martin cross
@martcrossy
Olympic champion rower, family man, loves to coach, teach history, write, broadcast - views my own blah blah...
My baby girl is wearing a plastic bag instead of a diaper. Tell me… how can I call myself a father when I can’t even keep my daughter warm? She’s not even a month old. She should be sleeping peacefully, safely… But she sleeps in pain, in misery — wrapped in a plastic bag…
Catch the U23 World Rowing finals with me and Tim Van Vliet at 1400 CEST on worldrowing.com
Nice to see 2 non ‘big dog’ rowing nations win their 1/4 finals in the men’s singles at the world U23 champs congrats to Mutlu of TUR and Goncalves of POR
Finn Hamill talks about his experience of: ‘touching the void’ on Crossy’s Corner - catch the whole show here: youtube.com/live/4F2EM2-DG…
So excited...can't wait to chat with the sensational kiwi sculler Finn Hamill - he 'Giant killed' Oli Zeidler, won the doubles...He's a free thinker and loves to race. Catch us here 1000 CEST, 2000 NZT Wednesday 23rd July youtube.com/live/4F2EM2-DG…
Thrilled to announce that Professor Therese Radic and I have signed a contract with @penswordbooks to publish the first ever full biography of F.S. Kelly: Virtuoso, Olympic champion and warrior

This is the parish in Gaza that Pope Francis would call every night.
Cardinal Pizzaballa: “What we know for sure is that a tank, the IDF says by mistake, but we are not sure about this, they hit the Church directly, the Church of the Holy Family, the Latin Church” Images of the only Catholic Church in Gaza before and after today’s attack.
Rowing's legends tell their stories: an evening with Drew Ginn, Duncan Free, James Cracknell, Richard Schmidt, Alex Partridge, Tobias Kuehne, Phelan Hill, compared by Martin Cross listen here: creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/cr…
Delighted to welcome USA Olympian and rowing benefactor Sean Colgan to Crossy’s Corner on Wednesday 9th July at 1000 link here: youtube.com/live/zIA9Sc2M9…
OMG never seen a race like that!!! Finn Hamill of NZL beating the Olympic champion Oli Zeidler the kiwi was just incredible
Sensational win for Alex Hill and the Aussie 8 over GBR in the Grand at Henley
Cambridge University V national Netherlands 8 in the Grand at Henley. the quality on display made this race the stand out contest of the regatta so far - well done to both crews...PS NED won by 1/3L
50 years since we won the Visitors at Henley. Today we row over at tea, celebrating our amazing ‘3’ man Robin, his place will be taken by Derek Bond with whom we won Wyfolds and Stewards in ‘76 & ‘77

Go! for World Cup Lucerne A finals live 1100 CEST here: worldrowing.com/event/2025-wor…
So excited to be back on live stream commentary with Sarah Cook for the semi finals of World Rowing Cup Lucerne follow on @WorldRowing from 1030 CEST
