‘The stereotype of rowing is posh, public school, white men rowing in boats that cost tens of thousands of pounds who wear blazers that cost hundreds and go to a fancy drinking club,’ Team GB rower Imogen Grant tells Grazia. ‘But my experience hasn’t been like that at all.’
In 2018, Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club pulled out of an international regatta in Croatia after they were told they would be housed in a hostel, while the men’s team were put up in a five-star resort. ‘Much more interested in non-sexist events,’ the club’s former president Ashton Brown wrote on Instagram at the time as they joined a long line of athletes that demanded fair funding and representation for women’s sport.
According to SportEngland, there are over 300,000 fewer women who are regularly active than men in the UK and men do more sport than women in almost every age group. So, if you were feeling inspired by Sunday’s Boat Race, could now be the time to pick up an oar? ‘Rowing is still predominantly white and it’s still predominantly middle class or higher because it can be really expensive to access,’ says Grant who cites programmes like the Gemini Boat Race Bursary Scheme and London Youth Rowing charity as current initiatives to make the sport more accessible. ‘It’s not going to change overnight... Indoor rowing is really becoming a part of"When I’m out on the water, it’s just my moment of calm.
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