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Posted: September 6, 2013

A year ago Polly Swann was reflecting on what could have been after injury robbed her of a chance of making the women’s eight for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Just over 12 months later and the former George Heriot’s School pupil and Edinburgh University student is sitting on top of the world after victory in the women’s coxless pair at the World Rowing Championships in South Korea.

Posted: 23rd August, 2013

Scottish Rowing is pleased to announce the appointment of Amanda Cobb as Chief Operating Officer.

Mike Morrice, President of Scottish Rowing said: ‘This appointment is a major step forward for Scottish Rowing and we all look forward to working with Amanda to ensure Scottish Rowing continues to grow and be successful on all fronts.’

SIX SCOTTISH ROWERS have today been selected as part of the GB Rowing Team for the World Championships in Chungju, Korea later this month.

After completing a hat-trick of 2013 World Cup gold medals, Edinburgh’s Polly Swann will once again take to the start line alongside Olympic Champion Helen Glover in the women’s pair. The duo have been unbeatable since they teamed up at the start of the year, collecting victories on the waters of Sydney, Eton Dorney and Lucerne.

Dumfries Schools Rowing Association athlete Calum Michael has claimed four medals, including two golds rowing for GB, at the 2013 Coupe de la Jeunesse in Lucerne, Switzerland. The annual "Coupe" event is regarded as one of Europe's most prestigious U18 international regattas and this year took place on the historic Rotsee course.

Read more: Scottish HIR Team Selection

Posted: July 2013

Edinburgh’s Polly Swann has completed a hat-trick of 2013 World Cup titles and claimed the overall leaders' bib at the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne.
The regatta in Switzerland provided the GB Rowing Team with their final chance to test themselves against world-class opposition ahead of next month’s world championships in South Korea. In total, the British squad won two gold medals and one bronze, along with the overall 2013 world cup trophy.

Posted: July 13th 2013

Rowers from University Rowing Aberdeen, a partnership between Aberdeen University, Robert Gordon University and Scottish Rowing took part in the world-famous Henley Royal Regatta last week in glorious sunshine and in front of huge crowds.

Iona Riley and Lewis McCue from Robert Gordon University and Gary Wilson made the 530-mile trip south to compete in crews comprised of British rowers looking to make the Great Britain Under-23 rowing squad this summer. McCue and Wilson raced in the Ladies Challenge Plate, which despite the name is for male crews just below a senior international level and Riley raced in the Rememham Challenge Cup, an event for international-standard women's crews.

Posted: June 25th 2013

On Sunday 23rd June Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association organised and hosted the 5th Aberdeen Inter-Schools Regatta which sees the wet start crews from their schools project race against each other. All crews had a maximum of 10 weeks rowing experience and raced each other in coxed quads over a 300m distance. There were 49 wet start rowers representing 6 Aberdeen City and Shire schools whilst the 100+ ASRA members had the rare chance to represent their own school with 7 crews representing 17 schools racing in coxed quads.

DEBUTANT SWANN SETS THE STANDARD WITH GOLD AT WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Chief Operating Officer Appointment

SIX SCOTS SELECTED IN GB ROWING TEAM FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN KOREA

Coupe Medals for Calum

Rower Riley Brings Home Silver

Rowing at SDS Summer Camp

Scottish HIR Team Selection

Swann Completes Hat-trick of World Cup Titles

Aberdeen Rowers at Henley Royal Regatta

ASRA Inter-schools Regatta

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