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The funeral of the late teen rower Edward Millear.

‘A gift, an angel’: Teen rower Edward Millear’s loved ones say a heartbreaking goodbye

“Ed had wisdom and kindness beyond his years and a way with people that endeared him to them,” said his father, Spencer.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola

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Millear’s teammates embrace each other before doing a memorial ‘row past’ to honour the 17-year-old memory.

‘Forever in our hearts’: Schoolboy crewmates in emotional ‘row past’ memorial for ‘Big Ed’ Millear

A sleek boat glided along the Yarra, but it had one empty seat – a touching tribute to a 17-year-old schoolboy rower who died after suffering a medical episode during training this week.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Rowing can open doors for Melbourne Grammar students to study and row at prestigious universities, including Harvard in the US.

‘Training at insane levels’: Inside the brutal, elite world of private school rowing

The death of a year 12 Melbourne Grammar student rower this week has raised questions about the intensity of training demands at some prestigious private schools.

  • Alex Crowe and Bridie Smith
Edward Millear died after collapsing during rowing training with Melbourne Grammar School.

‘That’s the sport’: Rowing community grieves loss of much-loved student

Family of schoolboy rower Edward Millear say their son was dedicated to his “next-level” sport.

  • Alex Crowe, Bridie Smith and Noel Towell
The proposed Redland Whitewater Centre.

Troubled waters at other venue make Brisbane plan ‘critical’, say athletes

Australia only has one purpose-built whitewater facility for paddle sports. Those sports are determined to use Brisbane 2032 to deliver another.

  • Cameron Atfield
Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager celebrating their win.

How a cheating scandal engulfed rowing before Aussie power duo won gold

Rower Erik Horrie snagged bronze when an Italian was found to have breached competition rules mid-race, before Nikki Ayers and Jed Altschwager won Australia’s first Paralympic gold medal for rowing.

  • Sophie Aubrey
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Coxswain Henry Fieldman is the first person to win Olympic gold in both men’s and women’s events.

How a British man became the first person to win Olympic medals in women’s and men’s events

The Olympic regatta produced a quirky twist on the gender debate gripping the Games in Paris. 

  • Rob Harris
Bronze medallists Jess Morrison and Annabelle McIntyre take selfies on the podium.

‘She’s in it with us’: Bronzed rowers pay tribute to Rinehart after being pipped on the line

Rinehart has been prominent on the sidelines at the Games, often dressed in white, wearing a green and gold silk scarf, with Panama hat and sunglasses and clutching a giant stuffed toy boxing kangaroo.

  • Rob Harris
Australia’s men’s four crew: Timothy Masters, Fergus Hamilton, Jack Robertson and Alex Hill.

The huge gold medal gamble that’s already backfired – and it could get worse

An ambitious move to shift the focus from one of Australia’s long-standing Olympic traditions to chase gold in a blue riband event has already come at a heavy price.

  • Rob Harris

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