Tynemouth Rowing Club
Location | Tynemouth |
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Coordinates | 55°00′58″N 1°25′07″W / 55.016016°N 1.418527°W |
Home water | River Tyne |
Founded | 1867 |
Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code TYM) Northern Rowing Council |
Website | tynemouthrowingclub |
Events | |
Notable members | |
William Fawcus |
Tynemouth Rowing Club (TRC) operates out of its clubhouse on Priors Haven, Tynemouth, England.[1]
History[]
Tynemouth Rowing Club was founded in 1867[1] after members left Northern Rowing Club [2] and is situated in Priors Haven by the North Pier at the entrance of the River Tyne.[3] The club's colours are Royal Navy and White, with the blades being white with two blue stripes.[4]
The notable northern rower James Renforth was employed as a coach for Tynemouth RC in 1869. He was paid 3 guineas for two weeks work.[2]
In 1871, the club had a victory at the Henley Royal Regatta, where William Fawcus won the Diamond Challenge Sculls.[5] The club is the only open club from the North East to have won this event. William Fawcus also claimed victory in the Wingfield Sculls the same year.[6] He was the first provincial sculler to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley and also the first to win the Wingfield Sculls.
In 2005, the club christened a new safety boat on its open day.[7]
Since 2011, the club has hosted the finishing ceremony of the , which is an event, rowed over 25 kilometres, starting at Newburn and ending at Tynemouth.[8]
Chris Dixon, chairman of Tynemouth Rowing Club, said of the inaugural event, "This was a great opportunity for us to welcome rowers from across the country and to show off the wonderful experience rowers at our club get to enjoy."[9]
Honours[]
Henley Royal Regatta[]
Year | Races won |
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1871 | Diamond Challenge Sculls |
References[]
- ^ a b "Tynemouth RC | Clubs". Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ a b Neil Wigglesworth (2013-10-31). The Social History of English Rowing. Retrieved 2015-03-17 – via Google Books.
- ^ "About Our Rowing Club". Tynemouth Rowing Club. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Tynemouth RC | Clubs". British Rowing. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "HRR 1839-1939". Rowing History. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ [1] Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rowing club opens its doors". News Guardian. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- ^ "Borough joins rowing event". News Guardian. 2011-07-27. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
- [2] - ^ "Rowing: Newcastle hosts first Great Tyne Row". Evening Chroniclelive. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
External links[]
- "Argonaut", "The Past Quarter", The Field Quarterly Magazine and Review, Volume 2, page 204, August 1872.
- Social rowing taking off across the UK
- Tonyblairoffice.org
- Adam Steel, "Rowing: Tees team make mark on busy weekend", Teesseide Live, 14 June 2012
- Mouthofthetyne.com
- Rowing clubs in England
- Sport in Tyne and Wear
- Sports clubs established in 1867
- 1867 establishments in England