Rowing
Creating future champions
The University of Bath has played host since 2003 to a GB Rowing Team “Start” centre.
This scheme, which is funded by the lottery and sponsored by Siemens, identifies young people who have the potential to make it to to the top and provides them with coaching and support services and links them with a nearby club.
Adam Freeman-Pask (left) competing at the 2010 World Championships. (Peter Spurrier:Intersport Images)
Alumni Success
Since its inception the centre at Bath has produced some outstanding alumni who have gone on to represent GB at U23 and world level. Many of them were identified as students whilst others have been brought into the sport through schemes like UK Sport’s Sporting Giants campaign before being coached at Bath.
Those who have achieved international honours to date are:
- Heather Stanning – world U23 gold and world senior silver (Sports Technology, 2007
- Helen Glover – world senior silver (with Stanning)
- Marcus Bateman – world senior silver (Sports Technology, 2005)
- Adam Freeman-Pask – world cup medals (Natural Science, 2006)
- Vicky Thornley – world U23 gold
University of Bath Rowing Club
The University of Bath also has a vibrant student rowing club which fields competitive crews for British Universities and Colleges (BUCS) events and Henley Royal Regatta.
The GB Rowing Team’s Start Programme
The GB Rowing Team’s Start programme not only targets students but also young people of in the academic year in which they are 16 with or without a background in rowing but with the potential to be future Olympians are targeted.
The scheme in Bath is organised by Nicole Scott.
Rowing contacts
Start coach: Dan Harris dan.harris@gbrowingteam.org.uk
Sports Associationstudentrowing@lists.bath.ac.uk
