Abingdon Rowing Club members practice different forms of training at the boathouse. – Vintage Photograph

At the Abingdon Rowing Club in Oxfordshire, members practice different forms of training to stay fit in the winter and prepare for the upcoming season. The picture shows 11-year-old cox Paul Simmonds lying in the coxed pair boat, while other club members face forward. The cox has a great view of the river, which reassures other river users of the boats capabilities.At the Abingdon Rowing Club in Oxfordshire, members practice different forms of training to stay fit in the winter and prepare for the upcoming season. The picture shows 11-year-old cox Paul Simmonds lying in the coxed pair boat, while other club members face forward. The cox has a great view of the river, which reassures other river users of the boats capabilities.

Dimensions: 20.2 x 27 cm

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25 A 1974 15-4 ORD MAIL & TIMES Abingdon Row ung Chu bows, facing forward. Left, taking out the coxed pair boat at the end of a hare session of training; below, training of a different sort-and a way of keeping fit in winter. Above right, reassuring news for other river users-Abingdon’s boat can see where it is going: 11 year old cox Paul Simmonds lies in the