Lea Rowing Club

Lea Rowing Club is a Rowing club based in Hackney, London, U.K. on the River Lea.[1]

Lea Rowing Club
Lea Rowing Club, Spring Hill, Clapton
LocationHackney, London, U.K.
Coordinates51.573197°N 0.059176°W / 51.573197; -0.059176
Home waterRiver Lea
Founded1980
Key people
  • Antoinette Jucker (President)
  • Jennie Brotherston (Captain)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - LEA
Websitewww.learc.org.uk

History

Lea Rowing Club was founded in 1980 by the members of all of the five rowing clubs then active on the Springhill, Hackney site. The clubs that merged were Crowland, Gladstone Warwick, City Orient, and Britannia rowing clubs, joined by the women's club, Stuart Ladies.[2]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions
Year Winning crew/s
1972Men J16 2- [3] (As City Orient Rowing Club)
1973Women 4+ [4] (As Stuart Ladies)
1975Women 2-, Women 4+, Women 4x[5] (As Stuart Ladies)
1979Men L2x, Men J16 2- (As City Orient Rowing Club) / Women 2- (As Stuart Ladies)
1980Men J16 1x[6] (As City Orient Rowing Club)
1981Women 2-, Women J18 4+[7]
1982Men 2x, Men J18 4x, Women J18 2-[8]
1984Men 2+[9]
1985Men L4-c[10]
1986Men 4x, Women 2-c, Men L4-[11]
1987Men 2x, Men 4-, Men 4+[12]
1989Men L4xc, Women J16 4xc[13]
1990Men 2-c, Men 4+[14]
1993Women J18 1x, Women J18 2-[15]
1995Men 4+, Women 1x
2009Women J18 4x [16]
2010Women J18 4x [17]
2012Women J18 1x [18]
2015Open J16 4x [19]
2016Open J15 2x [20]
2017Open J16 2x, Women J16 4+ [21]
2018Women J18 2-, Women J16 4+ [22]

Henley Royal Regatta
Year Races won
1968Henley Prize (As Crowland Rowing Club)
1983Wyfold Challenge Cup, Britannia Challenge Cup
1987Britannia Challenge Cup
1992Thames Challenge Cup
1995Wyfold Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. https://www.learc.org.uk/club-history
  3. "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
  8. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  9. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  10. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  11. "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  12. "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  13. "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  14. "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  15. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
  16. "Full archive of results". Web Archive.
  17. "British Rowing Championships 2010". British Rowing.
  18. "British Rowing Champions 2012 declared". British Rowing.
  19. "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  20. "2016 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  21. "2017 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  22. "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
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