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News, Commentary, Features about Women in Sports

April 6, 2015 By Niamh Griffin Leave a Comment

Women rowing into history

PIC via Sunday Times article on women's rowing Oxford Cambridge Every now and then a ripple runs through women's sport and you can actually see change happening. Next Saturday is one of those days. In England the 183-year old men's rowing race between Oxford and Cambridge universities has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Media, Rowing, Sports

March 30, 2015 By Niamh Griffin Leave a Comment

Retiring from sport isn’t the end says boxer Caley Reece

PIC via Caley Reece FacebookWhen is enough? How do you decided it???s time to end the love affair with competitive sport?+ACY-nbsp+ADs One of my favourite MuayThai fighters took that huge decision this weekend.Australian Caley Reece was one of the most successful and inspiring MuayThai fighters around, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: BMX, Boxing, Climbing, Cycling, Injuries, Inspiration, MMA, Rowing, Rugby, Sports, Swimming, Triathlon

July 3, 2014 By klombardo1 Leave a Comment

Forgotten Females: Resurgence of Male Sports Overshadows Fordham’s Female Athletes

The glory days are here again at Rose Hill. With the tremendous success of the football team this fall, and the men+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s basketball team off to a hot start this season, Fordham Athletics is in the midst of a revival. The recent success of the Rams on the gridiron and hardwood has alumni, faculty, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: College Softball, Rowing, W College Hoops

August 6, 2013 By Marissa Kastanek Leave a Comment

Who wants a full-ride? A few tips on what college coaches look for during recruiting

The main question that young women have for college athletes is, +ACY-nbsp+ADsAJg-ldquo+ADs-How did you get a full-ride scholarship?+ACY-rdquo+ADs The easy answer is get good grades and work really hard. Unfortunately, that is a vague answer and it does not help young women prepare the way that is necessary to receive … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Basketball, College Softball, Cross Country, Dive, Field Hockey, Golf, Gymnastics, High School, HS/Club Basketball, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rowing, Running, Soccer, Softball, Sports, Student-Athlete, Swim, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, W College Hoops, W. College Soccer, Water Polo

October 23, 2012 By

1992 Olympic 10,000m Medalist Lynn Jennings Wins Rowing Race

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Filed Under: Rowing, Running, Sports, Watersports

October 17, 2012 By Pretty Tough Leave a Comment

How Early Exposure to so Many Sports Opened My Door to Rowing

By Julia Darnton, Assistant Director of Operations, Game On+ACE Sports Camps 4 Girls +ACY-nbsp+ADs Up until age 5, I thought everyone+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s parents were competitive cross-country skiers. In my family, I was used to my parents hiring a sitter for me and my two younger brothers so they could train for their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Rowing, Sports, SportsPLUS

October 9, 2012 By Game On! Sports Camp 4 Girls Leave a Comment

How Early Exposure to the Wide World of Sports Opened the Door to my Rowing Career

By Julia Darnton, Assistant Director of Operations, Game On+ACE Sports Camps 4 Girls +ACY-nbsp+ADs It wasn+ACY-rsquo+ADs-t until I was 5-years-old that I realized that not everyone+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s parents were competitive cross-country skiers. In my family, it was normal for my parents to hire a babysitter for me and my two … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Rowing

September 24, 2012 By Felicity (Fawkes) Hawksley Leave a Comment

That Which Was Lost

Somewhere in Oxford, Great Britain, 2009, 5.25am. Two Varsity rowers sleep, the winter morning silent around them, the spires of their Oxford scraping the frosted sky. Three more months to the Boat Race.+ACY-nbsp+ADs 192 sessions gone+ADs 144 to go, until they look across the water at Cambridge and say … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Multisport, Personal, Rowing, Sports, Student-Athlete, Swimming, Training, Watersports, Youth

August 6, 2012 By Lesley Higgins: Running Before, During and After Pregnancy Leave a Comment

Olympic adventures: Event Days 2, 3 and 4

I finally have some downtime after a whirlwind of Olympic events. No one could accuse us of wasting our time here+ACE Over the last few days we have seen rowing, the women's triathlon, the bronze medal men's singles and doubles badminton (which I finally know how to spell) and the women's marathon. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Badminton, Events, Marathon, Olympics, Photos, Rowing, Running, Summer Games, Triathlon

July 26, 2012 By Caitlin Constantine Leave a Comment

Rower Jenn Gibbons doesn’t let attack deter her from her mission

Jenn Gibbons was on her way to becoming the first person to row the entire 1,500-mile perimeter of Lake Michigan, a feat she was undertaking with the goal of helping raise awareness of the role exercise plays in the fight against breast cancer. She was more than halfway through the two-month … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Rowing, Sports, Watersports

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