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Simon learnt to row while studying Engineering at Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1999. In 2000 he
raced in the College 1st 8+ for May Bumps and represented the University
in an 8+ at the National Championships. In 2001 Simon completed 100km in one sitting on a Concept 2
rowing machine on slides for Comic Relief and in 2002 completed the Nottingham Robin Hood running marathon
in under four hours. He was President of the Boat Club at Nottingham University in 2003-04 while studying for his Masters in Engineering. Simon is an ARA qualified coach
and, when not designing and manufacturing Streetrowers, teaches Design Technology and Young Enterprise in Guildford.
Simon sculls at Walton on Thames and coaches at Guildford Rowing Club. While he is running out
of time to win his Olympic Medal, health and fitness is an important part of his day, be it rowing,
running, cycling, swimming or football. Simon's ambitions are to be the fastest rower on the
planet (probably on land rather than water!) and to make the enjoyable and rewarding sport of rowing as
accessible and practical as cycling through the development of the Streetrower. Simon founded Tarrant
Engineering Limited in 2006 to bring Streetrowing to the masses and facilitate further development of the Streetrower and
other innovative products.
Acknowledgements
Simon would like to thank his inspirational, insightful and tirelessly patient wife, Ruth, for her unfailing support
for the Streetrower vision and her catalytic business sense. His thanks also go to his parents for
their wisdom and support; to Don Woodford for his willingess to share a lifetime of engineering and
inventing experience; to all the
lads at Burgashell for their highly conscientious work on the fairings; to
Len Neville and his band of master craftsmen for their TIG welding of the frames; to Tom Henderson and company for their very sparkly
paintwork; to colleagues Justin, Dan, Ray and Dave
for their sound advice and technical input; to his Grandfather Derek Lyne who helped cultivate Simon's
engineering interest at a young age; to his Design Technology teachers Bob Johnstone and Sue Chapman who
harnessed enthusiasm and inspired creative expression; to the PCBC rowers that first dragged him into a boat at Cambridge and
the various coaches that have influenced his understanding of the sport of rowing including physiological and technical aspects;
and to the visionary customers that make development of the Streetrower possible and keep the dream alive.
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