Posted on September 3, 2012 | Filed under Rowing
Great Britain’s fantastic achievements in rowing at London 2012 have resulted in a huge increase in enquiries to the club. If you are interested in taking up the sport please read the details on our ROWING page (click on ROWING tab at the top of the page).
All ROWING enquiries should be directed to our Head Coach by email to eveshamheadcoach@gmail.com
Posted on August 5, 2012 | Filed under Rowing
Congratulations to Alex Gregory, Evesham member and former junior rower at the club, for a fantastic race on Saturday winning GOLD in the London 2012 Olympic Games. Alex was rowing at bow in the men’s coxless four with Tom James, Pete Reed and Andrew Triggs-Hodge.
Congratulations too, to Zac Purchase, Evesham member and former junior rower at the club, who rowed one of the most nail-biting races of the Games to win silver.
Posted on July 16, 2012 | Filed under Rowing
Evesham Rowing Club’s Junior 15 coxed quad scooped an unexpected silver medal at British Championships last weekend (13-15 July 2012). The boys raced to third place in their heat on Friday, then put on a magnificent turn of speed to win their repercharge later that day. Based on times from the heats the Evesham crew of Alex Staite, Alex Bartram, James Mackins, Matthew Newman, and coxswain Toby Edwards, would have been placed fourth overall. But they were confident of gaining a medal. In a hotly contested final the boys went into into the last 500 metres of the 2km race in fifth place then put their foot down on the accelerator and launched their attack picking off crews from Claires Court School and a Grange School-Northwich composite to come through in second place just one second behind the winners from Trentham.
In the Junior 4x Evesham Rowing Club had a tough round of heats to end up winning a bronze medal in one of the most competitive finals of the day. As the six crews raced neck-and-neck down the course the Evesham crew of Alex Russell, Liam Tustin, James Waterhouse and Rupert Malein, put in several pushes but didn’t quite manage to get past the crew from Calpe of Gibralter who won the silver medal, behind Marlow in first place.
Posted on February 27, 2012 | Filed under Rowing
Our popular rowing courses in the two Evesham high schools have started. Rowing coaches are going into Prince Henry’s and Evesham High Schools to teach indoor rowing to pupils in Year 9 and 10. Courses on the water start in March and April for children who have attended the indoor courses and for those children on our waiting list in school years 8 and 9.
If you attend Evesham High the rowing sessions are on Wednesday afternoon at 4pm in the school fitness suite.
If you attend Prince Henry’s the rowing sessions are on Wednesday lunchtimes at 1pm in the school fitness suite.
Further details of the water-based courses at the rowing club will be given out to those who attend in school. We are in the process of contacting children age 13 and 14 who are on our waiting list. If you require further details email the head coach: eveshamheadcoach@gmail.com
Adult beginners should also contact the head coach for courses due to start in April. Adults who have rowed previously or are moving to Evesham from another club are warmly welcomed, just contact us via the email above.
Posted on January 6, 2012 | Filed under Rowing
Our January courses for adults are now fully booked. We are planning our next course for March/April.
Courses for juniors: we are starting our rowing courses in the two Evesham High Schools in February. These courses are aimed at children aged 14-15. Younger children may apply for one of our rowing courses in the Spring. Places are limited and a strict waiting list system is in place.
Adults and children who wish to start rowing should apply to: eveshamheadcoach@gmail.com
Posted on September 23, 2011 | Filed under Rowing
World champion rower, Alex Gregory, returned to Evesham Rowing Club as guest of honour at the club’s Junior Awards evening. The former-Prince Henry’s High School pupil, who is the stroke of the men’s coxless four, talked about his rowing career to date before handed out cups and prizes to the club’s junior award winners. Last month Alex and his crew mates, Tom James, Ric Eggington and Matt Langridge, won gold in the World Rowing Championships in Bled, Slovenia, capping off a season that has seen them win every race they have entered. Alex talked to the audience of 70 junior rowers and their parents of his battles with illness and injury that delayed his rise to the top of the GB rowing team. (read more…)
Posted on August 24, 2011 | Filed under Rowing
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This weekend (6-7 August 2011) saw Evesham Rowing Club’s senior squad return to Hereford Rowing Club’s annual regatta for the first time in many years. (read more…)
Posted on August 3, 2011 | Filed under Rowing
Forty years ago winning your novices meant that you moved to ‘junior’ status. The men in this photo were all in their early 20s and one (Brian Hay) is still rowing at Evesham. (Courtesy of The Evesham Journal.)
River Status: Updated 23/02/13
