King's School Worcester Boat Club

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King's School Worcester Boat Club
LocationMichael Baker Boathouse, Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire
Coordinates 52°11′12″N2°13′20″W / 52.186649°N 2.222161°W / 52.186649; -2.222161
Founded1877
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code KSW)
Website en-gb.facebook.com/pg/KSWBoatClub/about

King's School Worcester Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at the Michael Baker Boathouse, Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire. [1]

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History

The club was founded in 1877 [2] and belongs to the King's School, Worcester. [3]

A new boathouse was built in 2012 following a donation of £2.5 million by former pupil Michael Baker. [4]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1975 Men J16 1x [5]
1990 Men J16 4+ [6]
1992 Women J18 8+ [7]
1996 Women J15 4x [8]
1998 Women J18 8+ [9]
2002 Women J18 8+ [10]
2003 Men J16 4x, Men J15 4x+, Women J18 4+ [11]
2004 Women J18 8+ [12]
2005 Women J16 1x [13]
2021 WJ18 2- [14]

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References

  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "About Us". KSW Boat Club.
  3. "Rowing". King's School, Worcester.
  4. "King's School welcomes Michael baker boathouse". Speller Metcalfe.
  5. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  14. "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.