Introduction
Leo Blockley drowned in the River Ebro while rowing with the Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club on their winter training camp in Amposta, Spain on December 29th 2000. He was 21.
Leo's crew ran in to adverse weather conditions during a training session. Their boat was quickly swamped by the two-foot waves and, as the boat had no underseat buoyancy compartments, the crew was forced in to the water. Little over fifty meters from the rowing club from which they had boated, Leo disappeared as he attempted to swim back to the boat.
Since then, Leo's parents have struggled to ensure the rowing community comes to recognise the vital and life-saving role played by the inherent buoyancy of a boat. Unfortunately, to date, the governing bodies for the sport have been excessively slow to respond. So this campaign was born. We hope there are enough rowers out there who will back this cause that the powers that be will have to sit up and take notice.
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