but under the two decades of leadership of david tanner... here we go!s he retiring? why am i retiring? it will be hard to step out. it has been a big part of my life. i have done 21 yea rs. big part of my life. i have done 21 years. that is quite a long time. the first row was have been out since 7am this morning. —— rowers. he is an ex—head teacher. he still carries that. we have all been called into his office. he created an incredible place of success and inspiration. he will always be remembered. i was confident that, with financial support, that is where the lottery comes in, i could build something good. but does he feel sorry for his successor? comparisons have been made with the replaceable sir alex. when he left manchester united. replaceable sir alex. when he left manchester unitedlj replaceable sir alex. when he left manchester united. i do not see myself as sir alex ferguson at all. ido myself as sir alex ferguson at all. i do not feel i am a big cheese in that way. i am not modest about being the leader of the best growing nation in the wor

7am this morning, the sun is still coming up, and that commitment to be the best comes from sir david tanneradmaster‘s office. he has created this incredible place of success and inspiration. he will always be remembered. i was confident that with financial support, that's where the lottery comes in, i could build something pretty good. does he feel sorry for his successor? comparisons have been made that the irreplaceable sir alex when he left manchester united. i don't see myself as alex fergusson at all. i'm not a big cheese in that way at all. i'm not modest about being the leader of the best rowing nation in the world but i don't need to be someone that puts his head above the parapet to match. but success like his should surely be celebrated. did you know that since you took over, you have had a hand in 40% of british rowing medals in history? the first game was 1900, sir david. that is not bad, is it? not bad at all. good luck to him. 2—0 is the latest score between liverpool and newcastle but that is it from us. thank you for watching. good night. let's get the weather for the week a

the man who has masterminded great britain's domination of rowing over the past two decades, sir david tanner'd been in charge for over 21 years and his crews won 35 olympic and paralympic medals — he never attracted much attention. so our reporter tim hague went to meet him, to find out more. surprising really that one of britain's they're elite coaches ever is little known outside of rowing, yet british rowing under sir david tanner's two decades of leadership... here we go. have won 35 paralympic and olympic medals. so, why is he retiring? why am i retiring? it will be hard to step out. rowing is my life and hobby in some ways. i have done 21 years and i think that is quite a long time. the first laws have been out on the water from around seven o'clock this morning. you can see the sun going out. that commitment comes from sir david and although the way down. he is an excellent teacher. we have been cold into the headmaster‘s office and he has treated this incredible place of inspiration and will always be remembered.” incredible place of inspiration and will always be remembered. i was c

next to the incredible impact of sir david tanner, the man who has masterminded great britain's successes. tanner left his job this week after 21 years and helped the likes of sir steve redgrave and dame katherine grainger reach their sporting dreams. sir david is well aware of the challenges of elite sport, including concerns over bullying — a problem that he says has never been the case for british rowing. integrity, among the staff is fundamental, so we have always aimed to make sure our rowers are well looked after and indeed the staff, and i think i have a reputation myself for making sure that happens, bun when you have a lot of highly motivated people in one place, it is not whether you have issues that matter it is how you deal with them. 0thers matter it is how you deal with them. others have to be challenging and pushy and everything else, as do the fleetwood, so inevitably there is a degree of creative tension or whatever you like to call it which needs to be well handled, and i think we handle it very well. and you can see more of that report on sir david tanner so before we

the man who's masterminded great britain's domination of rowing over the past two decades, sir david tannerand paralympic medals — he stayed out of the limelight — so our reporter tim hague went to meet him, to find out more. surprising that one of which an's best elite coaches ever is little outside of rowing. —— little known. his one 35 paralympic medals. why is he retiring? it will be hard to step out. rowing is my hobby and my life in some ways. i shan't leave rowing, i have to done 21 years that is quite long time. the first rovers have been out on the water from 7am this morning, the sun is still coming up, and that commitment to be best all the way down. he is an ex—headteacher and he still carries that with him. we have all been called into the headmaster‘s office. the will always be remembered.” called into the headmaster‘s office. the will always be remembered. i was confident that with financial support, matters whether lott read comes in, i could build something pretty good. does he feel sorry for his successor? comparisons have been made that the irreplaceable sir alex when he