The Debrief from British Rowing

The Tokyo Paralympics is here and on Friday the GB rowers will start their campaign in the heats across three boat classes. In this special preview, Fergus Mainland from Junior Rowing News talks to two Paralympic champions to hear their thoughts on GB’s chances at the regatta. Tom Aggar was the first ever men's single sculls Paralympic gold medallist at the Beijing 2008 Games while Grace Clough was part of the gold-medal winning PR3 mixed coxed four from the Rio 2016 Games.

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After superb racing at Henley Royal, host Tom Morgan chews over the action with Sarah Winckless, a Henley Steward, umpire and Olympic medallist; Camilla Hadland, rowing commentator, and rowing journalist Martin Gough. Hear their thoughts and insights on the key results and narratives from the 2021 regatta.

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The Tokyo Olympic regatta wrapped up with a fantastic bronze for the GB men’s eight and a historic fourth-place finish for Vicky Thornley in the single sculls. Listen to the Debrief as host Tom Morgan analyses the final day of racing from Tokyo with Cath Bishop, an Olympic silver medallist in 2004, Sarah Cook, Olympian and COO Rowing Australia, and sports journalist and rowing coach Martin Gough on our expert panel.

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Listen to the Tokyo Debrief as host Tom Morgan analyses the overnight action from Tokyo with double Olympic champion Heather Stanning, Olympic silver medallist Richard Chambers and Daniel Spring, rowing blogger aka ‘fatsculler’.

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On a day when Britain won its first Olympic medal in the men’s quad, watch or listen to the Debrief as host Tom Morgan is joined by Olympic gold and bronze medallist Anna Watkins, sports journalist Martin Gough and Nicola Benavente, British Rowing World Class Start coach.

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With racing cancelled on days four and five of the Tokyo Olympic regatta, our guest panel looks ahead to the final three days of racing on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: how will the athletes be dealing with the two-day break, and what can we expect when racing resumes? Host Tom Morgan speaks with Olympic Silver medallists, Guin Batten and Jess Eddie alongside Rio Olympian, Pete Lambert. You can watch now on British Rowing Plus or listen on a range of podcast platforms!

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Five GB crews were in action on day three of the Tokyo Olympic regatta including the men’s and women’s quads, the women’s single scull and men’s double and women’s four. Debrief host Fergus Mainland joins Olympic silver medallist Zoe De Toledo, Olympian Sarah Cook, COO of Rowing Australia, together with sports journalist Martin Gough to chew over the overnight action from the Sea Forest Waterway.

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Six GB crews took to the water on day two of the racing from Tokyo 2020. On today’s Tokyo Debrief we have Heather Stanning, Olympic gold medallist twice with Helen Glover in the women’s pairs; Mark Hunter, Olympic gold and silver medallist, together with rowing aficionado and blogger Daniel Spring. They talk to our host Fergus Mainland about all the action overnight from the women’s pair and lightweight women’s double sculls through to the men's and women's fours and eights.

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Day one of the racing from Tokyo 2020 saw the men’s and women’s single sculls – including Vicky Thornley pictured above – and the double sculls and quad sculls take to the water. Fergus Mainland goes through all the overnight action below with Olympian Pete Lambert, former GB rower Melissa Wilson and Martin Gough, sports journalist and rowing coach.

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Tokyo 2020 is finally almost here! In a series that will run every day of racing – and will be available to everyone – we talk to Olympians and rowing experts for their views on the racing.

In this special preview, Tom Morgan from Junior Rowing News talks to Sarah Cook, Olympian and COO of Rowing Australia; Zoe De Toledo, who won Olympic silver in the women’s eight in 2016 and Mark Hunter, Olympic champion in the lightweight double sculls in 2008 and a silver medallist at London 2012.

The Debrief is produced in association with Junior Rowing News.