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Olympic kayaking champion Tim Brabants will interrupt his post-Beijing celebrations tomorrow by attempting to make waves in another water sport. The A&E doctor from Walton, fresh from becoming Britain’s first canoeing gold medallist, will aim to stun Britain’s rowing elite by joining forces with top sculler Alan Campbell and winning the prestigious Pairs Head race on the Thames. At 31, Brabants had never even sat in a rowing boat until a few weeks ago and the received wisdom is that no absolute beginner could possibly hope to challenge top international pairs in the Chiswick to Hammersmith race. Scroll down for more But after rowing with Brabants for the first time this week, Campbell was so impressed by his partner’s raw power and mental strength that he ended up predicting: 'I’ve done 11 years and he’ll have done 11... [read full story]
