Silver Linings: Filippi Family Becky Wilde’s 2025 season
Image Credit: Benedict Tufnell / Ed Evans When reflecting on the 2025 season, it can only be viewed as the beginning of a new chapter. A new and different chapter to those that have gone before. A few months ago, I wrote: “My Olympic year can only be compared to a rollercoaster. This season has […]
Wallingford Rowing Club | Turning The Tide
Club rowing at a junior level in the UK is struggling. The talent pool that was once widely and equitably spread seems to be consolidating rapidly into the cohorts of the largest and most successful schools. Clubs, who have always traditionally had issues generating funding, finding coaches and attracting talent, are now faced with the […]
Paris 2024: Reflections One Year On
This article was written by Becky Wilde. One year since Paris 2024. One year, but it could be ten. It truly feels like a lifetime ago. There have been many articles, interviews, and podcasts, but a year later, in my own words, this is a reflection on achieving the medal many thought was impossible. The […]
A New Home: Vesta, James Cracknell and Filippi
James Cracknell has never been afraid of a challenge. After winning two Olympic golds as part of the Great British rowing team, his adventures have taken him across the Atlantic, on foot for mile upon mile of tarmac, sand and patchwork field and even into the emergency room via a cycling accident. His movements are […]
In Conversation with Becky Wilde, Olympic Bronze Medallist
Image Credit: Steve McArthur / British Rowing Great Britain’s openweight women’s double were arguably the surprise of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Regatta, at least by British standards. The duo of Mathilda Hodgkins-Bryne and Becky Wilde only qualified for the Games by virtue of finishing second at the Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualifying Regatta in […]
Rising to the top: Dulwich College and Filippi
Becoming a powerhouse in UK junior rowing takes time. The level that the top programmes play at is so high in 2024 that international entrants at Henley Royal Regatta are finding it increasingly hard to even make the weekend, let alone win Trophies outright. The British junior team is going from strength to strength – […]
Mancunian Mettle: Agecroft Rowing Club and Filippi
Agecroft are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing clubs in the UK. Famed for their red strip, fierce racing mentality and perpetual pitch at the Jackson Trophy, the Salford-based institution are one of the first names that come to mind when we consider the rising force that is northern rowing. The mission is clear […]
In Conversation with Paddy Ryan, Cambridge Women’s Head Coach
It is a time-honoured tradition for Boat Race crews to head abroad in the early days of a new year. Usually nestling on the bank of a European shore or a long winding waterway, Cambridge’s women chose to head to Sabaudia in 2024 as preparations for The Gemini Boat Race stepped up a notch. Filippi […]
Josh Lyon and Filippi
The Wingfield Sculls are universally renowned as one of the most challenging rowing competitions in the world. Set on the championship course, a handful of scullers pit their wits against each other in a side-by-side epic that twists and turns through the beating heart of England’s principal city. Previous winners have featured Olympians, World Champions […]
Filippi and Emily Craig
Photo credit – World Rowing/Benedict Tufnell Just a few weeks ago, Emily Craig became world champion for the second year in a row in the women’s lightweight double scull. Alongside her partner, Imogen Grant, the duo decimated a stacked field of seasoned Olympians and internationals to firmly establish themselves as the leading contender for gold […]