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.