St Leonard's School Boat Club

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St Leonard's School Boat Club
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St Leonards School Boat Club Blade.svg
The School boathouse is on the right (green)
LocationUniversity College Boathouse, Prebends Bridge, Durham, County Durham
Coordinates 54°46′19″N1°34′43″W / 54.772053°N 1.578740°W / 54.772053; -1.578740
Founded1970s
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code SLS)
Website www.st-leonards.durham.sch.uk/sport-co-curricular/oarsome-rowing/

St Leonard's School Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Wear, based at Prebends Bridge, Durham, County Durham. [1]

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History

The club was founded in 1970 by the woodwork teacher at the time Bill Parker [2] and belongs to the St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham. [3] St. Leonard's BC then took over the boathouse vacated by Consett Grammar School. [4]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1985 Women J16 4x+ [5]
1986 Women J18 8+ [6]
1992 Women J18 4+, Women J16 4+ [7]
1993 Women J18 4+, Women J16 2x [8]
1994 Women J16 4+ [9]
1995 Men J16 4-, Women J18 2-
1996 Men J14 2x, Women J18 2-, Women J18 4+ [10]
1997 Men J18 4+ [11]
1998 Men J14 2x [12]
1999 Men J15 2x [13]
2000 Men J14 2x [14]
2003 Men J14 4x+, Women J18 2-, Women J14 4x+ [15]
2004 Open J16 2-, Open J15 4x+, Women J15 4x+ [16]
2006 Open J18 4+ [17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Club details". St Leonard's School Boat Club.
  3. ↑ "Sport co curricular". St Leonard's Catholic School.
  4. ↑ "Regatta looks to the future after second blank summer". Durham Regatta. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Railton, Jim (22 July 1985). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  6. ↑ Railton, Jim (21 July 1986). "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". The Times. p. 28.
  7. ↑ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  8. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". The Times. 19 July 1993. p. 20.
  9. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". The Times. 18 July 1994. p. 22.
  10. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". The Times. 22 July 1996. p. 39.
  11. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  12. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". The Times. 20 July 1998. p. 36.
  13. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". The Times. 19 July 1999. p. 40.
  14. ↑ "National Championships". The Times. 17 July 2000.
  15. ↑ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". The Times. 21 July 2003. p. 32.
  16. ↑ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". The Times. 19 July 2004. p. 28.
  17. ↑ ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". The Times. 17 July 2006. p. 57.


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