by Jamie Melly | Jul 12, 2018 | General News, Rower Profile
When I was 14 I took up rowing at school because I found myself first reserve for both cricket and soccer teams. I took the hint about hand-eye-ball coordination. Rowing also had the bonus of being all year round. Rowed at school, college, club and veteran [aka...
by Jamie Melly | Feb 11, 2017 | General News, Rower Profile
I started rowing in my third year (year 9) at Lancaster Royal Grammar School. Up until then I had reluctantly been doing a mixture of rugby, running and athletics in games, which I had not exactly relished, not really being a sporty type. So, when, in third year, we...
by Jamie Melly | Jan 31, 2017 | General News, Rower Profile
I took up rowing aged 49 after seeing a picture in a national newspaper of a woman in a single scull – I fancied that! I was living and working in Hertfordshire at the time, I knew there was a rowing club in Broxbourne, near to my place of work. I phoned them, they...
by Jamie Melly | Jan 30, 2017 | General News, Rower Profile
I began rowing in June 2016 when I joined the Learn to Row programme at John O’Gaunt Rowing Club and it has been a positive and thoroughly enjoyable experience. I have some childhood experience of canoeing and have always enjoyed swimming, so generally I’m a fan of...
by Jamie Melly | Dec 22, 2016 | General News, Rower Profile
I started out at John O’Gaunt when I got into my secondary school, LRGS. I’d never really heard much about rowing when I did and I think it just seemed interesting and new to me at the time. Before that most of my sporting time was shared around between...
by Jamie Melly | Nov 16, 2016 | General News, Rower Profile
Mason Durant is an honorary member of John O’ Gaunt Rowing Club. He mainly rowed for LRGSBC from 2001; he finished 6th at National Championships in the J16 4+ and bronze in J18 2-. He won gold at National Schools’ Championships in the 2- with his brother...