National Governing Body… Spotlight on…Rowing ... - British Rowing

Oct „10Spotlight on…RowingSport Profile…Rowing is a sport for all ages. You can take part asan individual, as a part of a team, recreationally or ina competition, on the water or on land. Becauserowing is such a varied sport it appeals to anyone.Rowing is one of the best ways of getting fit there is.It works more muscles than most other sports.Within Cheshire & Warrington we are fortunate tohave a large number of Clubs. All Rowing Clubswithin Britain Must affiliate to British Rowing. To findout where our clubs are, visit the British RowingWebsite.Focus on… ExploreRowingExplore Rowing is flexible, fun, and great for allrowers, whether you are a beginner, or a seasonedrower looking for a new challenge, Explore Rowing isa great way to be involved in the sport.The idea behind the scheme is to move away fromthe idea of competitions, looking more towardspersonal challenges and to focus on the socialaspects the sport enjoys. Creating motivated peopleto get involved and stay involved.If you are interested in;Learn to rowTake up rowing challengesFollow other rowers favourite routesParticipate in eventsThen visit the Explore Rowing website now.National GoverningBody…Dan HetheringtonBritish RowingNW Regional ManagerDan.hetherington@britishrowing.org“Hi I‟m Dan, I first got into Rowing at the age of14 when a school friend pestered me to go withhim so he had someone to row with, many milesof rowing later it ended up as my job, which Ihave done since 2006. “Cheshire forms the North West‟s largest base ofrowing activities in the region, with Chesterboasting 5 clubs all within 200 meters of eachother on the River Dee.The county has developed its fair share of GBrowers at all levels - from juniors to Olympicchampions, and come 2012, will no doubt havesome senior athletes in contention to come awaywith medals in front of a crowd fully behind TeamGB on home water.The history of the sport is steeped in competition,in fact Chester hosted one of the first rowingregatta‟s in the world in 1733, which helpedultimately develop the sport into what it is today.„Project Oarsome‟ started out in 1999, and was akey driver for our sport‟s development of youngpeople. The scheme brought in equipment idealfor young new beginners, but also sent indoorrowing equipment to schools, to help developclub-school links.Cheshire gained 4 such „PO‟ clubs, all of whichfound successes‟ with the program, and openedthe doors to a new sport they otherwise wouldnever have dreamed of trying.Indoor rowing in recent years has rapidly grown inschools and as a result of working across theSchool Sports Partnership network, a county levelschools indoor rowing event is set to run for thefirst time in 2011.

Club Focus…Warrington Rowing ClubCheshire & WarringtonElite Athletes…RichardEggingtonHome Town; KnutsfordChris BartleyHome Town; ChesterWarrington Rowing Club was founded in 1986 andhas grown into one of the major clubs in the NorthWest. The clubs success is due in large, to thework of local volunteers who make up thebackbone of the club.The club run regular sessions and have an openaccess policy for males and females from 12 yearsold.They are a competitive and successful club all theway from small local junior events to NationalChampionships, and they have even competed inEurope and USA. Ric Eggington the current WorldChampion and Olympic Medallist started as ajunior at the club. Many potential stars of thefuture are being nurtured at the club by the qualitycoaches, including Cheshire & Warrington SportsPartnership Coach of the Year, Richard Sinnott.The club runs Explore Rowing on behalf of BritishRowing, as well as being one of the first clubs tobe selected to be involved in „Project Oarsome‟ ascheme that links schools to rowing clubs. The clubhave also achieved Clubmark, a cross sport qualityaccreditation scheme run by Sport England.The club has come a long way and they are stillgoing from strength to strength. With greatcoaches, a thriving junior section and plans todevelop the clubs buildings, this club is on the up.“Warrington Rowing club has grown into a friendly,well run club that likes to look after its members”says Richard Sinnott, club chairman.If you are interested in joining the club, contactthe club captain through their website atwww.warringtonrowing.org.ukMatthewLangridgeHome Town; NorthwichOlivia WhitlamHome Town; WarringtonVicky ThornleyEducated in; ChesterTom JamesEducated in; ChesterAll these athletes are training hard to levels mostof us could only dream of, but hopefully howeverthey do in 2012 they will inspire more people,both young and old to get involved.To find out more about the above, and all ourother elite athletes in Cheshire & Warrington, visitout Embrace the Games website.Any Questions? Contact: Darren HowePartnership Officer (NGB & Sport)Darren.howe@cwsportspartnership.org01606 720 489