Durham Amateur Rowing Club

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Durham Amateur Rowing Club
Durham Amateur Rowing Club Rowing Blade.svg
LocationCity Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham
Coordinates 54°46′26″N1°33′28″W / 54.773845°N 1.557710°W / 54.773845; -1.557710 Coordinates: 54°46′26″N1°33′28″W / 54.773845°N 1.557710°W / 54.773845; -1.557710
Founded1860
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code DUR)
Website www.durham-arc.org.uk

Durham Amateur Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wear, based at City Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham. [1]

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History

The club was founded in 1860 and is affiliated to British Rowing. The original boathouse was built in 1897 near Prebends Bridge and this existed until 1970 when a second boathouse was constructed on the current site. On 14 September 2007 the boathouse was rebuilt. [2]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1974 Men 4x, Women 4x, Men L1x [3]
1992 Men J16 2x, Men J14 1x, Women J16 2x [4]
1996 Men J182x, Women J16 2x, Women J15 1x [5]
1999 Men U23 1x [6]
2000 Women J15 2x [7]
2003 Women 4-, Women L4x [8]
2007 Women J16 1x [9]

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References

  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "Club history". Durham Amateur Rowing Club.
  3. "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  9. "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.