Edinburgh rower Amy Newton recently had the opportunity to visit the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games as part of the Team Scotland Achieve 2022 Programme.
The Achieve programme, developed by Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS) in partnership with the Team Scotland Youth Trust, provides talented young athletes and coaches from across a range of sports with the opportunity to get behind the scenes of a major games with the support of an experienced mentor, as well as providing a range of workshops aimed at educating and inspiring the next generation.
Scottish Rowing nominated Amy for this opportunity following her hard work and dedication to the sport over the past 12 months. The George Heriot’s School rower, who represented the GB Rowing Team across the 2021/22 season, has captured her some of her thoughts from the Birmingham visit in the form of a short blog below.
Read more: Team Scotland Achieve 2022 Programme
The Scotland Rowing Team lifted a much-coveted trophy at the first Home International Rowing Beach Sprints event, hosted by Scottish Rowing and the University of St Andrews.
The dynamic new race format, involving a combination of sprinting and agility on both the land and water, made its debut on Saturday 20 August as part of the Home International Rowing (HIR) portfolio of events that has been celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2022.
Read more: Scotland lifts trophy at inaugural Beach Rowing event
Posted: 16 August 2022
Written by Sam Winton, Scottish Rowing Board Member
It’s been a month of inspiring sporting performances, not just within rowing but from other sports as well. At the opening of the Commonwealth games, there was a powerful reminder of how far we have to come for LGBTQ+ inclusion, as the majority of participating countries still criminalize homosexuality. Sadly, for many sports is still a hostile space where only a privilege few can thrive and find success. This may be determined by gender, sexuality, race or other factors like upbringing and economic status. Nevertheless, when discussing LGBTQ+ inclusion within sport, and particularly rowing, I hear people question the relevance of sexuality or identity – something that would never happen when discussing gender or other characteristics. It’s something I myself have questioned in the past, wondering why it is relevant, yet attending the Eurogames this year showed me why it’s so important to continue having these conversations.
Read more: Eurogames | Sam's Blog
Posted: 15 August 2022
A reminder to clubs that the Scottish Rowing AGM will take place as a virtual meeting on Sunday 9th October. Member clubs can send two representatives to the AGM who are entitled to vote on behalf of the club.
A number of Board positions are up for re-election at the 2022 AGM.
Read more: *Reminder* - Scottish Rowing AGM 2022
Posted: 12 August 2022
Scottish Rowing is today opening applications for the 2022-23 Junior Academy programme, which aims to support talented junior rowers to reach their potential in the sport. We were delighted that last season saw a record number of Scots selected for GB U19 teams, seven of whom were part of the inaugural Academy programme.
The second edition of the Scottish Rowing Junior Academy will provide education, opportunity and community for athletes (targeted at J16-18 age groups), coaches and parents, creating pathways for more Scottish rowers to continue in the sport and achieve success nationally and internationally.
The Junior Academy programme has been developed by the Scottish Rowing performance team with input from the sportscotland institute of sport and the GB Rowing Team. Academy athletes will benefit from a camp-based programme delivered between October and April focusing on physical preparation, crew boat skills and performance behaviours.
Read more: Applications open for the 2022-23 Junior Academy programme
Posted: 2 August, 2022
Scotland’s rowers returned with four medals from the combined World Rowing Under 19 and Under 23 Championships in Varese, Italy, which concluded at the weekend.
Eight Scottish rowers had traveled out to these championships as part of the GB Rowing Team, including a record six athletes at under 19 level. The GB Rowing Team enjoyed a strong campaign with all crews featuring Scottish athletes progressing to A finals.
Starting the medal rush was former Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association (ASRA) athlete, Miles Beeson, now representing Molesey Boat Club and Yale University.
Miles Beeson (second from left) and the GB Rowing Team under 23 men's coxless four - photo credit AllMarkOne
Read more: Scottish rowers celebrate medal success at combined world championships
Posted: 27 July 2022
Scotland Rowing Team crews won four events at the 2022 Home International Rowing (HIR) Regatta hosted by England Rowing at the London Regatta Centre, London Docklands, on Saturday 23 July.
Read more: Home International Rowing Regatta 2022
Posted: 26 July 2022
Eight Scottish rowers and two Scottish coaches are part of a strong GB Rowing Team set to compete at this week’s combined U19 and U23 World Rowing Championships in Varese, Italy.
Photo credit: AllMarkOne
Read more: Scots set to represent GB Rowing Team at combined U19 and U23 World Championships
Posted: 21 July 2022
Sixty athletes from 16 clubs will represent the Scotland Rowing Team on Saturday at the 54th edition of the Home International Rowing (HIR) Regatta, the annual match between the four home nations which this year is being hosted by England at the London Docklands Regatta Centre.
Read more: Scotland Rowing Team announced for the 2022 Home International Regatta
Posted: 15 July, 2022
Scottish rowers made a strong contribution as the GB Rowing Team topped the medal table at World Rowing Cup 3 in Lucerne at the weekend. GB crews featuring Scottish athletes returned home with three gold medals and one silver following a series of blistering performances on the Rotsee.
Read more: World Rowing Cup 3, Lucerne (8-10 July)
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