Guin batten biography of albert
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The Thoughtful Rower
Generations of rowers came before us, brinnande trail, finessing training, improving boats, and taking the sport to the next level. For women rowers, that trail was often more difficult to blaze than it was for men. The following have either smoothed the waters for women rowing today or continue to blaze their own trails.
Amy Gentry – The Benefits of a Good, Thick Skirt
Amy Gentry (1903-1976) pioneered women’s competitive rowing in Britain. In the 1920s, women started pushing for tjänsteman recognition. When the Women’s Amateur Rowing Association (WARA) was founded in 1925, Gentry started as sekreterare, eventually working her way up to chair in 1939.
Hear the Boat Sing tells of her experiences including many wins that led to an invite to compete in a charity regatta in Brussels.
“Over the course of two days racing, the Weybridge four with Amy as stroke won both races, defeating France, Belgium and Holland, and came second to Holland in
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A BRIEF HISTORY
The Henley Reach has been known for rowing races since 1829 when the first University Boat Race was held between Oxford and Cambridge universities. The success of this, together with the extension of the Great Western Railway to Reading, led to the setting up of a regatta in 1839. It was an immediate success and, in 1851, it became known as Henley Royal Regatta after His Royal Highness Prince Albert became the first Royal Patron. More recently we've seen the development of Henley Women's Regatta (1988) and Henley Masters Regatta (1994), offering the Henley experience to a wider range of competitors.
Henley Town and Visitors’ Regatta developed from the Henley Rowing Club Boat Races, which started in the late 1850s. Its name changed to Henley Town Regatta in 1887 and the word Visitor was later added to show that the Regatta was open to competitors from clubs not based in Henley.The Regatta offered its first trophy in 1889 for non-amateur handicap sculls.
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Batten, Guin (University of North Carolina Press), 1982
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