Runcorn Rowing Club
Motto | Latin: Validus ut Perago (Strong to the finish) |
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Location | Runcorn, Cheshire |
Coordinates | 53°18′39″N 2°42′44″W / 53.3109°N 2.7121°WCoordinates: 53°18′39″N 2°42′44″W / 53.3109°N 2.7121°W |
Home water | River Weaver |
Founded | 1894 |
Key people |
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Affiliations | British Rowing |
Website | runcornrowing |
Acronym | RUN |
Events | |
Spring Eights Head, Junior Regatta, Autumn Head |
Runcorn Rowing Club is a rowing club in Runcorn, Cheshire based on the River Weaver. The club has access to 10km of rowable river from Weston Marsh Lock to Dutton Lock.[1]
History[]
Runcorn Rowing Club was established in 1894 on land purchased from the Marquis of Cholmondeley.[2][3] The club received funding in 2005 under British Rowings's 'Project Oarsome' which saw membership increase from 39 to 100 members.[4]
Facilities[]
The club has three boat sheds, the latest opened by Derek Twigg MP in April 2008.[5] A new club house was constructed in 2016 funded by the Sports Council and assisted by specialists from the consortium working on the Mersey Gateway Bridge.[3]
Honours[]
British champions[]
Year | Winning crew/s |
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1992 | Women 2x[6] |
1993 | Women L1x[7] |
1994 | Women L2x[8] |
1995 | Women L1x |
2007 | Women J14 1x[9] |
2008 | Women J15 1x, Women J14 1x[10] |
2010 | Women 2x, Women L2x, Open J18 4x[11] |
2012 | Women J18 4x[12] |
References[]
- ^ "Runcorn Rowing Club". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Runcorn Rowing Club". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ a b McDougall, John (14 March 2016). "Runcorn Rowing Club's new boathouse becomes a reality". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Oarsome boost for Runcorn rowers". Liverpool Echo. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "The Boathouse Tour". Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". The Times. 19 July 1993. p. 20.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". The Times. 18 July 1994. p. 22.
- ^ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
Categories:
- Rowing clubs in England
- Runcorn
- Sports clubs established in 1894
- 1894 establishments in England
- Rowing club stubs