re reading via RSS, you'll need to visit the blog to access this content. Which is why I decided that I was going to take control of the final act of my rowing career by organising an event in Cornwall after the Games to bring together Olympic rowing and gig rowing - big heavy wooden boats with fixed seats which row in the open sea. I persuaded 11 Team GB rowers - Helen, Heather, Melanie, Beth, Frances,...
An emotional farewell and back to reality
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