Glasgow Academy Boat Club

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Glasgow Academy Boat Club
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LocationGlasgow Schools East boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates 55°50′53″N4°14′10″W / 55.848032°N 4.236226°W / 55.848032; -4.236226
Affiliations Scottish Rowing
Website theglasgowacademy.org.uk/academy-life/co-curricular/sports/rowing

Glasgow Academy Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Clyde, based at the Glasgow Schools East boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland. [1] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. [2]

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History

The club belongs to The Glasgow Academy where rowing is a performance sport. In recent years the club has experienced considerable success with 22 international medals, including two World Championships. [3]

The boathouse used by the school at weekends is the Glasgow Schools East boathouse in Glasgow Green, the facility is also used by the Glasgow Schools Rowing Club and the Glasgow University Boat Club. Rowing training during the week takes place at the Academy. [3]

The club has won multiple medals at the British Rowing Championships and also competes at the National Schools' Regatta. [4]

Honours

National champions

YearWinning crew/s
2011 Open J18 2- [5]
2013 Women J14 2x [6]
2014 Open J16 1 x [7]
2015 Open J18 2x [8]
2017 Open J16 1x, Women J18 4- [9]
2018 Women J16 2- [10]
2024 Women J16 4+ [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". Glasgow Academy.
  2. ↑ "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
  3. 1 2 "Rowing". Glasgow Academy.
  4. ↑ "Cassidy and Wright dominate for ERBC at Eton Dorney". The Impartial Reporter. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "BRITISH ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing. 21 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  9. ↑ "2017 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  10. ↑ "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  11. ↑ "2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships Results". British Rowing. Retrieved 7 February 2025.


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