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Henley Royal Regatta

Posted on 17 Aug, 2021 in About GMS, Events, General News, Rowing

After an extended season, with very few opportunities for rowers to compete in, it was a joy for GMS rowers to be part of a very full racing programme at Henley. For Great Marlow Boat Club it was also a very memorable occasion: Anna Bradley, Ruth Rackstraw, Natasha Stewart and Hannah Clayton became the first...

Silver Medal Winners

Posted on 10 Aug, 2021 in About GMS, Clubs, Events, Rowing

Great Marlow Girls won Silver. As term finished for most students, the rowers headed to Nottingham for the British Junior Championships, on 16th – 18th July. Given the considerable disruption caused by Covid and enforced isolations, it was a tribute to the students that five of the seven crews, who...

Wins at Marlow Town Regatta

Posted on 4 Jul, 2021 in About GMS, Events, General News, Rowing

At the Marlow Town Regatta, GMSBC won both the Challenge Eight races. The event may have been without the usual enclosures and funfair, but it had plenty of exciting racing. Our Year 9s raced only in the first division, in order for the majority of them to head off on their Duke of Edinburgh assessment...

Yr 7 Rowing

Posted on 9 Jun, 2021 in About GMS, Extra Curricular, Key Stage 3, Rowing

Great Marlow School Boat Club in conjunction with the PE Department are offering after school rowing to all Year 7 students at Longridge Outdoor Activity Centre. Sessions are on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday and will commence on Tuesday 15th June. Students will leave school at 3.15pm by minibus and will...

First Public Regatta of 2021

Posted on 4 Jun, 2021 in About GMS, Clubs, Events, Rowing

May Bank Holiday weekend saw the first public regatta for two years for the GMSBC squad. This was not just any regatta, it is the biggest one in the Junior rowing calendar, with all the top crews in the country competing. On Saturday and Sunday the National Schools Regatta took place; on Monday the National...