Birmingham Rowing Club

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Birmingham Rowing Club
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Location Birmingham, England
Home water Edgbaston Reservoir
Founded1873
Key people
Peter Veitch (President)
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code - BIR
Website www.birminghamrowingclub.co.uk
Events
Birmingham Regatta
Notable members

Birmingham Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, based at Birmingham, England. It is situated on Edgbaston Reservoir in the centre of Birmingham. The club was founded in 1873 although there is reference to a 'Birmingham Soho Club' using the reservoir earlier in 1859. [1]

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The club, which serves Birmingham is a rowing club for men, women, adults, juniors and veterans. It is affiliated to British Rowing.

History

The club's earliest win at Henley Royal Regatta was the Wyfold Challenge Cup in 1904. [2] The crew consisted of S. E. Alldridge, J. W. Frame, F. A. G. Medd and A. H. Cloutte. [3]

A dearth of further successes was ended with appearance in the finals of the Doubles in the 1950s by Ken Tinegate and Graham Beech, and then wins in 1960 and 1961 by George Justicz. [4]

In 2015 Peter Veitch became the club's president after being elected at the AGM in 2015 following the death of Sir Adrian Cadbury.

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

YearRaces won
1904 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1960 Double Sculls Challenge Cup
1961 Double Sculls Challenge Cup

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1984 Women 2x [5]
1985 Women 1x [6]
1990 Women 2- [7]

Notable rowers

References

  1. ↑ Birmingham Rowing Club history Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Wyfold Challenge Cup final" . Daily Mirror. 8 July 1904. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ↑ "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
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