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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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Introducing Girl on the River, the podcast!

I have news! Exciting news! Today I’m launching Girl on the River, the Podcast – a brand new podcast to go side by side with Girl on the River the blog. At Girl on the River the Podcast I’ll be interviewing cool and interesting people from all around the rowing and sporting world. Among the…

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Rowing and elitism: a state school has its say

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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