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Lawrence Farquarson – London Youth Rowing

S3 Ep.4  If you heard my interview with Andy Triggs Hodge last year you may remember him talking about the brilliant charity, London Youth Rowing, which does fantastic work changing young people's lives through rowing. I was keen to get one of their coaches on the podcast to talk in a bit more detail about…

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Napoleon Griffin on male breast cancer, diversity in rowing and the joy of sculling

S3, Ep 3. As many of you know, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018, and had a mastectomy, chemo and immunotherapy, and since then I've been on a bit of a mission to inform people about things they might need to know about the condition. Which is why I was so thrilled when…

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Charles Watson, founder of River Action UK, on the crisis in our rivers

S3, Ep.2 It would have been lovely not to need to do this interview, but sadly our rivers – and the River Wye in particular – are in crisis, and as rowers and river-lovers you ought to know what's going on. So today I'm talking to Charles Watson, founder of charity and campaigning group, River…

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Kate Lindgren aka the Blind Sculler

S3, Ep.1 A very warm welcome back to the podcast for season 3. I'm really delighted to introduce you to Kate Lindgren, my latest guest, who is a member of Peterborough Rowing Club and a passionate sculler. Having lost her sight as a young woman, she only came to rowing later in life but has…

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Girl on the River’s 10 year anniversary

Ten years ago I pressed “publish” on my very first Girl on the River post, and I don’t think it’s overdramatic to say that in that moment, my life changed. In August 2011, I was very new to the sport. My rowing was extremely scrappy. My kit was extremely shiny. I was a novice in…

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Wendy Martinson, OBE, lead nutritionist for the GB Rowing Team

S2, Ep. 6 In all the excitement of the Tokyo Olympics, it's easy to forget about the team supporting the athletes. Behind every medal and record and personal best, there's a huge network of people making sure the athlete performs at their best. Which is why I was so delighted to talk to this week's…

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Rivercide – what YOU can do to help

If you watched last night’s powerful, live documentary, Rivercide, about the crisis in our rivers, the chances are you’re feeling angry, shocked, depressed and desperate to do something to help (by the way, you can still watch it here – it is brilliant and essential viewing). I’ve already blogged here about things you can do…

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Camilla Hadland, rowing commentator

S2 Episode 5 Camilla Hadland has a voice that many of you will recognise. Having started rowing as a junior at a small club, she won a place in the U23 Women’s 8 and competed at the World Junior Championships in 2010, where they won Britain's first ever women’s gold medal at that event. After…

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Robin Winkels on the joy of teaching cancer patients to row

As soon as I heard about Row to Recovery I knew I wanted to talk to Robin Winkels, who founded it. Robin is a rower who, as a result of one phone call in 2014, ended up founding a charity that provides rowing for people who are undergoing or have had treatment for cancer. It's…

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Baz Moffat, ex-GB rower and women’s health coach, on women’s health and sporting performance

Before I go any further, I want to say something to my male listeners. This episode is for you, too. If you're a male coach working with female athletes, it's an absolute must-listen, but even if you're not, assuming you have a wife or a mother or a daughter or a sister or a female…

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