I ran across this
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1436567.ece
the other day when looking for more information on what became of the
young men featured in the TV programme.

I was interested and delighted to read that Steve Callaghan finished
(went back and finished maybe?) his "A" levels and is now at Oxford
Brookes (confirmed by some up-to-date Brookes material recording his win
of the Tom Llewellyn rowing cup). According to some Grosvenor RC
material (undated, sadly) he also trialled for the GB squad. (He
obviously moved to Grosvenor from Liverpool Vic where the programme was
made).

Also pleasing is that Luke Pendlebury (was he the guy at stroke in the
final crew?) is at Cambridge doing a PGCE. The Sun article says he's
rowing for his college (Homerton) but Google also turns up articles
suggesting he plays football for the University, unless he's got a namesake.

Of only slightly less interest to rowers is that Michael Bomba is a
top-class hammer thrower (and had been before he did the programme).

Well done those men. Has anyone got information about any of the others?

--

Henry Law Manchester, England

Henry Law wrote:

> I ran across this
> http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1436567.ece
> the other day when looking for more information on what became of the
> young men featured in the TV programme.
>
> Also pleasing is that Luke Pendlebury (was he the guy at stroke in the
> final crew?) is at Cambridge doing a PGCE. The Sun article says he's
> rowing for his college (Homerton) but Google also turns up articles
> suggesting he plays football for the University, unless he's got a
> namesake.
>

He tried out for the Cambridge Lightweights for a bit last year but then
dropped out. I don't blame him - footballers get Full Blues for two
training sessions a week! (see http://www.varsity.co.uk/sport/243/1/ )
I didn't really have a chance to get to know him well but he seemed like a
nice guy. I didn't realise that he was a TV star, though.

Steve Callaghan was one of five Grosvenor members in the victorious
Welsh eight in the Home Countries Internationals in Cardiff Bay on 26
July 2008.

http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/sport/ROWING-Grosvenor-crew-fly-the.4345932.jp


David Flook





On 5 Oct, 12:12, Henry Law <n...@lawshouse.org> wrote:
> I ran across thishttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1436567.ece
> the other day when looking for more information on what became of the
> young men featured in the TV programme.
>
> I was interested and delighted to read that Steve Callaghan finished
> (went back and finished maybe?) his "A" levels and is now at Oxford
> Brookes (confirmed by some up-to-date Brookes material recording his win
> of the Tom Llewellyn rowing cup). According to some Grosvenor RC
> material (undated, sadly) he also trialled for the GB squad. (He
> obviously moved to Grosvenor from Liverpool Vic where the programme was
> made).
>
> Also pleasing is that Luke Pendlebury (was he the guy at stroke in the
> final crew?) is at Cambridge doing a PGCE. The Sun article says he's
> rowing for his college (Homerton) but Google also turns up articles
> suggesting he plays football for the University, unless he's got a namesake.
>
> Of only slightly less interest to rowers is that Michael Bomba is a
> top-class hammer thrower (and had been before he did the programme).
>
> Well done those men. Has anyone got information about any of the others?
>
> --
>
> Henry Law Manchester, England

On 6 Oct, 18:16, rowtv.n...@googlemail.com wrote:
> Steve Callaghan was one of five Grosvenor members in the victorious
> Welsh eight in the Home Countries Internationals in Cardiff Bay on 26
> July 2008.
>
> http://www.chesterstandard.co.uk/sport/ROWING-Grosvenor-crew-fly-the....
>
> David Flook
>
> On 5 Oct, 12:12, Henry Law <n...@lawshouse.org> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I ran across thishttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/real_life/article1436567.ece
> > the other day when looking for more information on what became of the
> > young men featured in the TV programme.
>
> > I was interested and delighted to read that Steve Callaghan finished
> > (went back and finished maybe?) his "A" levels and is now at Oxford
> > Brookes (confirmed by some up-to-date Brookes material recording his win
> > of the Tom Llewellyn rowing cup).  According to some Grosvenor RC
> > material (undated, sadly) he also trialled for the GB squad.  (He
> > obviously moved to Grosvenor from Liverpool Vic where the programme was
> > made).
>
> > Also pleasing is that Luke Pendlebury (was he the guy at stroke in the
> > final crew?) is at Cambridge doing a PGCE.  The Sun article says he's
> > rowing for his college (Homerton) but Google also turns up articles
> > suggesting he plays football for the University, unless he's got a namesake.
>
> > Of only slightly less interest to rowers is that Michael Bomba is a
> > top-class hammer thrower (and had been before he did the programme).
>
> > Well done those men.  Has anyone got information about any of the others?
>
> > --
>
> > Henry Law            Manchester, England- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I can confirm that as I was sat a few seats away from him in the same
boat.....
Top fella, great to see him continue his rowing and sucess in the
sport.