Nottingham Rowing Club

Nottingham Rowing Club is a rowing club in West Bridgford, Nottingham.

Nottingham Rowing Club
LocationWest Bridgford, Nottingham
Home waterRiver Trent, Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre
Founded2006 (2006)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - NRC
Websitewww.nottingham-rowing-club.co.uk
Events
  • Nottingham Autumn Head
  • Nottingham Head of the Trent
  • Nottingham Regatta (with Nottingham & Union RC)

The club was formed in 2006 as a merger of the Nottingham Boat Club and the Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club, two historic rowing clubs that were established in 1894 and 1869 respectively. Since the merger of the two clubs, the NRC has incorporated the former Nottingham Schools Rowing Association and the Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association. Members from the two founder clubs have had success in national and international regattas, and represented the Great Britain team at World Championship and Olympic level. The Britannia Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta is named after Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club, who donated the cup in 1969 to mark their centenary.[1]

Successes by the club since its foundation include winning the Club Pennant at the 2008 Women's Eights Head of the River Race,[2] while members of the new club have represented Great Britain at World Cup events[3][4][5] and won elite finals at Women's Henley.[6][7]

The current club has three boathouses situated on the River Trent in West Bridgford, as well as a presence at Holme Pierrepont.

The Boat Club boathouse is also locally well known as a music venue.

Sign displayed at the Boat Club listing famous bands who have played there.

Elton John, Rod Stewart, the Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath all played at the venue,[8] and Radio 1's John Peel broadcast from the club in 2002.[9]

Honours

Recent British champions
Year Winning crew/s
2003Women L2-[10]
2007Women 2-, Open L4-[11]
2008Women U23 1x[12]
2009Open 2x, Women 1x, Open J14 1x, Open J14 4x+, Women J17 1x, Women J15 1x, Women J15 2x[13]
2010Women 4x[14]
2011Open 4-, Women 2x, Women 4x [15]
2012Women 1x, Women 2- [16]
2013Open J18 2x, Open J15 1x
2013Open J18 1x
2018Open 2x [17]

Key

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

Henley Royal Regatta
Year Races won
1979Diamond Challenge Sculls
1980Wyfold Challenge Cup
1982Wyfold Challenge Cup
1997Thames Challenge Cup
2008Fawley Challenge Cup
2012Wyfold Challenge Cup
2018Stonor Challenge Trophy
2019Prince of Wales Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Trophies | Henley Royal Regatta". www.hrr.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "Women's Eights Head of the River Race 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 October 2014.
  3. Tina Stiller ara-rowing.org
  4. Wins and second places in Poznan ara-rowing 16 June 2008 retrieved 25 June 2008
  5. Nine Golds at Banyoles ARA retrieved 11 June 2009
  6. "Avril Vellacott Cup results 2008". Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2008.
  7. "10 broken records and the 'highest ever standard' at 23rd". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
  8. "Venue profile : The Boat Club, Nottingham". Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  9. Radio1 Nottingham
  10. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  11. "2007 archive of results". Web Archive.
  12. "2008 archive of results". Web Archive.
  13. "2009 archive of results". Web Archive.
  14. "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships.
  15. "Full archive of results". Web Archive.
  16. "British Rowing Champions 2012 declared". British Rowing.
  17. "2018 British Rowing Senior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
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