City of Bristol Rowing Club

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City of Bristol Rowing Club
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LocationThe Boathouse, Albion Dockside Estate, Hanover Place, Bristol, England
Coordinates 51°26′53″N2°36′43″W / 51.447925°N 2.611936°W / 51.447925; -2.611936
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code CBR)
Website www.bristolrowing.co.uk

City of Bristol Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Bristol Harbour next to River Avon, based at The Boathouse, Albion Dockside Estate, Hanover Place, Bristol, England. [1] The club has facilities for all age groups. [2]

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History

The club was formed in 1952 as a docker's club. [3] In 1987, the two of the club's boats and the boat trailer were destroyed following a M5 motorway crash. [4]

The club and produced British champion crews in 2015, when the under-14 quadruple coxed sculls won the national title [5] and in 2024. [6]

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
2015 Open J14 4x+ [5]
2024 Women J14 4x+ [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Results". City of Bristol Rowing Club.
  3. ↑ "Making waves by the river" . Bristol Evening Post. 7 May 1987. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Rowers rueing crash" . Bristol Evening Post. 22 January 1987. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  6. 1 2 "2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships Results". British Rowing. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
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