The Coaches
Wade Hall Craggs (Senior Coach)
Former Durham University student and DUBC member
GBR Olympian (Barcelona 1992)
Former GBR Coxed four coach (Gold medal winners at the senior World Championships in 2000)
Matthew Pearce (Men’s Coach)
Born in Australia
Former Head of Junior & Freshmen Female Varsity Programme (Saratoga University USA)
Former Head Coach of Shenendehowa Rowing Club (New York USA)
Former Head of Development and Elite Rowing (Western Cape Rowing Association, South Africa)
Gennady Ochklalenko (Women’s Coach)
Born in the Ukraine
Former Singapore National Coach
Former Chinese provincial coach
University of Dniepropetrovsk, Senior Teach of Physical Education
John Thickness (Talent Coach)
Learned to row at Durham school as a junior
Former Bristol and Reading University coach
Former lawyer
John works with our Fresher’s and those coming to Durham under the Sporting Giants Talent Identification programme
