Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club

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Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club
Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club blade.jpg
LocationThe Clubhouse, Lake Bank, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates 53°37′53″N2°06′05″W / 53.631452°N 2.101443°W / 53.631452; -2.101443
Founded1872
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code - HOL
Website www.hollingworthlakerowingclub.co.uk

Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club is a rowing club on Hollingworth Lake and based at The Clubhouse, Lake Bank, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England. [1]

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History

The club was founded in 1872 following a meeting at Mr Yarwood's Lake Hotel. [2] The current clubhouse was built in 1972. [3]

The club has produced multiple British champions since 1978.

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew
1978 Men J18 4x composite [4]
1979 Men J18 2x
1982 Men J18 2- composite, Men J16 4+ [5]
1983 Men J16 2x [6]
1992 Women 4x composite [7]
2001 WJ14 2x [8]
2005 WJ18 1x [9]
2007 WJ18 2x composite [10]
2009 OJ18 2x composite, WJ14 1x [11] [12]
2010 Women J15 1x [13]
2013 W4x composite [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club" . Rochdale Observer. 2 March 1872. Retrieved 12 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "About HLRC". Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club.
  4. ↑ Railton, Jim (17 July 1978). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
  5. ↑ Railton, Jim (19 July 1982). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Railton, Jim (18 July 1983). "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". The Times. p. 19.
  7. ↑ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  8. ↑ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". The Times. 23 July 2001. pp. 10[S].
  9. ↑ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". The Times. 18 July 2005. p. 53.
  10. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "National Championships 2009". British Rowing. 10 July 2009.
  13. ↑ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "British Rowing Championships 2013". Thames Rowing Club.


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