand), Sir Steve Redgrave to inspire pupils at Birmingham Schools indoor rowing championships (Row2k.com, USA), Ladies row home with gold (Kerryman, Ireland), Strokes on the water (Arizona Republic, USA), What a concept (Burlington Free Press, USA - nice pun boys), Rowers get a boost (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Duo row into the history books (icLiverpool, UK), Rowers launch boathouse work (Albany Times Union, USA), Hope does indeed float an, in this case, it wins (Ft Washington Montgomery Newspapers, USA), New scheme to take rowing to Glasgow's pupils (Herald, Scotland), Black New Yorkers: From Africa to America, a row of faith (Amsterdam News, USA), H2O water sports complex goes to HC (Dispatch & Courier, India), IPC to participate in World Rowing Forum (IPC, Germany).
Photos from racing - Tiffin SBH (UK, Photo-Row), Pairs Head (UK, Eliot George Photography), Pairs Head (BigBlade), Tyne LDS (UK, Ian Smith Photos).
12th October: The Edinburgh Rag (student newspaper, UK) has written a follow-up on the Scotsman story of last week.
8th October: the Blockley second inquest. There are detailed reports in the Times online , in today's Times newspaper , on the BBC website and in today's Telegraph (all UK). The Google newsgroup thread with Leo's parents notes on the final verdict is here .
7th October: Motorboat rips up rowing shell (North Shore News, Canada).
6th October: Olympic silver medallist cox Lord Colin Moynihan (formerly known as 'the Miniature for Sport' when he had the portfolio under a previous Conservative government) has won the election to become the new British Olympic Association Chairman. Loads of UK links including Moynihan wins vote for British Olympic chief (Guardian), From river to peer, Moynihan has never shirked battle (Guardian), Moynihan named new BOA chief (Daily Mail), Moynihan politic about lobbying row following BOA election (Scotsman), Political knowhow earns Moynihan Olympic challenge (Times), all UK. Blockley inquest - River tragedy coach 'drunk' (icLiverpool), Death 'might have been avoidable' (BBC News), both UK. Other press - Jones found to have defamed Coates (syndicated, Australia), Mom, teen daughter put in quality time on the water (Rockford Register Star, USA), Negotiations on dam nearly done (Augusta Chronicle, USA), NZ may bid for rowing world championships (Stuff, NZ), 'Martha' supports Children's Wish Foundation (Broadcaster Magazine, USA), Sac State Aquatic Center granted $495,000 (Sacramento Business Journal, USA), Public boat docks ready to open (Gateway Newspapers, USA).
5th October: Caborn under fire as Tory peer closes on Olympic job (Guardian, UK), Rower set for award (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), Should Michael Schumacher retire from Formula 1? (Sir Steve Redgrave and Nicky Lauda, Guardian, UK), Boat Race attracts elite trialists (The Times, UK), Master rower shares secrets of river, rowing (Quad City Times, USA), Champs change training routine (Fiji Times, Fiji - that's rowing as cross-training, an entertainingly novel idea), Clean up the Connecticut River (Wesleyan Argus, USA), California and Kentucky cities should fire corporate water giant (Newswire, USA - more ammunition for the RATS as Thames Water issues go global), Michigan Tech Rowing Club begins season with a splash (Daily Mining Gazette, USA), Lake Chabot gets paddle-friendly State grant to pay for rowing dock (Daily Review Online, USA).
4th October: News from the re-opened Blockley inquest - Rowing coach was 'legless' (Daily Telegraph, UK) and Coach 'legless' before tragedy (The Times). Other press links - Olympic rowing medallist shares winning techniques (The Mercury, South Africa), NDDC set for full action on N'Delta master plan (Daily Independent, Nigeria), Students' 1000-pint challenge attacked by drink body (Scotsman, UK - guys, just how stupid can you be?), River takes center stage (Lowell Sun, USA), In celebration of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (syndicated press release about the Row for the Cure, USA), Former BUSA rowers one-stop closer to Atlantic attempt (BUSA, UK), HSU Homecoming weekend to feature annual Paddlefest (Times-Standard, USA), Jackie left holding babies (Evening Times, UK), About 300 turn out for De Pere regatta (Appleton Post Crescent, USA), City project gasping for air gives crew team new life (Tufts Daily, USA).
3rd October - Mississippi River hosts Gophers' home event on Saturday (Minnesota Daily, USA), Fresh tuna, potato and green pepper stew (EiTB, Spain - a news article and cooking recipe all in one), Heroes given a timely tribute (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK), Rowing upstream on the Schuylkill (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Grosvenor veterans in oar-some form to win rowing final (icLiverpool, UK), A gallant Knight turns 100 (KeepMeCurrent.com, USA), Rats object to sewage (Wandsworth Borough Guardian, UK), King's go the Distance (icCheshireOnline, UK), Dr. Sarah returns to Fiji (Fiji Times, Fiji - about Sarah Springman, well-known in UK and Swiss masters rowing circles), Delivered from the deep (Observer, UK), Moynihan on course for victory (Telegraph, UK), Hemery faces final hurdle (Sunday Times, UK), North Allegheny wins six events (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, USA), Head of the Ohio competitors churn up Allegheny River (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, USA), Student rows path to success (Pioneer Press, USA), Great names find it a humbling game (Times, UK), Competition keeps athletic execs stoked (Crain's Detroit Business, USA), Dad puts oar in for hospital (Glasgow Daily Record, UK), Rowing squad back in training (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Coracles to serve tourists at sea festival (Nhan Dan, Vietnam), Early to bed, early to row (Green Bay Press Gazette, USA).
A bundle of UK links about Oliver Hicks' successful row of the Atlantic - World's slowest rower returns home (Community Newswire), Rower returns home (Suffolk Evening Star, UK), Rower completes slowest Atlantic crossing (ABC News, UK), British oarsman becomes youngest to row from US to Europe (Bloomberg, USA), Hero oarsman back in UK (The Sun, UK), Youngest Atlantic rower is also the slowest (Guardian Unlimited, UK). And the final links probably give the reason why this particular Atlantic rower has attracted so much interest - William gives rousing welcome as friend beats Atlantic rowing record (Telegraph) and Rower gets right Royal welcome (East Anglian Daily Times).
SEPTEMBER 2005
29th September: An interesting story in the (UK) Guardian and syndicated elsewhere round the world: Oi, faster! Scientists develop clothes to push athletes harder . Not entirely sure how much use.... And an obituary of John Levy by Chris Dodd (UK). Other press links - Dunphy moves practice from Palestra to Schuylkill River (Daily Pennsylvanian, USA), Cooper '89 brings intensity to news (Yale Daily, USA), Masters Games catches Canadian interest (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), HB world champions win sports awards (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Water taxi demonstration postponed due to hauler problem (The Chattanoogan, USA), Anti-vivisectionists claim responsibility for Oxford attack (Observer, UK), River walls still a-tumblin' down (Bedford Today, UK). Some relevance for those who follow the Fiserati in Drugs battle undermined by infighting (Telegraph, UK). And a snippet on the Iraqi rowing team (Almendhar, Iraq).
28th September - Blind athletes paddle for gold (Philadelphia Daily News, USA), Algeria wins eight medals in African Rowing Championship (Al-Bawaba, Jordan), Canoeing in the dams (Cyprus Mail, Cyprus, some relevance), MEAGOC passes GIDS test (China Daily, China), Ferry skipper in court over collision (syndicated, Australia), New organizations spring up all around campus (Ripon College Days, USA), Stars seeking technology edge (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia), Hemery cool on Moynihan report (Guardian Unlimited, UK), Rowers enjoy 'oarsome' run (Milton Keynes Citizen, UK), Oxford rules in the oar of the jungle (Australian, Australia), Home run for solo Atlantic oarsman (Community Newswire, UK), Colon cancer victim's family raises funding and awareness (San Mateo County Times, USA), Both charting their course (Maine Today, USA).
27th September: From the Times yesterday (UK) - Oxford beat Cambridge and crocs on Zambezi . Here's one of the pictures which was originally to have accompanied the story. And a shocking allegation from India: Conditions of sportsmanship in India (Sikhsangat News). Other press links - Orange cancels Hudson River regatta (Times Herald-Record, USA), Cuyler rows to medals in Scotland (Berkshire Eagle, USA), Cambridge women on top at Falls (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Rower faces new challenge (Yachting World, UK), Still ready to row (Columbus Dispatch, USA), New row coach looks to make a splash (News Record, USA), Harmony in the calm (Iowa City Press Citizen, USA), Groundbreaking Monday on the Waterfront (WHAS II.com, USA), Ha Noi dominates at National Rowing Championships 2005 (Viet Nam News Agency, Vietnam), NZ Rowing's success has generated $1.3million in 'added television coverage' (press release on Rudern1, Germany).
23rd September: This story in the Independent (UK) also interviews Bert Bushnell (see yesterday). Plus - Kenya needs to promote watersports among youth (Daily Nation, Kenya), School's six of best (icCheshire Online, UK), Carter Lake citizens fight back against garbage (Daily Nonpareil, USA), Smiles all round as twins drop in (Hawke's Bay Today, New Zealand), Champion rowing twins promote education in the Bay (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), Golden girls cruise to glory (icCheshire Online, UK), Knight Foundation names CC alumna to athletics commission (Connecticut College, USA), River celebration Sunday (Voices, USA), Carnival and lifeguards get town cash (Exmouth Journal, UK - yes it really does involve rowing), That's oar-some (South Manchester Reporter, UK), Late-comer to the sport provides power for the Minnesota rowing program (Minnesota Daily, USA), Crew program makes splash in Cleveland (Saline Reporter, USA - a thoughtful little story).
And another small mention of Bert Bushnell in the Times' "Insider" column (UK).
22nd September - Lakes Region Conservation Trust to raffle off boat (Laconia Citizen, USA), Hamilton group pushing to use river for rowing events (Hamilton Journal News, USA)/
20th September - Team building moves to Boathouse Row (press release, Philadelphia Flyers, USA), Row for the Cure press release (USA), Don Swayne, longtime newsman and community volunteer, died Saturday (Brockville Recorder and Times, Canada), Flyers survive blistering day rowing on the river (Philadelphia Daily News, USA), Teams forced to decide between competing Games (365gay.com, USA), Over $31,000 raised at Seattle's Row for the Cure (Row2k.com, USA), Star pipped at post in Masters (Bedford Today, UK).
19th September - Club pulls together to launch boathouse (Chicago Sun-Times, USA), Violent weather leaves path of destruction in Waikato (Stuff, New Zealand - apparently the storm damaged the Matangi Sports Museum), A passion for rowing (Marin Independent-Journal, USA), Rebecca Annitto sparkled in life (Trentonian, USA), Services today for teen killed in accident (Trentonian, USA), Friends recall girl killed in accident (Trenton Times, USA), Three-car crash kills Stuart student, injures 3 others (Princeton Packet, USA), Rowers lobby for expansion (CHEK TV News, Canada), Lake Lanier Rowing Club hosts 'Taste of Gainesville' (Access North Georgia, USA - a good offseason use for a venue), Two centuries on, Nelson's spirit sails again (Telegraph, UK - with a good picture), Sports bodies streamlined to prepare future medal winners (Guardian, UK), Students to quiz world champion rowing twins (Scoop, New Zealand), Head of the Charles founder to speak at BLS Crew fund-raiser (Allston-Brighton TAB, USA), Cohasset call for volunteers (Cohasset Mariner, USA), Louisville takes both rowing stake races Saturday (Murray State News, USA), Yarra water 'dirty and dangerous' (The Age, Australia), Pinsent praises oarsome effort (London local syndications, UK), Berth of a new era for canal (Scotsman, UK), Funeral honour for Skiff members (Richmond & Twickenham Times, UK), Olympic hero to launch Clipper (Liverpool Daily Post, UK - love the cheesy grin, Crackers).
16th September: A fascinating piece about Daniel Amichai Marcus: Down by the riverside in the Jerusalem Post (Israel). Other press links - one I missed earlier is Rowing 8's curse strikes again (Fox Sports, Australia, with an unbeatable comment from Aussie HPD Noel Donaldson), and more recently Rowing coach eyes more golden days (Howick and Pakuranga Times, New Zealand, though it reiterates what I believe to be untrue, that Mahe broke two vertebrae in May - the word at the time was he was just badly bruised), Nelson funeral procession to be re-enacted on Thames (Reuters, UK), Rowers in race to lift cup... and raise cash (Glasgow Evening Times, Scotland), Naked ambition for charity (Chester Evening Leader, UK), Rowers start fall campaign (Yarmouthport Register, USA), Western crew to face Germans on Thames meet (London Free Press, Canada), Coach and crew are restoring Vesper Boat Club to prominence (syndicated, USA), Rowers to receive $4.6M boathouse (Minnesota Daily, USA), Beery as happy for teammates as himself (Princeton Daily Clarion, USA), Susanne Botta lives a life connected to water (Shore Publishing, USA), Green belt pools vetoed (Calcutta Telegraph, Australia), Celebrity torsos cast for cancer cause (Bay of Plenty Times, New Zealand), Rowers get two page splash (Bermuda Sun, Bermuda), Neil lends expertise to Canisius High (Buffalo News, USA).
15th September: A mere snippet by current NZ standards - Great Race ball a beautiful bash (Waikato Times, NZ). I hope the growth coming out of Kiel Petersen's head is actually a bird-mask....
14th September - Aquatic center open for business (Orion Online, USA), 1 great park for Irvine, 7 elaborate possibilities (LA Times, USA), Boca Raton teen competes in world rowing championships (Palm Beach Post, USA), G-ROW aims to foster girls' strengths, confidence (Newton TAB, USA), Short Ships Regatta proves a big hit (Knox Village Soup, USA).
13th September: I didn't pick up the story behind this when the tragedy happened at the start of the month: Alice boat honour (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia). And - Fall activities abound in Georgetown County, South Carolina (press release, USA), It's bronze for Guerette (Bristol Press, USA), Commonwealth Games athletes hit the links at HBC's annual golf tournament (CNW Telbec, Canada - a quick mention of what Marnie McBean's up to at the moment), Plane daft (see pages 2-3 for a gossipy snippet, Herald, UK), Be still, my beating heart, or not. (Washington Post, USA, only tangentially about rowing but a useful disquistion on heart rates), Washington men's crew falls to New Zealand eight in Great Race (Row2k.com, USA), Ferry operator faces court over school rowing collision (ABC Online, Australia), Passing the buck (Kathimerini, Greece), Rowing champs reward huge crowd , Waikato come out on top in river 'dogfight' , Waikato relish chance of revenge and Big boat win one-off: Evers-Swindell (all Waikato Times, New Zealand).
12th September: Champions assist Waikato cause (New Zealand Herald). Crackpotwatch: Boat star paddles Channel (The Sun), Rower paddles to world record (Scotsman). And - Focus shifts to Saran lake - watersports controversy (The Calcutta Telegraph, India), Alumnus becomes Habitat head (Daily Tar Heel, USA), Lake Club, CRC best (Calcutta Telegraph, India), County to pitch conservation funds request (Venice Gondolier, USA), No shortage of excitement, hope and waves (Berria, Spain), Food for thought as rations let in water (syndicated, UK), Golden eye (Sunday Times, UK), Romero leads race for more gold (Sunday Times, UK), Tonks in for long haul (New Zealand Herald), Boats, blisters, barnacles (Portsmouth Herald News, USA), Stubborn streak runs in Drysdale's blood (New Zealand Herald), Rowers feed off team-mates' golden successes (New Zealand Herald), Rowing for Habitat (Richmond Out in the Mountains, USA), Egg-centric boatie paddles Thames (Richmond & Twickenham Times, UK).
9th September - Sewage sums don't add up say Putney rowers (Wandsworth Borough Guardian, UK), Local agency receives national award (The Day, USA), Rowing coach Blake bobs up for gold (Tasmania Advocate, Australia - though no mention of the row over medical eligibility, I note), Redgrave backs Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games bid (syndicated, UK), Donostian trainera rowing races (EiTB, Spain), Labour backs New Zealand in sport (Scoop, NZ), Oarsman on a slow row to record (Times, UK), Return of the fern (New Zealand Herald - nice title guys, shame the fern logo on the NZ black blades no longer looks like one!), Bexhill hosts thrilling rowing championships (Bexhill Observer, UK), Rowers aim to make it a regatta to remember (Glasgow Evening Times, UK), Lightweight four win world championship silver (Corkman, Ireland), Oar inspiring (BBC Sport, UK), Olympic star at the office (This is Hertfordshire, UK), Rower prepares for fund-raising bid (Community Newswire, UK), Skibb oarsmen's success in Japan being celebrated (Southern Star, Ireland), Rowers plan benefit reception to promote North Atlantic trip (News Tribune, USA), They're cleaning up a lazy river (Boston Globe, USA), On the 'school row' (Stratford-upon-Avon Herald, UK), Drysdale switches to single oar (a fairly goggle-eyed uninformed piece from the New Zealand Herald), Come boating! rowing regatta Sept. 17 (Waldo Village Soup, USA).
8th September: Glory for Hants crews at south coast event (This is Southampton, UK).
7th September: more antics from Crackers - Olympic hero scraps Channel surf (BBC News, UK). The Anorak column has picked up the incongruity of his appearing on the Telegraph front page (though not that it was on a day when his former team-mates had won both the hoped-for golds in Japan), and he's made it to this week's Daily Mail caption competition . That agent of his is certainly earning the salary. And a former crewmate of his is going to be scrutinising honours nominations (again BBC News, UK). Other press - Rowers may get civic reception (Waikato Times, New Zealand), After the reward comes the pain for world champion rower (Waikato Times, NZ), Squad cheering for our rowers (Waikato Times, NZ), Grant would target bayside site (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, USA), Huskies' crew faces upstream Kiwi battle (Seattle Times, USA), Scholarships to help athletes study and train (Scoop, New Zealand), More water planned for varsity race (New Zealand Herald), Time was worth gold for pair of CRI rowers (Newton TAB, USA), Rowing champ's triumphant return (MyTown Bay of Plenty, New Zealand), Further incentives for gold medal winning rowers (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), The Short Ships are coming... (Lincoln Mercury, USA), High times for the sport (New Zealand Herald), Golden boy back home (Stuff, New Zealand), Where are they now? (Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, Canada), A sporting heritage (Young People Now, UK), PM congratulates Polymeros on gold at World Rowing Championships (Athens News Agency, Greece - now that's how to treat your new world champions!), Six of the best for city club (Peterborough Evening Telegraph, UK), Lansdowne's McElhenney on triumphant rowing eight (Philadelphia Daily News, USA), Coles spurred on by world title win (Stuff, New Zealand), Team deserves more recognition, says former champ (New Zealand Herald), From numb to sensation (New Zealand Herald), Les Clark - soldier of sport (Wanganui Chronicle, New Zealand), Wests miss a medal (Cambridge Evening News, UK), Canada finishes strong at World Rowing Championships (CBC News, Canada), SA pair take silver at rowing champs (Independent Online, South Africa), Rudder trouble is a Stroker luck (Guernsey Weekly Press, UK), Sanna St?n and Minna Nieminen row to bronze medal in Japan (Helsingen Sanomat, Finland), Beery wins gold medal (Indianapolis Star, USA), Slovenia's quadruple sculls win silver (Slovenia News, Slovenia).
5th September: Women's quad nail Germans (Dan Topolski, Guardian), Britain's golden girls stun Germans (Chris Dodd, Independent), Women's quad seize chance (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Williams leads British medal charge to the power of four (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Late charge gives Britain gold and Scot Grainger title record (Mike Haggerty, Herald), (Non-UK) - American rowers win three medals at worlds (CNN/SI, USA), Eight is enough to rule world as 'lay down' put to rest (syndicated, Australia), Rowers put All Blacks in the shadows (Stuff, New Zealand), Drysdale now wants Olympic gold (Stuff, New Zealand), NZ rowing poised for golden era (Stuff, New Zealand), Cambridge rowing coach lectures on value of brand (Scoop, New Zealand), World Championship success fuels hosting bid (syndicated, New Zealand), Canada finishes world rowing championships with gold, bronze (syndicated, Canada), Kiwis notch up their own golden hour (New Zealand Herald), Martin grabs double gold (Ballarat Courier, Australia), Irish rowers win silver in Japan (RTE Interactive, Ireland), http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/rowing/4212930.stm">Archibald wins world rowing medal (BBC News, UK), Canadian men's four row to bronze (London Free Press, UK).
4th September: UK press links - Britain bask in golden glow (Dan Topolski, Observer), Williams drives four to world crown (Chris Dodd, Independent on Sunday), Coxless four on crest of a wave (Rachel Quarrell, Sunday Telegraph).
3rd September: UK press pieces - Day of failure but Britain's hopes stay high (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Quadruple scullers frustrated as Britain's success ends (Chris Dodd, Independent), Hopes grounded as crews miss cut (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Germans pip British men's quad (Dan Topolski, Guardian), Partridge in a share of glee (Sporting Life). Other press - Four golds for jubilant NZ rowers (Stuff, New Zealand), Drysdale leads charge (New Zealand Herald), One year on and five more finals await (New Zealand Herald), WSU rowing team finds body in river (Kansas.com, USA), Evers-Swindells twins win 3rd straight world title (Japan Today, don't seem to be able to count.....), Good day for Irish in Japan (RTE Interactive, Ireland), Golden day for Kiwi rowers (TVNZ, New Zealand), Twins nervous ahead of worlds (syndicated, New Zealand), History beckons for NZ rowers (Stuff, New Zealand). And there's an online radio interview with Mahe Drysdale (done before his final) in which he reveals his eclectic taste in music including that classic rowing choice 'Eye of the Tiger'. Niiiiiice.
2nd September: UK press links - Coxless four cruise through to final (Chris Dodd, Independent), Brits lose momentum in semis (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Coxless four qualify for final without breaking into a sweat (Mike Rosewell, The Times). Other press - Canada's coxed four team third in race at world rowing championships (CJAD, Canada), Blue shark 'sighting' off Cornwall (Virgin.net, UK), Aussie rowers advance to finals (syndicated, Australia), Two crews qualify for finals in Japan (RTE Interactive, Ireland), Women's quad ease into Sunday's final (syndicated, UK), Law of the most powerful boats (Berria, Spain), New wave of rowers hits Japan (CHEK TV News, Canada), Hoopman helps '4' boat to world final (Sheboygan Press, USA), Penn AC rower helps US team make final (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), Olympic rower who helped beat Germany as Hitler watched, dies (Bremerton Sun, USA), Busy off-season for men's crew (Bulletin, USA), Rowing to the white carpet (Hurricane Online, USA), Record beckons for Cech, Di Clemente (Business Day, South Africa), Word of warning from one of rowing's legends (syndicated, New Zealand), Heavyweight four bow out (Unison, Ireland), Rower out of pairs contest (Warrnambool Standard, Australia), IOC arrive to start helping create our vision (slight rowing interest, Telegraph, UK), Ura fails to make finals (Japan Today, Japan), Men's pair feeling the pressure (TVNZ, New Zealand).
1st September: UK press links - Smith destroys giants on perfect day for Britain (Chris Dodd, Independent), British prove awesome (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), Smith beats heavyweights as medal hopes stay high (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Seven shine in full house for Britain (Dan Topolski, Guardian). Other press links - US women make world rowing final (Philadelphia Inquirer, USA), GB pair qualify for rowing finals (BBC Sport, UK), Ex-coxswain joins Aztecs crew staff (North County Times, USA), Men's eight fails to make final (London Free Press and syndicated, Canada), Lind advances at world rowing (Greensboro News Record, USA), Boat yard transforms into family-friendly club (Greenwich Time, UK), Hoosier coach doubles as team's master craftsman (Indiana Daily Student, USA), All NZ rowers go through (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Needham's Campanella leads US national quadruple sculls crew (Needham Times, USA), Five-star Irish seal semis spot (Irish Independent, Ireland), Legendary UW rower Jim McMillin dies at age 91 (GoHuskies, USA), Japan's Ura clocks world-best time (Japan Times, Japan), Oar & paddle (Martha's Vineyard Times, USA), Coxless four in semis (New Zealand Herald), Kiwis bid for rowing glory (TVNZ, New Zealand), Marin rowers both advance to world rowing semifinals (Marin Independent-Journal, USA), Ura sets world's fastest time (Japan Today, Japan), Ryan announces mayoral bid (Lincoln City News Guard, USA), It's "Land Ho!" for the Hoh (Port Townsend Leader, USA), Aussie eight reaches final (syndicated, Australia), Lambertville club finds a new home (Advance of Bucks County, USA), Schoolgirl tragedy: Team player loved sport (Herald Sun, Australia), Man swept away by flood (Tasmania Examiner, Australia - actually a snippet about a rowing pontoon), Brits bounce back in Japan (Sporting Life, UK), Users to get say in tarn's future (News & Star, UK), Canadians off to a fast start (Globe and Mail, Canada), Smith claims victory in repechage (BBC Sport, UK), Sports news (Danmark.dk, Denmark), Jim McMillin dies at 91: Captain of UW's most famous crew (Seattle Post Intelligencer, USA), Gardner, Silberstein row to great lengths (Newton TAB, USA), Men's eight struggles at world regatta (London Free Press, Canada).
And piles of coverage from Row2k (USA), NLRoei (Netherlands) and Rudern1 (Germany), amongst others.
There's a nice heads-up in the Rutland Herald (USA) that a new ABC show will open with some rowing.
And an inventive use of rowing in the Tom Stoppard play 'The Invention of Love' , reviewed in the American magazine "Back Stage". And a profile of Jim Butterfield in the Bermuda Sun (Bermuda).
AUGUST 2005
31st August: UK press links - Grainger leads the way to final (Mike Rosewell, Times), British women quadruple scullers take fast track to final as records tumble (Chris Dodd, Independent), Women lead the way for medal quest (Telegraph, UK), Grainger leads British women in Japan (Mike Haggerty, Herald), and Germans set marker for Grainger's quad (Dan Topolski, Guardian).
30th August: UK press links - Coxless four's opening cruise (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph), British crews ensure the waiting was worthwhile ? (Mike Rosewell, The Times), Partridge back in the flow (Chris Dodd, Independent).
29th August: Press links - Current fears in the past (Rachel Quarrell, Daily Telegraph, UK), Opposition drown in Blues' winning wake , (NewsShopper, UK), Canadian pair advances to semifinal at World Rowing Championships (syndicated, Canada), Youth team defends rowing title (Tasmania Examiner, Australia), Summer jobs keep Indiana rowers fit (College Sports, USA), Pulling power (Garry Herbert, BBC Sport, with the stunning description of Steve W "relying on his bags of experience"), Bulgarian rowing duo enters world championship finals (Sofia News Agency, Bulgaria - the first Eng-lang mention of rowing I can recall in the online Bulgarian press), British rowers reach world semis (BBC Sport, UK), Good start to rowing champs (Newstalk ZB, New Zealand), Crews all set to hit the water after wait (Dan Topolski, Guardian, UK), Rowers raring to go (NZ City, New Zealand), Obesity to athlete (Munster Times, USA), A medal for mom (Virginia Pilot, USA), Drysdale kicks off world champs for NZ (New Zealand Herald), Men's four lead the way as Britain take on world (Mike Rosewell, The Times, UK), Rowers won't lie down (syndicated, Australia), Rowing club support (Bexhill Observer, UK), Clubs get into a friendly row on river (Journal News, USA).
28th August: Press bits and pieces - Hodge takes Pinsent role (Dan Topolski, Observer, UK), Smith's single-handed voyage towards 2012 (Nick Townsend, Independent), Rowers back on water (NZ City, New Zealand), and an interesting bit I missed two weeks ago - Sports stars have a freakish advantage (Sunday Times, UK, 14th August).
28th August: An obituary for Kenneth Spencer , former Etonian housemaster and rower (Telegraph, UK).
27th August: Press links - Club hosts open day to celebrate centenary (Limerick Post, Ireland), Mixed zone: rowers blown off course (Sarah Edworthy, Telegraph, UK), Grobler relishes fresh challenge (Rachel Quarrell, Telegraph, UK), Subaru again drives sponsorship of the Head of the Schuylkill (press release, USA), Rowing back to glory (Philly.com, USA), Can a little rowboat glide where the Titanic failed? (News Tribune, USA), Treble of championship titles for Ryde rowers (Isle of Wight County Press, UK), Typhoon delays Aussie rowers (syndicated, Australia), Animal rights activists target Oxford as next major battlefront (Globe and Mail, Canada), Beery's World bids delayed by typhoon (Princeton Daily Clarion, USA), Typhoon misses world champs (New Zealand Herald), Harnedy comes on board (Unison, Ireland), Local rowers unveil boat to row across the Atlantic (King5, USA), Typhoon affects world rowing championships (Daily Times, Pakistan, Lipton Cup up for grabs at Rabbit Lake (Daily Miner & News, Canada), Irish rowing team for World Championships in named (RTE Interactive, Ireland), River 
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