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Posted: 9 June 2021

The British Olympic Association has today announced a 45-strong rowing team, including a record nine Scottish athletes, to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Six of the nine Scottish rowers will be competing at their first Olympics whilst the team also features three returning Olympians including Rio silver medallists Karen Bennett and Polly Swann.

Read more: Record Nine Rowers Selected for Team GB at Tokyo Olympics

Posted: 14 May 2021

Whilst Scotland’s leading rowers on the GB Rowing Team prepare for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics this summer, closer to home the next generation of talented athletes have been training hard towards their own long-term goals as part of the Scottish Rowing Performance Programme.

Since October, the twelve athletes who make up this season’s Scottish Rowing Performance Programme contingent have been training in person, as per Scottish Government rules allowing for the continuation of performance and professional sport.  Under this special dispensation, the athletes have been able to travel to and from training and have had access to indoor and outdoor facilities at approved venues.

Read more: Scottish Rowing Performance Programme: Rowing in a Pandemic 

Posted: 5 May 2021

We are delighted to announce that the Event Notice and Event Information for the Scottish Rowing Junior Summer Regatta taking place on Saturday the 5th of June are now available on the event website at http://www.scotchamps.org/index.php/jsr/jsr-ei

Read more: Scottish Rowing Junior Summer Regatta 2021

Posted: 6 May 2021

Over the last 14 months during the COVID-19 Pandemic, our clubs have pulled together as a community like never before, overcoming obstacles,hurdles and setbacks time after time.In spite of their own challenges, many clubs have still recognised the challenges faced by people out with their own membership and taken action.

Read more: Scottish Rowing Cause of the Month

Posted May 4 2021

Members and friends of Clyde Amateur Rowing Club are saddened to learn that former member Annelise Grimason (nee Rennie) has sadly passed away. 

Annelise, who was 50, had been diagnosed with cancer 5 years ago and suffered a decline in the last year.  She was a pupil at Hutcheson’s Academy in Glasgow, and, with her pairs partner Catriona Maccallum, represented GB at the Junior World Championships in Cologne in 1987, making them the first female Scottish Rowing crew to achieve full GB selection.   They won the B final to come 7th. East Germany won the A final.

Read more: Obituary - Annelise Rennie

Posted: 9 April 2021

The 2019/20 Scottish Rowing Awards took place on our social media channels last week with six awards being presented virtually across the week.

Read more: 2019/2020 Scottish Rowing Award Winners