Rowing in Britain

von Julie Summers

56 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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.

• Reihe: Shire Publications
• ISBN: 9780747812111
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 10.07.2012
• Größe: 211 x 149 mm
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing plc