Avon County Rowing Club

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

Avon County Rowing Club
LocationSaltford Rowing Centre, Bath Road, Saltford, Bristol
Coordinates51.398521°N 2.447412°W / 51.398521; -2.447412
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code AVN)
Websiteavoncountyrowingclub.org.uk

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

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.
  8. "Full archive of results". Web Archive.
  9. "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing.
  10. "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
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