King's School Canterbury Boat Club

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

King's School Canterbury Boat Club
LocationBrett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent
Coordinates51.301454°N 1.131340°E / 51.301454; 1.131340
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - KCA
Websitewww.kingsrowing.co.uk

History

The Club also 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 multiple British champions.[3]

Honours

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

Key

  • J junior
  • 2, 4, 8 crew size
  • 18, 16, 15, 14 age group
  • x sculls
  • - coxless
  • + coxed

References
  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "Kings School Canterbury Boat Club". Kings School Rowing.
  3. "Sport". Kings School Canterbury.
  4. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  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.
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