Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club

Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club

Location	The Clubhouse, Recreation Ground, Swan's Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Coordinates	52°11′27″N1°42′06″W / 52.190699°N 1.701565°W / 52.190699; -1.701565
Founded	1874
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code SUA)
Website	www.stratford-rowing.co.uk

Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Avon, based at The Clubhouse, Recreation Ground, Swan's Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England and is affiliated to British Rowing. ^[1]

History

The club was founded on Monday 10 August 1874. ^[2] The Annual General meeting originally took place at the Falcon Hotel. ^[3]

The club has intermittently produced British champions since 1977.

Club colours

The blade colours are: blades: white with crimson & black squares; kit: crimson & black. ^[4]

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew/s
1977	Women 4x composite [5]
1990	Women J16 2- composite [6]
2000	Women J16 2x composite [7]
2009	Open J14 2x, Women J18 4- composite [8]
2010	Open J15 2x [9]

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. "Club history". Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club.
3. "Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club" . Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. 16 March 1877. Retrieved 13 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
5. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
6. "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
7. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
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.