Wallingford Rowing Club

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Wallingford Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationWallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°35′55″N 1°07′21″W / 51.5985°N 1.1224°W / 51.5985; -1.1224Coordinates: 51°35′55″N 1°07′21″W / 51.5985°N 1.1224°W / 51.5985; -1.1224
Founded1947
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - WRC
Websitewallingfordrc.co.uk

Wallingford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames by Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[1]

History[]

The club was formed in 1947 by the Wallingford Regatta committee. In December 2013 the club opened a new gym facility.[2]

Notable rowers[]

Honours[]

British champions[]

Year Winning crew
1972 Men J18 2+[3]
1974 M2+, M2-c, M4xc[4]
1975 W1x, W4x[5]
1980 ML4-[6]
1982 ML2x[7]
1983 ML2x[8]
1984 ML2x[9]
1986 Men J14 1x[10]
1987 W4+[11]
1989 Men J16 4x, Women J16 2x[12]
1993 Men J16 2x[13]
1994 Men J18 4x[14]
1995 Women J14 1x
1998 [15]
1998 WL1x[16]
2000 WL1x [17]
2001 W1x[18]
2002 W1x, W2x, W8+c[19]
2004 WL2x[20]
2011 Women J15 1x[21]
2016 W2x
2021 Open J18 1x [22]

Key - M men, W women, + coxed, - coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight

Henley Royal Regatta[]

Year Races won
1972 Britannia Challenge Cup
1979 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1995 Britannia Challenge Cup
2008 Remenham Challenge Cup
2009 Remenham Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Wallingford Rowing Club". Wallingford Rowing Club.
  3. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  15. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  16. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  17. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  18. ^ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  19. ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  20. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  21. ^ "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
  22. ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
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