Barn Elms Rowing Club

Barn Elms Rowing Club

Location	Barn Elms Boathouse, Queen Elizabeth Walk, (Barnes) London SW13 0DG [1]
Coordinates	51°28′26″N0°13′30″W / 51.474°N 0.225°W / 51.474; -0.225 (Barnes Elms RC)
Home water	Tideway
Founded	1967
Affiliations	British Rowing boat code: BAE [1]
Website	www.enablelc.org/bebh/

Barn Elms Rowing Club is a rowing club in the east extreme of Barnes, London, close to Putney. The boathouse is located between Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, forming part of the larger Barn Elms Sports Centre. Opposite it on the river is Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham F.C. ^[2] The boathouse is shared with Parr's Priory Rowing Club. Activities include beginner courses, juniors and a junior racing squad, adults beginner and intermediate courses, in addition to recreational participation.

History

The origins of the club started with the construction of the London County Council boathouse in the winter of 1959/60 at the cost of £14,000. ^[3] The facility was used by schoolchildren form London and the club became known as Barn Elms. In 1960, the club featured in the Associated Television programme 'Seeing Sport'. ^[4] By 1968, the club had the use of an early rowing tank. ^[5]

In 1991, the London Dragons' Dawn Raiders, which were part of the club had their first major success when winning the British Dragon Boat Racing Association's National Charity Championship. ^[6]

In recent years the club has had success and won a gold medal at the 2023 British Rowing Junior Championships ^[7] and 2024 British Rowing Championships, which included winning gold medals in the WJ16 single sculls.

Honours

British junior championships

Year	Winning crew/s
2023	Women J16 1x [7]
2024	Women J16 1x [8]

See also

• Rowing on the River Thames

References

1. "Rowing Club".
2. "Club details". British Rowing. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Rowers clinch national title" . Streatham News. 1 April 1960. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Rowing Tips" . Norwood News. 25 March 1960. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Barn Elms - Rowing Tank Aka Children Learn To Row On Indoor Tank (1968)". You Tube / British Pathe. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
6. "Rowers clinch national title" . Westminster & Pimlico News. 12 September 1991. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Race Information results". Row results. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
8. "2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships Results". British Rowing. Retrieved 7 February 2025.