MY WORD

Benedict Tufnell

A rower, photographer and writer, Benedict discovered the sport as a schoolboy at Pangbourne College. He went on to represent Great Britain at the Junior World Championships in ‘05 and ’06 before heading to the University of California, Berkeley to study and row. Wins included the Head of the Charles, Henley Royal Regatta and two IRA national championships with the Golden Bears between 2007 and 2010. After a brief stint coaching rowing, Benedict joined Row360 in 2016.

Rachel Quarrell

Rachel started rowing for a bet in the summer of 1987, and was promptly hooked, learning to cox a term later. She coxed at club, elite and at several international regattas, winning with over thirty clubs, and won a bronze medal steering a Commonwealth New Zealand M4+ which included Mahe Drysdale. Writing credits include The Rowing Service (web), Regatta magazine, The Independent newspaper and she became The Telegraph’s rowing correspondent in 2002. She tweets as @RowingVoice.