Missing Henley Royal Regatta - How are you doing?
Andy & Laura Green caught by the Henley Standard photographer This marks the start of a very strange week for me. As an (ex-)rower i have not missed a Henley Royal Regatta for 30 years! This years regatta is cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions of course. And i am sad! Believe it or nor, prior to my first time going to the regatta i had NEVER even heard of it! I was 18 years old, had rowed a little bit (not very well) at school...but loved rowing! A friend of mine invited me up for the day and it was great.... even in the rain. The very next year at my first university, Imperial College, we lost by just 3 feet in a final of one of the eights events. During the next three years i was lucky enough to be part of crews that won two events. One
Henley Royal Regatta Stewards Enclosure before the crowds arrive of those wins came after a very rare Dead Heat in a Henley Final. We had to re-row the whole race and won that one by one boat length. Such fantastic memories and friends that will last me a lifetime. I have also been lucky enough to coach crews at the regatta, and watch athletes that i have coached go on to multiple Henley wins and even Olympic medals. I have applied my chiropractic skills on many athletes at the regatta. Whilst coaching i was known by many as a Read the full article
