Water sports

It’s easy to get stuck in a routine of running on the treadmill for an hour, but did you know you that can get a more intense, full body workout by rowing? No one knows more about the benefits of rowing than the Team Presidents of this year’s Aberdeen Asset Management Universities’ Boat Race - here they give us the low-down.

A lot of you may have never heard of Helen Leigh but you may have heard of Row for Freedom and their extraordinary world record. Helen was one of five ordinary women, as part of the group Row for Freedom, who successfully rowed the Atlantic Ocean to...

Lucy Macgregor will be hoping to make her Olympic debut in the Women’s Match Racing this summer. She has quickly established herself as the leading British helm in the Elliott 6m women’s Olympic Classes match racing boat and, along with her team-ma...

Take a look at these great videos, titled the Water Dancer, produced by surf brand Quiksilver looking at the similarities between the sport of surfing and different dance disciplines. They feature Quiksilver brand ambassador and four times ASP W...

Mags Duncan, a volunteer with the Scottish Canoe Association, shares her love for a life spent on the water. I was first introduced to kayaking at high school in Port Glasgow. A few years later I had another opportunity to try it, through the local ...

Two years ago, Maya Gabeira rolled up in Cape Town to compete at the Billabong Big Wave Awards. With only a jet-ski and her mentor for company, she confirmed her status as the queen of big wave surfing by riding a 45 ft monster.

One for all you fans of the ocean, London is hosting its very first film festival dedicated to all things surf. Check out some previews of the top films here.

We ask four stars the same five questions. See what Gemma Spofforth (swimming), Michelle Wie (golf), Corrine Evans (surfing) and Isa Guha (cricket) have to say.

Despite growing up miles from the nearest coastline 19 year old Hannah Whiteley will this year bid for her third consecutive British kitesurfing title.