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‘There’s nothing better’:In her 30s,Emily reignited her teenage passion

Getting back to a hobby you had as a child can spark a sense of joy,but how would your body hold up? These three women found out.

  • Elli Jacobs

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Rowing Australia CEO Sarah Cook.

Olympic sports make 11th-hour bid for 2032 legacy

Olympic sports have made last-ditch appeals ahead of the Queensland government’s response to the independent 100-day infrastructure review being signed off by state cabinet on Monday.

  • Cameron Atfield
Melbourne Grammar student Edward Millear.

‘A gift,an angel’:Teen rower Edward Millear’s loved ones say a heartbreaking goodbye

“Ed had wisdom and kindness beyond his years and a way with people that endeared him to them,” said his father,Spencer.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Millear’s teammates embrace each other before doing a memorial ‘row past’ to honour the 17-year-old memory.

‘Forever in our hearts’:Schoolboy crewmates in emotional ‘row past’ memorial for ‘Big Ed’ Millear

A sleek boat glided along the Yarra,but it had one empty seat – a touching tribute to a 17-year-old schoolboy rower who died after suffering a medical episode during training this week.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Rowing can open doors for Melbourne Grammar students to study and row at prestigious universities,including Harvard in the US.

‘Training at insane levels’:Inside the brutal,elite world of private school rowing

The death of a year 12 Melbourne Grammar student rower this week has raised questions about the intensity of training demands at some prestigious private schools.

  • Alex Crowe andBridie Smith
Edward Millear died after collapsing during rowing training with Melbourne Grammar School.

‘That’s the sport’:Rowing community grieves loss of much-loved student

Family of schoolboy rower Edward Millear say their son was dedicated to his “next-level” sport.

  • Alex Crowe,Bridie Smith andNoel Towell
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The proposed Redland Whitewater Centre.

Troubled waters at other venue make Brisbane plan ‘critical’,say athletes

Australia only has one purpose-built whitewater facility for paddle sports. Those sports are determined to use Brisbane 2032 to deliver another.

  • Cameron Atfield
Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager celebrating their win.

How a cheating scandal engulfed rowing before Aussie power duo won gold

Rower Erik Horrie snagged bronze when an Italian was found to have breached competition rules mid-race,before Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager won Australia’s first Paralympic gold medal for rowing.

  • Sophie Aubrey
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Cutting it in local government

While the Ashbury supercoach makes the charts.

Coxswain Henry Fieldman is the first person to win Olympic gold in both men’s and women’s events.

How a British man became the first person to win Olympic medals in women’s and men’s events

The Olympic regatta produced a quirky twist on the gender debate gripping the Games in Paris.

  • Rob Harris