Olivia Bates won gold in the lightweight women's single sculls final at the World Rowing Cup at Lake Varese in Italy. It is Great Britain's first gold medal of the championship and Bates' first ...
McMurtry rowed for Great Britain, at various levels, for more than decade Caragh McMurtry loves rowing. "There is that part of pushing away from the bank and leaving your troubles behind," she says.
As a 17-year-old, she was part of the Great Britain four who won silver at the World Junior Championships in 2009. Rowing worked well for McMurtry and McMurtry worked well for British Rowing.
Great Britain won the Para Crew of the Year award as well as the newly introduced Rowing Programme and Artistic Contribution to Rowing awards. Germany's Richard Schmidt was awarded the Thomas ...