A fight against Lupus & Endometriosis Francesca Brito, from the Tees RC Intermediate Squad tells her story of how rowing has helped her deal with two lifelong chronic conditions of Lupus and Endometriosis. She is keen to publicize her journey so that others may benefit. Francesca (right) with Kristi (Head of the Development Squad) In…
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Juniors go Beach Sprinting April 5th 2025 Emma Benany demonstrating how to enter the boat to Erin Atkinson, looked on by Lottie Nicol, Harry Morley and Henry Anderson Following a recent visit by Emma Benany, a coach who has successfully coached men’s and women’s crews to World Championships Beach Sprints medals, 10 of our juniors…
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Two in and two out for the committee at the 2025 AGM held on 6th April. The meeting was presided over by Richard Olver (Chair) and Becky Graham (Captain), pictured above. Stepping down were Sophie Wisson (Assistant Secretary) and Sean Kennelly (Ordinary Member) – a big thanks to them for all their efforts. And welcome…
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Victory again for our Tees RC juniors! Pictured left to right: Ruby Morley, Martha Anderson, Seren Williams & Sophie Bentley Congratulations to the Tees RC juniors, who got 4 wins at the Ponteland Junior Head – Saturday 22nd March, hosted at Tyne ARC. The competition ran in excellent conditions, with even the light rain forecast…
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On the 23rd March 2025 Tees took 2 crews to Vesta International Masters Head of The River Race on the Thames. The Masters E 8+ finished the race, however one of the later crews suffered a medical emergency which resulted in the rest of the race being abandoned – with the Tees Masters I quad…
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“Argen-Tees-ers“. In celebration of International Women’s day, Club de Remo Argentino (Argentinian Rowing Club) kindly extended an invitation to TRC to participate in their regatta for Female Double Sculls. And up stepped Elizabeth Bostock and Iona Macleod to duly accept the challenge! Luckily, participation was not as difficult as first thought – with no need…
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One great performance, one win and a very decent row One great performance, one win and a very decent row was the order of the day at the 2025 North of England Head, held on the 16th March in Chester. Boating from Queen’s Park School rather than the usual Groves, the water conditions were perfect,…
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Another 3 wins for Tees RC! Derwentwater Head, a 3000m race, took place on Saturday 8th March 2025, with conditions worsening as the day progressed. It’s one of those events which splits race categories over multiple divisions, so if you found yourself in Div 3 you really had your work cut out! But well done…
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Kate O’Sullivan – BR Medal of Honour 2024 British Rowing announced their awards for 2024 on December 20th. And Tees RC’s Kate O’Sullivan was awarded the British Rowing Medal of Honour! The British Rowing Medal of Honour is a prestigious award, first introduced in 1987, recognizing outstanding service to the sport of rowing. It is awarded…
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A beautiful sunny spring day, starting off cold but soon warming up, saw a decent Tees contingent take to the water in York. The river was flat but there was some flow creating following conditions for the race. Steerers had their work cut out, dodging pleasure cruisers, navigating the twisty course and all while squinting…
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