King's School Canterbury Boat Club

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King's School Canterbury Boat Club
LocationBrett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent
Coordinates 51°18′05″N1°07′53″E / 51.301454°N 1.131340°E / 51.301454; 1.131340
Affiliations British Rowing
boat code - KCA
Website www.kingsrowing.co.uk

King's School Canterbury Boat Club is a rowing club based at Brett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent. [1]

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History

The club has a boathouse at Plucks Gutter on the River Stour and is owned by The King's School, Canterbury, with rowing being a major school sport. [2]

The club is very successful and has produced several British champions. [3]

Honours

Schools' Head of the River Race

YearWinning crew
1960 J18 eights
1961 J18 eights
1964 J18 eights

British champions

YearWinning crew
1977 Men J16 2+ [4]
1978 Men J16 2x [5]
1998 Women 2x, Women 4x [6]
2015 Open J18 4- [7]
2016 Open J18 2- [8]
2018 Open J16 2- [9]
2019 Open J18 2-, Open J16 2- [10]

Key

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References

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  2. "Kings School Canterbury Boat Club". Kings School Rowing.
  3. "Sport". Kings School Canterbury.
  4. Railton, Jim (18 July 1977). "British eight reinforced after disappointment". The Times. p. 7 via Gale Primary Sources.
  5. Railton, Jim (17 July 1978). "Injury to Roberts give the selectors a problem". The Times. p. 11 via Gale Primary Sources.
  6. "For the Record". The Times. 20 July 1998. p. 6 via Gale Primary Sources.
  7. "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  8. "2016 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  9. "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  10. "Thrills and spills at the 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships". British Rowing.