Robin Dowell
Robin Dowell (1982 – 16 December 2022) was a British rowing coach.[1][2]
Robin Dowell | |||
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| Died | (aged 40) Lake Sarnen, Switzerland | ||
| Nationality | British | ||
| Occupation | rowing coach | ||
Biography
Dowell was a succesfull rowing coach at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in Marlow, the United Kingdom. He coached the junior men's quadruple scull that won the gold medal at the 2015 World Rowing Junior Championships in Rio de Janeiro. It was the first British gold medal in this boat class. He became later a coach at British Rowing in 2015 and 2016, where he coached the Olympic athletes.[1][2] In 2017 he became Chief Coach for the Swiss national team.[3] Since 2019 he was the personal coach of world champion Jaennine Gmelin.[4]
During a rowing training session while Dowell was on a motorboat, Dowell died at Lake Sarnen on 16 December 2022, at the age of 40.[1][2][5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "ZWITSERSE COACH (40) OVERLEDEN TIJDENS TRAINING". roei.nl (in Nederlands). 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Robin Dowell". British Rowing. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "ROBIN DOWELL WIRD NEUER SRV-HEADCOACH". swissrowing.ch (in Deutsch). 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ↑ "Schweizer Rudern-Coach Robin Dowell mit 40 verstorben". nau.ch (in Deutsch). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ↑ "Trainer von Gmelin unerwartet verstorben". srf.ch (in Deutsch). 17 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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