Newark Rowing Club

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Newark Rowing Club
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LocationFarndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Coordinates 53°04′13″N0°49′28″W / 53.070367°N 0.824324°W / 53.070367; -0.824324
Founded1873
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code NWK)
Website newarkrowingclub.co.uk

Newark Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England. [1] The club runs teams for all age groups. [2]

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History

The club was founded in 1873, [2] although it was referred to as the Newark Boating Club at the time. [3]

The club won a national title with the Thames Rowing Club in 2014 when the Open junior under-18 double sculls at the 2014 British Rowing Junior Championships. [4] In 2019, a record 132 finishers competed in the club's annual Head Race. [5]

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1979 Open J14 1x
2003 Men J15 2x, Women J15 2x [6]
2004 Women J16 2x [7]
2009 Open J15 2x [8]
2010 Women J14 1x [9]
2011 Open J14 2x [10]
2014 Open J18 2x [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. 1 2 "Club history". Newark Rowing Club. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Local and General News" . Newark Herald. 13 March 1875. Retrieved 13 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing. 21 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Newark Rowing Club's annual Head Race a huge success". Newark Advertiser. 12 December 2019.
  6. ↑ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.[ dead link ]
  8. ↑ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "BRITISH ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014" (PDF). Web Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2016.


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