Calendars - Part 14

Warwick Rowers

Every year since 2009, the rowing team of the University of Warwick, England has put out a nude calendar to challenge homophobia and to promote inclusivity in sport, regardless of sex, sexuality, race, or gender identity.

Noble goals aside, the calendar has become enormously popular because of the cute and hot guys on the rowing team that pose for it.  Above, left to right, are Lucas, Tristan, Alex, Will, Tom, and Cian in the 2016 calendar.

This is from the 2012 calendar.  As usual, we get to see some rear views, but frontal views are artfully concealed.

Here's a shot from the 2021 calendar.

Recently, they changed the name of the calendar from Warwick Rowers to Worldwide Roar.  Here's the cover of the 2022 calendar.  The change was to include other sports in the drive for inclusivity in sport.  That's admirable, but the calendar now includes other guys who aren't University of Warwick students, or students at all.  In my opinion, that's a mistake.  I want to see those cute college guys!

Over the years, in addition to the calendar photos, there have been "behind the scenes" photos from the calendar shoots, and these photos don't hide anything.  Above, a group of rowers seem to have dropped their shorts, to the feigned shock of the guy in front.

Here the photographer is instructing the team

A rower, not artfully concealed for once.

Team members preparing for a calendar shot in which they're all piggyback.

Finally, on this Christmas Eve, here are two of the Warwick rowers trimming a Christmas tree.  What a pretty sight!