Wallingford Rowing Club

Wallingford Rowing Club

Emblem: light blue portcullis with crossed blades below.
Location	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates	51°35′55″N1°07′21″W / 51.5985°N 1.1224°W / 51.5985; -1.1224
Home water	Wallingford & Moulsford Reach (reach above Cleeve Lock)
Founded	1947
Affiliations	British Rowing boat code - WRC
Website	wallingfordrc.co.uk
Events
Wallingford Regatta (April/May) Wallingford Long Distance Sculls (September/October) Wallington Head of the River (November/December)
Distinctions
Shares with Oxford Brookes and Oxford University the longest stretch between locks on the Thames.

Wallingford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames by Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire. ^[1]

History

The club was formed in 1947 by the Wallingford Regatta committee. The club’s blade colours are scarlet with a light blue tip and a scarlet with sides trimmed light blue kit. ^[2] In December 2013 the club opened a new gym facility. ^[3]

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew
1972	Men J18 2+ [4]
1974	M2+, M2-c, M4xc [5]
1975	W1x, W4x [6]
1980	ML4- [7]
1982	ML2x [8]
1983	ML2x [9]
1984	ML2x [10]
1986	Men J14 1x [11]
1987	W4+ [12]
1989	Men J16 4x, Women J16 2x [13]
1993	Men J16 2x [14]
1994	Men J18 4x [15]
1995	Women J14 1x
1998	[16]
1998	WL1x [17]
2000	WL1x [18]
2001	W1x [19]
2002	W1x, W2x, W8+c [20]
2004	WL2x [21]
2011	Women J15 1x [22]
2016	W2x
2021	Open J18 1x [23]
2023	WJ16 4+ [24]
2024	WJ18 8+, WJ16 4x- [25]

Key - M men, W women, + coxed, - coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight

Henley Royal Regatta

Year	Races won
1972	Britannia Challenge Cup
1979	Wyfold Challenge Cup
1995	Britannia Challenge Cup
2008	Remenham Challenge Cup
2009	Remenham Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup
2024	Prince Philip Challenge Trophy [26]

Notable members

• Diana Bishop
• Elizabeth Butler-Stoney
• Colin Cusack
• Michael Drury ^[27]
• Katie Greves
• Zaza Horne
• Eleanor Piggott
• Carl Purchase
• Brianna Stubbs

See also

• Rowing on the River Thames

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
3. "Welcome to Wallingford Rowing Club". Wallingford Rowing Club.
4. "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
5. "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
6. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
7. ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
8. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
9. "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
10. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
11. "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
12. "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
13. "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
14. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
15. ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
16. ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
17. ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
18. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
19. ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
20. ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
21. ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
22. "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
23. "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
24. "Results for 2023 British Rowing Junior Championships". rowresults.co.uk. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
25. "2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships Results". British Rowing. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
26. HenleyRoyalRegatta (2 July 2024). St. George's Coll. v Wallingford R.C Prince Philip Challenge Trophy | Henley 2024 Day 1 . Retrieved 8 January 2025– via YouTube.
27. Drury, Michael John, (born 1959), Partner, BCL Solicitors LLP, since 2010. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, Oxford University Press https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-253921.