Posted on August 06, 2016
When Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler compete in the heats of the women's lightweight double sculls at the Olympic Games in Rio on Sunday afternoon, their mission will be to defend the honour of South African female athletes.
Posted on August 05, 2016
No matter what happens in the heats of the men’s pair rowing at the Olympic Games in Rio tomorrow, Lawrence Brittain will be a winner.
Posted on August 05, 2016
At the Olympic Games in Rio on Sunday, 7 August, rowers James Thompson and John Smith will be on a quest to accomplish what very few other South African athletes have been able to do. They will try to win gold medals in two consecutive Olympic events.
Posted on May 24, 2016
With only two Olympic spots up for grabs, South Africa's men's four crew shrugged off the pressure to qualify the country's fifth boat for the Rio Games.
Posted on April 17, 2016
South Africa's top rowers certainly made their presence felt today in the finals of the World Cup Rowing Regatta in Varese, Italy, by winning two gold and two bronze medals.
Posted on September 13, 2015
The annual Universities Boat Race was hosted on the Kowie River in Port Alfred from 10-12 September 2015. The Tuks Women’s B crew came third after racing Maties in the B-final for third and fourth place placement.
Posted on July 08, 2015
PLAYOFFS The national university football team put their hands up and delivered on Tuesday, as Dennis Kaibe spearheaded a spectacular performance to book their place in the men's quarter-finals at the World Student Games in Gwangju, South Korea.
Posted on July 07, 2015
Three South African crews will be in action at the historic Henley Regatta in Britain this week. Shaun Keeling and David Hunt team up in the men’s pairs, Olympian James Thompson and John Smith go off in their lightweight combo (against heavyweight opposition) and two more Olympians,...
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