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Maddy Mussen

OPINION - Fulham charity row funds 25 underprivileged children’s rowing for a year

A rowing club in Fulham has raised enough money from its 100 mile charity row to provide a year’s worth of access to rowing for 25 underprivileged children who would otherwise struggle to get into the sport.

The Fulham Reach Boat Club, located just off Hammersmith Bridge on the north bank of the river, said their whopping 100 mile relay row often felt like “battling through four seasons in one day” as they put in 10 hour rowing shifts throughout blistering heat and thunderstorms to complete the challenge.

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