Bedford Modern School Boat Club

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Bedford Modern School Boat Club
Bedford Modern School Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg
LocationHarpur Trust / Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford, Bedfordshire
Coordinates 52°07′59″N0°27′14″W / 52.133170°N 0.453998°W / 52.133170; -0.453998 Coordinates: 52°07′59″N0°27′14″W / 52.133170°N 0.453998°W / 52.133170; -0.453998
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code - BMS
Website bmsbc.org

Bedford Modern School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Great Ouse at the Harpur Trust / Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford, Bedfordshire [1]

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History

The boat club is owned by Bedford Modern School with rowing being a major school sport, currently under the control of Mark Bavington. [2] The club participates in the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley Women's Regatta, Schools' Head of the River Race, and National Schools' Regatta. [3] The boathouse is a three sectioned shared building with Bedford School Boat Club and Bedford Girls' School Rowing Club.

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1977 Men J18 2-, Men J18 2+
1988 Men J18 2+, Men J18 4-, Men J18 8+
1992 Men J18 4-
1995 Men J18 2-
1997 Men J16 2-
1998 Men J18 2-
2004 Open J16 4+ [4]
2005 Open J18 4+ [5]
2010 Women U23 2x [6]

National Schools' Regatta

YearWinning crew
2009Eight - Child Beale Cup [7]

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References

  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "School Rowing". Bedford Modern School.
  3. "About Us". Bedford Modern School Boat Club.
  4. ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
  7. "Results 2009 – Saturday Races" (PDF). National Schools Regatta. Retrieved 28 October 2020.