Welcome to Gloucester Rowing Club
Gloucester Rowing Club is one of the oldest established rowing clubs in Great Britain and is now based on the Sharpness-Gloucester canal where it enjoys one of the longest stretches of unlocked water in the country. It has enjoyed considerable success both at a local and national level over the years and a number of National Squad members started their rowing careers at Gloucester.
The club caters not only for those whose aim is to take their rowing to the highest level, but also for the many who wish to be competitive at national or regional regattas as well as for those who want to use their rowing as part of a social and healthy life style.
Chairmans Report April 2013
We finally managed to get some racing this year! Notwithstanding that the Head of River Race & Masters Head were cancelled due to the return of arctic conditions, most crews did at least compete at one or other of Bristol Avon, Reading, Womens Head & Gloucester. Congratulations to all crews who raced.
The Gloucester Head received the highest number of entries for many years at 191. No doubt we benefitted from so many other cancelled events but the result was a healthy profit of nearly £2500. We had our share of challenges due to a waterlogged regatta field & some start delays because of late boating in the cold weather but, in general, feedback from visiting clubs was positive. Minutes from the wrap up meeting are attached separately. I’m planning the regatta now & looking for volunteers to help!
Beth Rodford win at GB Trials
Beth Rodford of Gloucester Rowing Club leaves for the first international World Cup of 2013 in Sydney, Australia, having won the first GB 5000m time trial by a 10 second margin in a time of 18 minutes and 44.05 seconds.
"We leave for Sydney in just over a month, and it should be an amazing regatta. As the World Cup is so much earlier this year than usual, there is no time for more trials or crew formation. We will be extremely competitive in Sydney but we won't necessarily be in the same combinations we will be rowing in later in the year at the World Rowing Championships," she said.
Beth finished 6th in the women's quad at the London Olympics and is excited about her prospects for 2013.
"We can do anything this year: if the eight or the pair are the priority I will do sweep rowing, and if the quad or the double are priority boats, I will scull. I have no preference"
