Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course

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Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course
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Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course
Interactive map of Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course
LocationMartindale Pond, St. Catharines, Ontario
Coordinates 43°11′59″N79°16′11″W / 43.1996°N 79.2696°W / 43.1996; -79.2696
Capacity2,500
Construction
Opened1903
Renovated1966, 1999, 2012-2014
Tenants
Royal Canadian Henley Regatta
Brock Badgers
1970 World Rowing Championships
1993 Summer Universiade
1999 World Rowing Championships
2015 Pan American Games

The Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course is a rowing facility that is located in Port Dalhousie, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The facility was constructed in 1903 as a permanent venue for the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta. The facility is located on the Martindale Pond. [1]

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In 1966, the facility was renovated. It was also renovated extensively in 1999 to stage the 1999 World Rowing Championships. [2] The venue also hosted the 1970 and 2024 World Rowing Championships, along with the rowing competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games. To stage the Games, the venue was again renovated in 2014. [3]

The venue is classified by World Rowing as an "A" class venue. [4]

Lake specifications

The grandstand of the rowing course. Royalhenleygrandstand.jpg
The grandstand of the rowing course.

The lake's dimensions follow the FISA rules for a rowing lake suitable for hosting a World Rowing Championship, World Rowing Cup, Pan American Games or Olympic regatta:

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