Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club

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Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club
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LocationShrewsbury School Boathouse, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands
Coordinates52°42′16″N 2°45′37″W / 52.704355°N 2.760414°W / 52.704355; -2.760414Coordinates: 52°42′16″N 2°45′37″W / 52.704355°N 2.760414°W / 52.704355; -2.760414
Founded1866
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - SHR
Websitewww.shrewsbury.org.uk/page/rowing-rssbc

Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club (RSSBC) is a rowing club based on the River Severn at Shrewsbury School Boathouse, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands.[1]

History[]

The boat club was founded in 1866 and is owned by Shrewsbury School with rowing being a primary school sport due to its location on the River Severn.[2]

The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on four occasions and has won both the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the National Schools' Regatta (three times) and the Schools' Head of the River Race eights (three times).[2][3]

Pengwern Rowing Club[]

The Pengwern Boat Club shares the same stretch of the river and is located immediately to the west of the RSSBC.[4]

Honours[]

National Schools' Regatta[]

Year Winning crew
1976 Queen Mother Challenge Cup
1982 Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2006 Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Henley Royal Regatta[]

Year Winning crew
1924 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1932 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1955 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1960 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1961 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1976 Special Race for Schools
1980 Special Race for Schools
1981 Special Race for Schools
1982 Special Race for Schools
1984 Special Race for Schools
1985 Special Race for Schools
2007 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

Schools' Head of the River Race[]

Year Winning crew
2006 Eights
2007 Eights
2008 Eights

British champions[]

Year Winning crew/s
1973 Men J18 2x, Men J16 8+[5]
1977 Men J18 8+ [6]
1978 Men J18 8+ [7]
1979 Men J16 2x, Men J16 8+
1980 Men J18 2-[8]
1981 Men J18 4+[9]
1985 Men J18 8+[10]
1986 Men J18 2+[11]
1987 Men J18 2+, Men J16 2-[12]
1989 Men J16 4- [13]
1997 Men J18 2-, Men J18 4- [14]
2009 Open J18 4+ [15]
2010 Open J18 4-, Open J18 4+ [16]

References[]

  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ a b "School Rowing". Shrewsbury School.
  3. ^ "Results of Final Races - 1946-2003". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  4. ^ "History". Pengwern Boat Club.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
  15. ^ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
  16. ^ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
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