Hal’s been selected to represent GB for Beach Sprints in the European Coastal Rowing Champs. We’ve just been loaned this Swift Elite Carbon for him to practice in Swift Racing Swift Racing Boats Hal Flowerdew is a member of #Tynemouth RC. You’ll see him in the Haven or Longsands

Training at Littlehaven beach in South Shields, just over the river from Tynemouth Haven. The new Swift Racing Boats Elite Carbon boat is great, light and manoeuvrable. Here Hal Flowerdew is practising getting off the boat and sprinting to the finish, helped by Natacha. Tynemouth Rowing

Really proud of Hal Flowerdew (right of photo) on his selection to the England team for Commonwealth Championships in Namibia. This is alongside his earlier GB selection for the Europeans. Much deserved. All the hard work starting to pay off.