Trent Rowing Club

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Trent Rowing Club
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LocationThe Boathouse, Stapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England
Coordinates 52°48′18″N1°37′11″W / 52.805089°N 1.619857°W / 52.805089; -1.619857
Founded1863
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code TRT)
Website www.trentrc.org / www.britishrowing.org/club/trent-rc/

Trent Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at The Boathouse, Stapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. [1]

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Club colours

The blade colours are royal blue with a white chevron; kit: royal blue with white crest or 2 diagonal hoops. [2] The club is affiliated to British Rowing and has produced several British champions.

History

The club was founded in 1863, [3] although the Nottingham Trent Rowing Club pre-existed the club.

The amateur status dates back to 1863. The boathouse sits next door to rival club Burton Leander Rowing Club. [4]

During May 1908 Trent BC coxswain John Plant drowned after being carried away by strong currents during a practice on the River Trent. [5]

The club won titles at the 2024 British Rowing Championships and at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships. [6]

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1989 Women J14 4x [7]
1990 Men J14 2x [8]
1991 Men J16 2x [9]
2012 Open J18 2x [10]
2024 Women J14 2x [11]
2025 Women J15 2x [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
  3. ↑ "Trent Rowing Club" . Nottingham Guardian. 24 January 1863. Retrieved 7 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ Trcadmin (5 March 2014). "Brief history". Trent Rowing Club.
  5. ↑ "Rowing Club's Boat Upset" . Nottingham Evening Post. 5 May 1908. Retrieved 11 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. 1 2 "All results". Row results. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  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. ↑ "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships Results". British Rowing. Retrieved 7 February 2025.


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