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| Blade | Club | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | The University of Hong Kong Rowing Club | Green and White |
| Blade | Club | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Adelaide University Boat Club | Black blade |
 | Loreto Normanhurst | Gold, white and blue |
 | Prince Alfred College | Maroon blade |
 | St Peter's College Boat Club | Royal blue blades with two white stripes |
| Blade | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | McGill University | McGill Red and White - Red with two white triangles on the edge forming a sideways 'M' |
 | Queen's University at Kingston | The Queen's Tricolour - Blue, gold, and red |
 | University of Montreal | University of Montreal Blue - Blue and white |
| Blade | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Dublin University Boat Club | White with three black chevrons |
 | Dublin University Ladies Boat Club | White with three chevrons of black, pink and black |
| Blade | Club | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | G.S.R. Aegir, Groningen | White with a red star |
 | HSRV Amphitrite, Haarlem | |
 | W.S.R. Argo, Wageningen | White with 2 green bands |
 | Asopos de Vliet, Leiden | Red and purple divided by a diagonal white stripe |
 | D.R.V. Euros, Enschede | White with red chevron |
 | A.G.S.R. Gyas, Groningen | |
 | D.S.R.V Laga, Delft | Red |
 | A.S.R. Nereus, Amsterdam | Maroon with 2 white bands |
 | K.S.R.V. Njord, Leiden | White with aqua band |
 | R.S.V.U. Okeanos, Amsterdam | White with green and red stripes |
 | Orca Rowing Club (A.U.S.R. ORCA), Utrecht | Gray with red band |
 | H.S.R.V. Pelargos, The Hague | Dark blue with orange |
 | N.S.R.V. Phocas, Nijmegen | Yellow |
 | DSR Proteus-Eretes, Delft | White with orange band |
 | M.S.R.V. Saurus, Maastricht | Red with white star |
 | Skadi Rowing Club (ARSR Skadi), Rotterdam | |
 | A.A.S.R. Skøll, Amsterdam | Red and white |
 | E.S.R. Thêta, Eindhoven | White with orange and brown stripes at the tip |
 | U.S.R. Triton, Utrecht | Dark blue with a white stripe |
 | T.S.R. Vidar, Tilburg | Grey and bordeaux |
| Blade | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Otago University Rowing Club | Eton blue |
| Blade | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | University of Kwazulu-Natal Boat Club | Segmented white, blue and green. |
For blade colours of universities and university colleges, see university rowing.
| Blade | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Abingdon School Boat Club | Cerise with a white tip |
| | Bedford School Boat Club | Royal blue with two vertical white stripes |
 | Bedford Modern School Boat Club | Black with two vertical red stripes |
 | Bradford Grammar School Boat Club | Diagonally split blade of white and maroon |
 | Dulwich College Boat Club | Sky blue and black separated by a white chevron |
 | Durham School Boat Club | White with the Cross of St Cuthbert and green edging |
 | Emanuel School Boat Club | Dark blue with a yellow chevron |
| | Eton College Boat Club | Eton blue |
 | Hampton School Boat Club | Yellow with black on the reverse |
 | King's College School Boat Club | Blue with Red tips |
 | Kingston Grammar School Boat Club | Red with a thick white stripe |
 | The King's School Chester Rowing Club | White blades with thin green and blue chevrons. The stripes on the reverse of the blade are vertical. |
 | The King's School Worcester Boat Club | White blades |
 | Lady Eleanor Holles School Boat Club | White with a red triangle |
 | London Oratory School Boat Club | Black on reverse |
 | Norwich School Boat Club | Blue with yellow and red stripes |
 | Oratory School Boat Club | Grey with college colours |
 | Pangbourne College Boat Club | White with college colours |
 | Radley College Boat Club | Red and white |
 | Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club | Dark blue with the Maltese Cross |
 | St Edward's School Boat Club | Cornflower blue with gold school crest |
 | St Edward's School Boat Club | Cornflower blue with a gold chevron |
 | St Leonard's School Boat Club | White with two green chevrons |
 | St George's College Boat Club | Red with a white triangle |
 | St Paul's School Boat Club | White with black tip and loom continuation - black with white tip on reverse |
 | St Peter's School Boat Club | White with a brown stripe |
 | Tiffin School Boat Club | Blue with two red vertical stripes |
 | Westminster School Boat Club | Pink Blades |
 | Winchester College Boat Club | Dark blue with a dark red chevron |
| Blade | School | Description |
|---|---|---|
 | Bates College | Maroon with diagonal black band and white tip |
 | Bowdoin College | White and black check pattern |
 | Brown University Men's Rowing | White with diagonally-cut brown top |
 | Colby College | Split blade of white and blue with gray chevron |
 | Columbia University | Diagonally-split blade of Columbia blue and white |
 | Catholic University Rowing | Red with white cross |
 | Colgate University Rowing Club | Maroon with two diagonal white bands |
 | Cornell University Boat Club | White blade with red tip |
 | Dartmouth College Boat Club | Green with diagonal white tip |
 | Duke University Men's Crew | Blue with White Chevron |
 | Georgetown University Boat Club | Cadet gray with Prussian blue chevron |
 | Harvard University Men's Crew [1] | Crimson and white |
 | Harvard University (formerly Radcliffe College) Women's Crew [1] | Black and white |
 | Harvard Kennedy School [1] | Alternating red and white stripes like the school's shield and the American flag [2] |
 | Illini Rowing, University of Illinois | Orange with navy blue block I. |
 | Lewis & Clark College | Black blade with orange chevron. |
 | Marist College, Red Foxes Crew | White blade with red chevron. |
 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Red "Tech" letter T. The T is vertical for heavyweights, and horizontal for lightweights (as seen). |
 | University of Michigan Michigan rowing team | Blue blade with yellow chevron. |
 | Pacific Lutheran University | Bisected yellow and white blade with black chevron |
 | College Boat Club, University of Pennsylvania | Red and blue |
 | Princeton University | Split blade of orange and black |
 | Syracuse University Boat Club | Syracuse orange with navy chevron |
 | University of California | Blue with gold chevron |
 | University of Kansas Crew | Crimson and Blue |
| | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Red |
 | University of Southern California | Golden yellow with two cardinal chevrons |
| | University of Washington | White |
 | Washington College | White with two vertical maroon stripes |
 | Washington and Lee University | White blade with a navy blue corner |
 | Wheaton College (Illinois) | Navy blade with orange cross |
 | Willamette University | Cardinal blade with gold at the tip |
 | Williams College | Blade of purple with gold stripes on white |
| | Wisconsin Badgers Crew, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Red |
 | Yale University | Split blade of Yale Blue and white |
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