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John Broadhurst

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Tom Collins

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Noel Frost

DOB 16.10.38. I am a qualified mechanical engineer, who specialised in
hydraulic and pneumatic machinery and commenced dry rowing 05.01.95. I
developed my own training system which led to:-

2000 meter Gold BIRC 95, silver BIRC 96, Gold BIRC 97,98 and 99. Gold
Henley Women's Regatta 500 meter 96. 2000 meter Gold French IRC 97 and 98.

2000 meter Gold Danish IRC 98. 2000 meter Gold WIRC 99 and 00. 2000,
5000 and 10,000 meter World records set in February 1999, the 2000 lasted
until 2004, the 5000 until 2006 and the 10,000 is I think still intact. I
am a member of the British Indoor Rowing Hall of Fame, have a cup named after me at the BIRC, am an ARA Coach Educator and an International Coach.

My book "Dry Rowing Success" details the system I used to attain the above
results and I am available for one to one instruction. Both the book and
my stroke rate CD's are available through HSS or my web site www.noelfrost.net.

 

Andrew Walker

Andrew WalkerI grew up in the Vale of Evesham, studying at Blackminster and Prince Henry’s High School and became a committed member of Evesham Rowing Club. At 16 I took the decision to move to Henley-on-Thames to study for A levels at Henley College while training as a GB junior international rower at Leander Club. I am now studying Computing and Sports Coaching at Oxford Brookes University.

Rowing experience

1999-2001
Gold, J13,14,15 British Indoor Rowing Championships, Birmingham

2002 
Gold, Championship 2x, National Schools Regatta (with Alex Gregory)
Gold, 2x, Coupe de la Jeunesse, Portugal (with Zac Purchase)

2003
5th, 4x-, World Junior Rowing Championships, Athens

2004                    
Winner, Fawley Challenge Cup, Henley Royal Regatta
6th (B final) 4x-, World Junior Rowing Championships, Banyoles
Gold, J18 hwt, British Indoor Rowing Championships, Birmingham

2007
Gold, Novice eights, BUSA Head (Oxford Brookes)
Gold, S2 eights Marlow International Regatta (Oxford Brookes)

Coaching Experience

I have benefited from being coached by, and learning from some of the best in coaching junior sculling and senior rowing, including Mark Earnshaw, Neil Staite, Richard Hamilton, Pete Sheppard, Brian Armstrong, Mark Banks, Jez Moore, Chris Collerton, Peter Haining and Richard Spratley. In addition, I have been trained in weight training, flexibility and strength conditioning by Dave Perry, widely acknowledged as a leader in this field.

My coaching experience includes:

2003-7
Junior novice, development and performance athletes, Evesham RC

2004
ARA instructors’ award, led by Charlie Wiggin, Henley College

2006-7
Assistant coach to Novice squad, Oxford Brookes University

2006
Novice senior sculling coach, Evesham RC

2007
Coach, Falcon RC  

 

Susan Allen

DOB 24th May 1963

2007                Coach at HSS

2003                Launch Driver’s Competency Award (accredited by WRC)

1995                ARA Instructor’s Award

1994–2005      Novice Coach at Wallingford Rowing Club

1981 – 1983    Wallingford Rowing Club

Womens 2X then changed to Womens 2-

1983                National Rowing Championships (Nottingham) – Bronze medal

1981                Junior World Rowing Championships (Bulgaria) in Womens Junior 8+ (missed the Bronze medal by less than a second!)

1981                National Rowing Championships (Nottingham)

Womens Junior 8+ - Gold medal

Womens Senior 8+ - Silver medal

1980                Junior World Championships (Belgium) in Womens Junior 4+

                        (did not reach the Final!)

1980                National Rowing Championships (Nottingham)

Womens Junior 4+ - Gold medal

Womens Senior 4+ - Silver medal

1977-1979       National Championships medals, National Schools medals and numerous Regatta and Head of River wins around the country in Womens 4+

1977 – 1981    Wallingford School Boat Club (at Wallingford Rowing Club)

 

Caroline Greves

D.O.B. 25.06.86

I started sculling at HSS at the age of 11 and was involved in their very first competitive appearance at Pangbourne Junior Sculls.  After moving schools I began rowing for Headington competing in many National events until deciding to take a break from rowing at the age of 16.

During my final year of university I returned to rowing with King’s College London and later competed for University of London at BUSA and Womens’ Henley.  I also began coaching with Lady Eleanor Holles School and Tideway Scullers School.  Whilst working at LEH I helped qualify a girls J16 4- for the Great Britain vs. France J16 match and subsequently coached the four at this event.

In September I moved back to Oxford and began rowing at Wallingford RC and coaching at HSS.

 

Paul Redgewell

 

 

Nick Kenworthy-Browne

 

Nick’s first ventures into a sculling boat were short lived.  After pushing out, he attempted to wave to a friend and tipped magnificently into the water. He was about ten at the time and a pupil at The Dragon School. Sadly he left the school shortly after his first term of sculling and it was not until the end of his time at university that he was be able to re-ignite his rowing career when he moved in to live at St. Benet’s Hall in Oxford.  Here he was taught to row by Pete Selwood and represented the Hall’s 1st VIII gaining blades in Torpids of 1997. 

It was during this time that Nick first started to consider coaching, taking charge of St. Peter’s College Women’s 2nd VIII and training them to qualify for Torpids and Summer Eights, the first time a second crew from this college had ever qualified. He took his ARA  Instructor’s Award in 1998 and his Bronze Award in 1999 while also taking up the position of Head Coach for Merton College, where under his tenure both the men and women’s crews gained blades and went up a division in both Torpids and Summer Eights. It was during his instructor’s award that  Nick first learnt about Hinksey Sculling School and joined the coaching staff.
The Head Coach for the Oxford University Women’s Lightweight Rowing Club (OUWLRC), John Scotton, kindly allowed Nick to shadow him during this time and, after they beat Cambridge that year at Henley, Nick moved to run the rowing tank at OUBC where he also helped with the newly founded development squad.  Over the next few years Nick held the post of Head Coach in turn at Keble College then Brasenose College as well as a brief stint coaching the J15s at St. Edward’s School.

In 2001, Nick changed his career focus back to music, and with the aid of a scholarship, studied in America at the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston where he completed a Professional Diploma in Film Scoring. Not wanting to release his love of rowing, Nick became a volunteer coach at Boston University under the excellent guidance of Head Coach, Rodney Pratt. Here he added yet further experience to his coaching covering all levels from freshman to varsity crews.

When he returned to Oxford in 2005, Nick’s intentions to live without rowing where dashed when he learnt that Hinksey needed a new coach. The lure was too much, and he was pleased to be able to re-join a much expanded rowing set-up. This led in turn to taking up coaching the Women’s 1st VIII at Wolfson College, which was followed by taking charge of the men the following year. At the beginning of the 2007 academic year, Nick became the Head Coach for Christ Church Women’s Boat Club here in Oxford. They have won two races in two terms and have just risen in the Torpids rankings to the highest position they have ever held since the foundation went co-educational 27 years ago. He is proud to still be a part of the Hinskey Sculling School and looks forward to the coming successes they are sure to have.

Tim Messent