Welcome To South Yorkshire Sport

British Rowing is the governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor rowing and rowing on water). It is responsible for the training and selection of individual rowers and crews representing Great Britain and for participation in and development of rowing and indoor rowing in England. We are committed to ensuring that the sport continues to thrive from the grass roots right up to winning medals at the Olympic Games.

A world class performance in rowing has been described by a famous athletics coach to be as difficult as “getting eight guys to run a four minute mile in step.”

Rowing can be enjoyed as highly competitive or as a means to the pleasure of being out on the water and keeping fit  Rowing exercises more muscles than any other sport, leaving your body well toned. As your weight is always supported by the boat it means consequently less strain on your joints. People start rowing at school, university or club at any level and any age. To row you need good kinesthetic co-ordination. This means you know where your limbs are in relation to your body. This is a common skill whereas good ‘hand-eye co-ordination’ is found in a lot less of the population. So if you can’t catch, hit or kick then you really want to start thinking about your sport sitting down!

Today, 55,000 people in the UK participate in rowing at least once a week.  

More than 300 British Rowing events and activities take place each year.  

It’s not all about the racing - recreational rowing is just as popular as competitive rowing.

There are over 520 British Rowing clubs in the UK catering for all ages and abilities at the same time as offering many different types of rowing. 

New to rowing? Visit our guide on how to
Get Started in Rowing.

British Rowing are less than 1000 days from the Olympic and Paralympic regattas! The following information has been created specifically for Local Authorities (following feedback at the Sport England connect events):

• Rowing - Working with LA’s (a short paper outlining how the Governing Body can support local NI-8, NI-57 + NI-110 objectives. (ATTACHED)
• BR WSP Postcard (a one-sided document that outlines British Rowing’s Whole Sport Plan 09-13 interventions). 

More information on the sport in the UK is available at the British Rowing (formerly the ARA)’s website at www.britishrowing.org