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- ISBN 9780747812111
- Weight: 148g
- Dimensions: 142 x 201mm
- Publication Date: 10 Jul 2012
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Boat races and regattas are mainstays of the British summer – but where did these races originate and how have they become so important a part of our culture?
Historian, writer and novice sculler Julie Summers here explains the history of British rowing as a competitive sport from the early nineteenth century to the present day.
She then profiles the three most famous rowing events: the Boat Race, rowed on the incoming tide from Putney to Mortlake in spring; Henley Royal Regatta, which takes place on the first weekend of July; and the Olympic Games, which have yielded some of the greatest British Olympians of all time, including Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Matthew Pinsent and Jack Beresford.
Julie Summer had a twenty year career in the art world prior to taking up writing full time in 2004. She is a keen oarswoman and holds the title of national indoor rowing champion for her age-group for 5,000m and has won two gold medals at the Masters Rowing Championships (2010 and 2011). She has contributed to Rowing & Regatta magazine on several occasions and has worked closely with the River & Rowing Museum in Henley.
