South African Coastal Rowing

07/08/2026

So proud of these athletes. Jerique Bernard well done for the initiative.

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25/07/2026

Way to go Murray!

17/06/2026

Are you ready! 2 3 Beach!

20/05/2026

Excellent Murray!

Don't Miss It! Murray Bales-Smith on SABC Sport

Our coastal rowing star Murray Bales-Smith is heading to the SABC Sport studios tonight! Tune in at 22:00 to hear Murray talk about the thrill of coastal racing and his recent experience competing against the world's best in Napoli.

If you’ve been wanting to learn more about Beach Sprints and the coastal side of our sport, this is an interview you won’t want to miss.

Channel: SABC Sport
Time: 22:00 Tonight

15/05/2026

Nice post. Thank you Row SA

10/05/2026

An excellent selection of photos of Violante, Murray & National Coach Bill in action at the Filippi Trophy in Bacoli. Thank you for making this possible.

10/05/2026

Great to see our athletes performing in the Filippi Trophy. Some tricky conditions. Violante getting knocked out in the Time trials. Murray coming 8th in Time Trial 1 meant making it into the head to head without needing to do Time Trial 2. A change in conditions meant he got knocked out in the first round of head to head. That’s Coastal for you. In the process he did the best turn we have ever seen.

Race Update: Murray and Violante take on the Time Trials in Napoli!

The action kicks off tomorrow for our coastal athletes at the Filippi Lido Trophy! Here is what you need to know about their opening races:

⏱️ Murray Bales-Smith: Departs 20th in the Time Trial (around 08:38).
⏱️ Violante Lama: Departs 18th in her Time Trial (around 09:26).

The Stakes:
Both athletes are aiming for a Top 8 finish in the first Time Trial to secure an automatic spot in the knock-outs. Anyone outside the Top 8 will get a second chance in TT2 to fight for the remaining quarter-final spots on Sunday.

Go well, Murray and Violante! Let’s get those Top 8 spots.

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10/05/2026

The Coast has been WILD! From Cape Town to Port Alfred. So sorry to hear about the damage to our rowing clubs. We support Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and we’ll be bringing a beach sprint there on the 27/28th June. No boats required as we’ll bring them.
Please support them. Whether through the backabuddy or just to share.

09/05/2026

Go Murray

Murray Bales-Smith placed 8th in TT1 at the Filippi Lido Cup. He just snuck into the knock-out round of 16 athletes.

The Round of 16 will be between 16:20 and 16:50 this afternoon. The winner goes through to quarterfinals tomorrow.

Good luck, Murray! We're all rooting for you!

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