University of Birmingham Boat Club

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University of Birmingham Boat Club
Boat house along the River Severn at Worcester - geograph.org.uk - 6864343.jpg
University of Birmingham Boat Club Blade.svg
LocationThe Towpath, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Coordinates 52°11′23″N2°13′28″W / 52.189799°N 2.224447°W / 52.189799; -2.224447
Founded1949
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code UBI)
Website universitybirminghamrowing.com

University of Birmingham Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at The Towpath, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. [1] A second boathouse is also used for the development squad which is shared with Birmingham Rowing Club. [2]

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History

The club was founded in 1949 and belongs to the University of Birmingham. [3] The senior squad row out the Worcester boathouse while the development squad row out of the Birmingham Rowing Club boathouse on Edgbaston Reservoir. [2]

Claire Parker represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games. [4]

The club produced national champions in 1986 and 2009.

Honours

National champions

YearWinning crew/s
1986 Women 2x [5]
2009 Open Ltw 4x [6]

Notable members

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. 1 2 "Facilities". University of Birmingham Boat Club.
  3. ↑ "Rowing". University of Birmingham.
  4. ↑ "Rowing" . Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. 20 June 1986. Retrieved 14 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.


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