Worcester Rowing Club

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Worcester Rowing Club
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Worcester Rowing Club blade.svg
MottoFloreat semper fidelis civitas; Flourish ever-faithful city.
LocationThe Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands
Coordinates 52°11′44″N2°13′56″W / 52.1955°N 2.2322°W / 52.1955; -2.2322 Coordinates: 52°11′44″N2°13′56″W / 52.1955°N 2.2322°W / 52.1955; -2.2322
Home waterRiver Severn
Founded1874
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code WRR)
Website wrc1874.co.uk
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]

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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History

The 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

The club's colours are blades: white with two black bars flanking a red bar; kit: scarlet & black. [5]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

YearRaces won
2000 Wyfold Challenge Cup

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
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]

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References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  3. ↑ "History". Worcester Rowing Club.
  4. ↑ "Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
  5. ↑ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.44.
  6. ↑ Railton, Jim (16 July 1984). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.
  7. ↑ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". The Times. 17 July 1989. p. 32.
  8. ↑ Rosewell, Mike (21 July 1990). "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
  9. ↑ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  10. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". The Times. 22 July 1996. p. 39.
  11. ↑ "National Championships". The Times. 17 July 2000.
  12. ↑ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ↑ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
  14. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
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