Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association

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Nottingham County Rowing Association
Location Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, Nottingham
Coordinates 52°56′29″N1°05′31″W / 52.941275°N 1.091895°W / 52.941275; -1.091895 Coordinates: 52°56′29″N1°05′31″W / 52.941275°N 1.091895°W / 52.941275; -1.091895
Founded1981;41 years ago (1981)
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code - NCR
Website ncra.org.uk

Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association abbreviated NCRA is a rowing club based at the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham. [1]

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History

The club was formed in 1981 by a small group of elite rowers from the Trentside clubs in Nottingham UK. Competing in lime green colours, and training on the 2000m rowing course at Holme Pierrepont, NCRA crews enjoyed wins at Henley Royal Regatta and many other elite regattas. At World level, competing as Great Britain, many of the squad's athletes achieved Olympic and World Champion status. [2] Their first international success came in the 1983 World Championships, where an NCRA lightweight coxless four won the silver medal. [3]

In 1989, an eight from NCRA raced Harvard University in the final of the Ladies' Challenge Plate at Henley Royal Regatta. NCRA won the race, but Harvard appealed, and the race was ordered to be rerowed at the end of the day, where NCRA triumphed once more. [4] [5]

After 25 years of national and international success it was disbanded in 2006. In 2017 NCRA was re-formed and crews started training and racing again, based at Holme Pierrepont which resulted in almost immediate national success.

Honours

Recent British champions

YearWinning crew/s
2000 Men 8+, Women 2x [6]
2001 Men 2x, Men 4+, Men L2-, Men L4- [7]
2002 Men 2x, Men 4+, Men L4-, Women L4x, Men J18 1x [8]
2003 Men 2x, Women 4-, Men J18 2x [9]
2004 Open 2x, Open L2-, Open L4-, Open L4x [10]
2006 Open L4- [11]
2010 Women 8+ [12]
2018 Women J18 2x [13]
2019 Women J18 2- [14]
2021 Open J15 1x [15]

Henley Royal Regatta

YearRaces won
1984 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup
1987 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1988 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1989 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1990 Thames Challenge Cup
1991 Britannia Challenge Cup
1992 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup
1993 Thames Challenge Cup
1994 Wyfold Challenge Cup, Prince Philip Challenge Cup
1995 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1996 Stewards' Challenge Cup
1997 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1999 Prince Philip Challenge Cup
2001 Britannia Challenge Cup

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