The King's School Rowing Club

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The King's School Rowing Club
Kings-school-chester-blade.png
LocationThe Groves, Chester, Cheshire
Coordinates 53°11′21″N2°52′52″W / 53.189121°N 2.881159°W / 53.189121; -2.881159
Home water River Dee Chester, Cheshire
Founded1883
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code KCH)
Website www.kingschester.co.uk/clubs-activities/rowing/

The King's School Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Dee, based at The Groves, Chester, Cheshire. [1]

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History

The club belongs to The King's School, Chester and was founded in 1883. [2]

The club won the prestigious Visitors' Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 1993 [3] and has produced multiple British champions. The 1st VIII also made it to the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup quarter-final in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2009 & 2022, the semi-final in 1992, and the final in 2006.

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

YearWinning crew
1993 Visitors' Challenge Cup

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1974 Men J16 4- [4]
1976 Men J18 2+ [5]
1988 Men J14 4x [6]
1989 Men J14 4x [7]
1990 Men J16 4- [8]
1991 Men J18 4x, Men J16 4x, Men J14 2x [9]
1993 Men J18 2+ [10]
1994 Men J16 4+, Men J16 4- [11]
1995 Men J18 8+ [12]
2002 Men J18 4x, Men J16 4x [13]
2004 Open J18 4x [14]
2005 Open J16 4+ [15]

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References

  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "Welcome to King's Rowing". The King's School Rowing Club.
  3. "All results". Friend of Rowing History.
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  8. "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ""For the Record." Times, 17 July 1995, p. 33". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  15. ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.