Worcester Rowing Club

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Worcester Rowing Club
LocationThe Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands
Coordinates52°11′44″N 2°13′56″W / 52.195478°N 2.232268°W / 52.195478; -2.232268Coordinates: 52°11′44″N 2°13′56″W / 52.195478°N 2.232268°W / 52.195478; -2.232268
Founded1874
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code WRR)
Websitewrc1874.co.uk

Worcester Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at The Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands and backs on to Worcester Racecourse.[1]

History[]

The club was founded in 1874 from an amalgamation of several other clubs.[2]

The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 2000 [3] and has produced several national champions.

Honours[]

Henley Royal Regatta[]

Year Races won
2000 Wyfold Challenge Cup

Honours[]

British champions[]

Year Winning crew/s
1984 Men J16 2x[4]
1989 Men J16 2x[5]
1990 Men J18 1x, Women J16 1x[6]
1992 Women J18 8+[7]
1995 Women J16 2x
1996 Men L2x, Men U23 1x[8]
2000 Men 8+[9]
2005 Open 2-, Women 4-[10]
2008 Women 2x, Women 2-[11]
2011 Open L2- [12]

References[]

  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "History". Worcester Rowing Club.
  3. ^ "Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  4. ^ Railton, Jim (16 July 1984). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.
  5. ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". The Times. 17 July 1989. p. 32.
  6. ^ Rosewell, Mike (21 July 1990). "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
  7. ^ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  8. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". The Times. 22 July 1996. p. 39.
  9. ^ "National Championships". The Times. 17 July 2000.
  10. ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
  12. ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
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