A worldwi rowg muny for gay and lbian rowers.
Contents:
- GAY AND LBIAN ROWG FERATN
- LGBT+ ROWG CLUB LONDON OTTERS 'ERGATHON' AHEAD OF GAY GAM
- LONDON OTTERS ROWG CLUB: 'HOW I WENT OM BEGNER TO WNG BRONZE AT THE GAY GAM'
GAY AND LBIAN ROWG FERATN
Nick Coveney on a sportg journey of self-realisatn and disvery that end up Paris for the Gay Gam. * gay rowing club london *
Rowgntact the clubA group to nnect gay and lbian rowers the London area. What started as Outriggers, an rmal club formed to create a team for the 1998 Amsterdam Gay Gam transned to Orn Rowg Club. The Otters are hoppg onto their mach this Saturday to travel the equivalent distance om East London's Royal Docks to the Champs Elyse - 344km, or 214 - orr to raise much-need funds that will help propel 76 members of the club to next month's Gay Gam.
Over half of the club's members will travel to Paris next month to pete the Gay Gam "We're so proud to be sendg such a large legatn to Paris, " said Otters club chairman Craig Batton. "The rowg events will take place on the openg two days of the Gay Gam wh the regatta beg held at Lac Vair-Marne - an ternatnal rowg urse that has been recently renovated wh new facili.
Trag tensified while we were preparg for the 10th nng of the Gay Gam, an LGBT+ event held every four years, featurg more than 10, 000 athlet, promotg equaly and through sport, which was held Paris Augt. I’m also keen to dispel the myth that gay men don’t enjoy playg sport. Gay.
LGBT+ ROWG CLUB LONDON OTTERS 'ERGATHON' AHEAD OF GAY GAM
The London Otters Rowg Club ntgent posg ont of the Eiffel Tower before the Gay Gam ParisEarlier this summer, Nick Coveney told BBC Get Inspired how he went om hatg football to playg for a Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and others clive team formally affiliated to Charlton Athletic. Now, Nick shar the story of how he and others took part the Gay Gam Paris for the LGBTQ+ clive London Otters Rowg jog Charlton Invicta 2017 and gag nfince sports, I also managed to fulfil another sportg ambn and learnt to row wh an clive rowg team, the London Otters Rowg Clubexternal-lk. "The Gay Gam - 'an amazg sense of onens' Nick (fifth om left) joed the London Otters wh the 16th 'Otterpups' groupWe progrsed om the entry level to their petive crews, ls than 10 months I'd be petg an ternatnal regatta!
We went to the 10th Gay Gam, held Paris Augt. "The joy of beg a bronze medallist Nick (ont), who also plays football for Charlton Invicta, first started rowg late 2017For all of , petg the Gay Gam was a sportg experience which we never thought we would take part.
'There is still work to be done'The London Otters won the gold meal the Open Eight tegoryThe Gay Gam aren't jt a sportg event, also giv a way to reflect on the LGBTQ+ muny worldwi. "The sheer number of petors ma me realise how large the LGBTQ+ muny is throughout the world today but was noticeable that most petors me om major morn ci where is acceptable to be gay.
LONDON OTTERS ROWG CLUB: 'HOW I WENT OM BEGNER TO WNG BRONZE AT THE GAY GAM'
"The only sad aspect of the Gay Gam was the absence of so many untri, which are not as forward thkg.
Gay Sunday Badmton. A group to nnect gay and lbian rowers the London area. As always the social is a great chance to get to know one another better, nfirm future rowg plans, work wh other gay rowers om across London, and for those of you who are new a great chance to meet everyone a iendly and rmal settg - as well as good fun!
In other news, London is the procs of lnchg a bid to host the 2018 Gay Gam. Manchter is also biddg to host the 2015 Euro Gam so seems as though Brish Gay sports will be raisg s profile the g years and we hope rowg will have s place and play a signifint role. For the moment we are gog to foc on beg a social work that brgs together London's gay rowers at social events like this one.