The End of the Island Rowing Podcast

S13 Episode 12: Trial VIIIs 2025 ft. The athletes and coaches from Oxford University BC & Cambridge University BC

The End of the Island Rowing Podcast

Show Notes

Join Fergus and Ed from Thames RC to dissect all the action from the 2025 edition of Trial VIIIs. On day 1, we chatted with Light Blue coaches Rob Baker and Paddy Ryan as well as athletes Gabriel Obholzer and Charlotte Ebel. From Oxford we hear from coaches Allan French and Mark Fangan-Hall and Presidents Heidi Long and Tobias Bernard. This episode is sponsored by Filippi Boats. Filippi are one of the most instantly recognisable rowing boat brands in the world. Since inception in 1980, ...

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