ROWING

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 123, 22 February 1928, Page 8

ROWING

(By

“Sculls.”)

Th© rowing correspondent of th* '‘Horning Post” gives the following account of rowing activities in England:— "Now that the British Olympic Association has definitely decided to take part in the Olympic Games, oarsmen are asking whether the United Kingdom is going to ba represented in the rowing events. This is a question which it is difficult to answer at the moment, because the position is obscure. The Amateur Rowing Association, which is the principal lowing puthority in the country, at their meeting in November, before 'he decision of the 8.0. A. was arrived at, unanimously resolved that in consequence of the decision of the executive committee of the International Olympic Association, ‘that football competi'ors at the. Olympic Games shall be paid for broken time, the Amateur Rowing Association decline to take anv part in the forthcoming Olympic Games.’ "It is the A.R.A. s decision not to take part in the Olympic Regatta which is causing concern amongst rowing men, especially on the Tidewty, where the sport has never been in a more healthy state. It. is felt at Putney that this United Kingdom never had a better chance of regaining her lost laurels m the rowing world than at the present time. The defeat of the British crews at previous Olympic regattas has been largely duo to inadequate training but now. owing to the development of winter rowing, crews can be given plenty *>f practice. Another big factor in favour of the Unite! Kingdom competing in the rowing events at Amsterdam is the fact that practically the whole of the leading British oarsmen who were successful at Henley and elsewhere last season are still continuing their training. The Thames R.C. winning ‘Grand’ eight and •Stewards’ four are still available, while the London R.C. pair. R .A. Nesbit and T. N. O’Brien, who were beaten last season, are continuing their practice, as also is R. T. Lee. the Diamonds holder, and T. D A. Collet, the Wingfields holder. At the last Olympic regatta in Paris in 1924 Great Britain was successful in the coxwainless four* and single sculls.