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Posted: 9th December 2024

Margaret MacRitchie passed away recently. Margaret (wife of Jim) was a great helper at Scottish Rowing and international events over the years.

Her funeral will be at the Hurlet Crematorium, Glasgow Road, Glasgow, G53 7TH, near Barrhead at 1.00pm on the 16th December and then at the House for an Art Lover, Bellahouston Park.  The family would welcome old rowing friends.

Posted: 21 October 2024

Scottish Rowing is pleased to introduce the Board of Directors for the year ahead following the recent AGM held on Sunday 6^th October.

Read more: Scottish Rowing Board of Directors - 2024

Posted: 4th October 2024

Author: Robert Gordon

Inverness Rowing Club accepted funding from the Highland Council Common Good Fund and in doing so pledged to put something back into the community. As the Hospice is a locally recognised charity, we thought to contact them about possible fundraising opportunities and so the Highland Hospice Regatta was born.

Read more: Highland Hospice Regatta

Posted: 19 September 2024

17 Scottish athletes took the trip to Brandenburg, Germany to race at the 50th World Rowing Masters Regatta on the 11th – 15th of September. The World Masters event takes place annually, attracting athletes from across the world to compete in the 5-day event. 

Read more: Scottish Masters Take on the World

Posted: 18th September 2024

The Scottish Rowing Coach Academy exists to support and develop young coaches and help them reach their potential. Providing them with access to the network and opportunities required to thrive. It aims to provide education, opportunity and community for the next generation of coaches as they develop their own coaching style.

Please see the Recruitment Pack for more informationHERE.

Read more: Coach Academy 2024-25

Posted: 17th Sept 2024

This weekend saw the GB Beach Sprint Team, including a record number of Scottish athletes, take second place in the medal table at the 2024 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals, in Genoa, Italy. 

Accompanied by Beach Sprint Pathway Coach, Iain Docwra, six senior Scottish athletes flew out to Italy as part of the GB Rowing Team. This was the first year of the event since the announcement that the Beach Sprints discipline was to be added to the Los Angeles Olympic Games programme in 2028, resulting in strength in depth across all boat classes including many current and former Olympians.

Read more: Success for Scottish athletes at the World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals – Genoa 2024