Warwick Rowers Recruit World Cup Champ Robbie Manson For New Calendar

There’s a really good chance you’ve seen a Warwick Rowers calendar at some point since its inception. The calendar, started by LGBTQ+ activist Angus Malcolm, features a team of rowers from an English university in several different nude photos. It’s not all for nothing, though. The calendar’s focus is to challenge homophobia and bullying in the sports world. Over the past decade, it’s raised over $1 million for the Warwick University Rowing Program and the Sports Allies Foundation.

 

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The cover of our #WR19 and 10th anniversary calendar. This is a huge landmark for us and we are so grateful for everyone who has supported us so far and keeps on supporting us in our campaign against heteronormativity and gender norms. We are halfway through our crowdfunding campaign and all our #WR19 products are already available to pre-order at discounted price. So if you want to be part of the story, make sure you have a look at our website (link in bio). Make sure to tag your friends if they haven’t heard yet about what we do!

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Although the rowing team has made waves all by itself, it doesn’t hurt to recruit celebs for a little extra help. The next calendar will also feature World Cup champion Robbie Manson.

 

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At the beginning of the year I joined the @warwick_rowers to guest star in their 2019 Calendar. As well as being a lot of fun there is a greater reason behind why these guys do what they do •Gender equality •LGBT inclusion •Male mental health I can relate closely with these issues which is why I have always wanted to get involved and support their campaign. It was an absolute honour to work together! Check out @warwick_rowers to support their crowd funding campaign and to pre-order the 2019 Calendar

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Manson, a two-time Olympic athlete from New Zealand, holds the world record for men’s single sculling, which makes him the fastest rower on the face of the earth. While the orientation of the rowers has never been discussed (I assume some of them have at least dabbled with dick), Manson has been out and proud since 2014. He seems pretty stoked to join the team for the new calendar, too.

 

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Missing those hot summer days already ☀ Hope everyone had a good Easter long weekend 🐣🐰#bringbacksummer #baywatch #mondayitis

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In a statement, Manson said: “As an LGBT athlete, I value the straight ally message of the Warwick Rowers. They prove you don’t have to be a gay or female athlete to believe passionately that sport should be for everyone, and that sport can show leadership in promoting equality. So when the guys invited me to join them in their tenth-anniversary calendar, I got on a plane!”

You can pre-order your own Warwick Rowers 2019 calendar here.