Upper Thames Rowing Club

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Upper Thames Rowing Club
Clubhouse at Upper Thames Rowing Club (geograph 6824749).jpg
Rowing Blade White.svg
Location Henley-on-Thames
Coordinates 51°32′45″N0°53′42″W / 51.5457°N 0.895°W / 51.5457; -0.895
Home water Hambledon Lock, River Thames
Founded1963 (1963)
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code: UTC
Website www.utrc.org.uk
Events
  • Henley Masters Regatta (July)
  • Upper Thames Autumn Head (UTAH)

Upper Thames Rowing Club is an English rowing club. It has a large clubhouse at Remenham in Berkshire, on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames and is set back by its lawn frontage from the first half of the course of Henley Royal Regatta. The club was established in 1963. [1]

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History

In 1964 the club entered its first crew for Henley Royal Regatta in the Thames Cup. The crew was composed of:

One of the earliest crews to enter for the World Veteran Rowing Championships (the World Masters Regatta) was a coxless four from Upper Thames comprising Peter Sutherland, Sid Rand, Derek Thurgood and Glynne Davies in the early 1970s.

A number of renowned oarsmen have passed through the club membership, including many World and Olympic medalists. In 2014 two crews won the club's first trophies at Henley. They were:

The Wyfold Challenge Cup

The Britannia Challenge Cup

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1977 Women J18 4+ [2]
1983 Women 4x [3]
1990 Men 4x [4]
1991 Women J18 1x [5]
1992 Men lightweight 2- [6]
1994 Men 1x, Women lightweight 2- [7]
1997 Women lightweight 4- [8]
1998 Men 2+, Women 2-, Women 4-, Men L2-, Women L2x, Women L4- [9]
1999 Women L4- [10]
2000 Women 8+ [11]
2001 Men J16 4+ [12]
2002 Men 2+, Men L2-, Women L4x [13]
2003 Women L2x, Men J16 2x [14]
2004 Open J16 2x [15]
2005 Women J18 2x [16]
2007 Open L4x, Women U23 1x [17]
2012 Open L1x, Women 4+ [18]

Notable members

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The history of UTRC". Upper Thames Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  2. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  8. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  9. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  11. ↑ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  13. ↑ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. ↑ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  15. ↑ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  16. ↑ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  18. ↑ "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  19. ↑ Wood, Maj.-Gen. Roy, (born 1940), Trustee, Map Action, 2008–19 (International Director, 2006–11; Chairman, 2011–15). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, OUP, Oxford from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-40570.