Avon County Rowing Club

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Avon County Rowing Club
Avon County Rowing Club Rowing Blade.svg
LocationSaltford Rowing Centre, Bath Road, Saltford, Bristol
Coordinates 51°23′55″N2°26′51″W / 51.398521°N 2.447412°W / 51.398521; -2.447412
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code AVN)
Website avoncountyrowingclub.org.uk

Avon County Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Avon based at the Saltford Rowing Centre, Bath Road, Saltford, Bristol. [1]

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History

The club was founded in 1973 as a result of a merger between two clubs called the Avon Rowing Club and Bristol Rowing Club. The boathouse is shared between the University of Bristol Boat Club, Monkton Combe School Boat Club, Canoe Avon and the Bristol Empire Dragon Boat club. [2]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1999 Women lightweight 4- [3]
2000 Women lightweight 4- [4]
2001 Women J15 2x [5]
2003 Women J18 2x [6]
2004 Women J18 2x, Women J18 4x [7]
2009 Women J18 8+ [8]
2014 Women J14 2x [9]
2015 Women J15 2x [10]

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References

  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "About the Clubs". Avon County Rowing Club.
  3. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  8. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  9. "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing.
  10. "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.