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Rowing and elitism: a state school has its say

Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 11th, 2012

After my last post about whether rowing is elitist, a lovely woman called Rachel got in touch to tell me about the Herculean efforts that she and a bunch of other parents and grandparents have been putting in to give their kids a chance to row at the state school they attend. I was so [...]

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Is rowing elitist? The Boat Race 2012 and Trenton Oldfield

Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 7th, 2012

So the newsfest that is the 2012 Boat Race continues, and now it appears that we know who the rogue swimmer is: a 35-year-old man named Trenton Oldfield (with a name like that he should have been a rocker, not a protester) wishing to complain about elitism. In an extended rant he set out his [...]

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