Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing Club

Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing Club

Location	Riverside Sports Complex, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England
Coordinates	54°51′04″N1°33′36″W / 54.851185°N 1.559873°W / 54.851185; -1.559873
Founded	1888
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code CLS)
Website	clsarc.org

Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wear, based at the Riverside Sports Complex, Chester-le-Street, County Durham. ^[1] The blade colours are red, royal blue and a white diagonal stripe; kit: red & royal blue. ^[2]

History

The club was founded as Chester-le-Street Rowing Club in 1888, ^[3] initially rowing from a boathouse in a park that burnt down during the 1930s.

After a dormant period the club was started again by Bob Heywood during the 1980s ^[4] and by 2001 had increased members to the point where more boats were needed. The club recorded 63 wins during 2001. ^[5]

In recent years the club has produced several national champions.

Notable members

• Victoria Bryant ^[4]
• Lauren Irwin ^[4]

Honours

National champions

Year	Winning crew/s
2014	Women J14 1x [6]
2015	Open J14 1x [7]
2018	Open J16 4+ [8]

See also

• List of rowing clubs on the River Wear

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.44.
3. "Chester-le-Street" . Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough. 1 November 1889. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Club History". Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing Club.
5. "Rowers face boats crisis" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing. 21 July 2014.
7. "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
8. "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.