Kingston Grammar School Boat Club (KGSBC) is a rowing club on the River Thames, based at Aragon Avenue, Thames Ditton, Elmbridge borough of Surrey.[1]
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| Location | Aragon Avenue, Thames Ditton, Elmbridge borough of Surrey |
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| Coordinates | 51°23′52″N 0°20′09″W / 51.397766°N 0.335809°W |
| Home water | Hampton Court Reach, River Thames |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code KGS) |
| Website | sport |
| Notable members | |
| RC Sherriff, Sophie Hosking, James Cracknell | |
History
editThe club was founded in 1889 and belongs to the Kingston Grammar School.[2]
The club has produced multiple British champions, achieving particular success in the late 1980s to early 1990s under the leadership of head coach Peter Sheppard, during which time it was victorious in the Schools' Head of the River Race and produced a number of subsequent Olympic champions, including James Cracknell and Kieran West.
Honours
editBritish champions
edit| Year | Winning crew/s |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Men J16 8+ |
| 1983 | Men J16 2-, Men J16 4-, Men J14 4x |
| 1984 | Men J16 4+, Men J14 4x |
| 1985 | Men 2x, Women J16 2-, Women J14 2x |
| 1986 | Men J14 2x |
| 1987 | Men J16 2x, Men J16 4x, Men J14 2x, Women J14 2x |
| 1988 | Men J16 4x, Women J14 4x |
| 1989 | Men J18 4x, Women J14 2x |
| 1992 | Men J16 4- |
| 1993 | Men J18 4- |
| 1994 | Women J18 4+, Women J15 2x |
| 1995 | Women J16 8+, Women J15 1x |
| 1996 | Men J18 2-, Women J16 4+ |
| 1997 | Women J18 2x |
| 1998 | Women J18 2- |
| 2002 | Women J18 4- [3] |
| 2003 | Men J16 4+ [4] |
| 2007 | Open J18 4+ [5] |
| 2009 | Women J18 8+ [6] |
| 2021 | WJ16 4x [7] |
| 2023 | WJ18 4x [8] |
Schools' Head of the River Race
edit| Year | Winning crew |
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| 1993 [9] | J18 men’s eights |
| 1994 | J18 men’s eights |
| 1995 | J18 women’s eights |
| 1996 | J18 women’s eights |
| 2003 | J18 women’s eights |
| 2004 | J18 women’s eights |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
- ^ "Club details". Kingston Grammar School Rowing Club.
- ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". The Times. 22 July 2002. p. 26.
- ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". The Times. 21 July 2003. p. 32.
- ^ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Race Information". rowresults.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Schools Head results 1995". Archived from the original on 18 June 1997.
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