St Ives Rowing Club

St Ives Rowing Club

Location	25 The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates	52°19′28″N0°04′37″W / 52.324449°N 0.076830°W / 52.324449; -0.076830
Founded	1865
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code SIV)
Website	stivesrowingclub.co.uk

St Ives Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Great Ouse, based at 25 The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire. ^[1] The colours are together: red and black. ^[2]

History

The club was founded in 1865 by a local general practitioner called Dr Grove. ^{[3] [4]}

The club has produced some British champions, with a 1975 to 1991 recent peak.

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew/s
1975	Men J16 2x [5]
1977	Men J18 2x [6]
1981	Men J18 2x [7]
1982	Men J18 2x, Men J16 2x [8]
1986	Men L2x [9]
1987	Open J13 1x [10]
1990	Men L1x [11]
1991	Men L1x [12]

Notable members

• Tony Cowley
• Nigel Drake

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
3. "Club history". St Ives Rowing Club.
4. "The Rowing Club" . Hunts County News. 4 March 1926. Retrieved 13 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. Railton, Jim (21 July 1975). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". The Times. p. 6.
6. Railton, Jim (18 July 1977). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". The Times. p. 7.
7. Railton, Jim (20 July 1981). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". The Times. p. 14.
8. Railton, Jim (19 July 1982). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
9. Railton, Jim (21 July 1986). "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". The Times. p. 28.
10. Railton, Jim (20 July 1987). "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
11. Rosewell, Mike (21 July 1990). "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
12. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32". The Times. 22 July 1991. p. 32.