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.[2]
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| Motto | Floreat semper fidelis civitas; Flourish ever-faithful city. |
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| Location | The Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands |
| Coordinates | 52°11′44″N 2°13′56″W / 52.1955°N 2.2322°W |
| Home water | River Severn |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code WRR) |
| Website | wrc1874 |
| Events | |
| Worcester Head of the River (February) Worcester Spring Regatta (May) Worcester Autumn Regatta (September) Worcester Small Boats Head (October) | |
| Notable members | |
| Anthony Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley (b.1948)[1] | |
History
editThe club was founded in 1874 from an amalgamation of several other clubs.[3]
The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 2000 [4] and has produced several national champions.
Club colours
editThe club's colours are blades: white with two black bars flanking a red bar; kit: scarlet & black.[5]
Honours
editHenley Royal Regatta
edit| Year | Races won |
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| 2000 | Wyfold Challenge Cup |
Honours
editBritish champions
edit| Year | Winning crew/s |
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| 1984 | Men J16 2x[6] |
| 1989 | Men J16 2x[7] |
| 1990 | Men J18 1x, Women J16 1x[8] |
| 1992 | Women J18 8+[9] |
| 1995 | Women J16 2x |
| 1996 | Men L2x, Men U23 1x[10] |
| 2000 | Men 8+[11] |
| 2005 | Open 2-, Women 4-[12] |
| 2008 | Women 2x, Women 2-[13] |
| 2011 | Open L2- [14] |
References
edit- ^ Hughes of Ombersley, Rt Hon. Lord, (Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes) (born 11 Aug. 1948). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-21072.
- ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
- ^ "History". Worcester Rowing Club.
- ^ "Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
- ^ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.44.
- ^ Railton, Jim (16 July 1984). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.
- ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". The Times. 17 July 1989. p. 32.
- ^ Rosewell, Mike (21 July 1990). "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
- ^ 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, 22 July 1996, p. 39". The Times. 22 July 1996. p. 39.
- ^ "National Championships". The Times. 17 July 2000.
- ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
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