Christopher Dodd is a freelance journalist, editor, author and rowing historian. After 30 years on the Guardian, he co-founded the River & Rowing Museum at Henley-on-Thames, where he is a historian and curator. His books include histories of Henley Regatta, the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, London Rowing Club and World Rowing. His most recent, Pieces of Eight, tells the story of coach Bob Janousek and the restoration of British rowing to the Olympic medal podium in 1976 after a long absence. He contributes to newspapers, magazines and blogs and is the founding editor of Britain's Regatta magazine and the International Rowing Federation's World Rowing. He is a board member of Friends of Rowing History.