Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association

Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association abbreviated NCRA is a rowing club based at the Holme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre in Nottingham.[1]

Nottingham County Rowing Association
LocationHolme Pierrepont National Watersports Centre, Nottingham
Coordinates52.941275°N 1.091895°W / 52.941275; -1.091895
Founded1981 (1981)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - NCR
Websitencra.org.uk

History

The club was formed in 1981 by a small group of elite rowers from the Trentside clubs in Nottingham UK. Competing in lime green colours, and training on the 2000m rowing course at Holme Pierrepont, NCRA crews enjoyed wins at Henley Royal Regatta and many other elite regattas. At World level, competing as Great Britain, many of the squad's athletes achieved Olympic and World Champion status.[2] Their first international success came in the 1983 World Championships, where an NCRA lightweight coxless four won the silver medal.[3]

In 1989, an eight from NCRA raced Harvard University in the final of the Ladies' Challenge Plate at Henley Royal Regatta. NCRA won the race, but Harvard appealed, and the race was ordered to be rerowed at the end of the day, where NCRA triumphed once more.[4][5] After 25 years of national and international success it was disbanded in 2006. In 2017 NCRA was re-formed and crews started training and racing again, based at Holme Pierrepont which resulted in almost immediate national success.

Coaches

The squad, sponsored by Nottinghamshire County Council, attracted a number of coaches over its twenty five-year history.

Honours

Recent British champions
Year Winning crew/s
2000Men 8+, Women 2x[9]
2001Men 2x, Men 4+, Men L2-, Men L4-[10]
2002Men 2x, Men 4+, Men L4-, Women L4x, Men J18 1x[11]
2003Men 2x, Women 4-, Men J18 2x[12]
2004Open 2x, Open L2-, Open L4-, Open L4x[13]
2006Open L4-[14]
2010Women 8+[15]
2018Women J18 2x [16]
2019Women J18 2- [17]

Henley Royal Regatta
Year Races won
1984Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup
1987Wyfold Challenge Cup
1988Wyfold Challenge Cup
1989Ladies' Challenge Plate
1990Thames Challenge Cup
1991Britannia Challenge Cup
1992Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup
1993Thames Challenge Cup
1994Wyfold Challenge Cup, Prince Philip Challenge Cup
1995Ladies' Challenge Plate
1996Stewards' Challenge Cup
1997Ladies' Challenge Plate
1999Prince Philip Challenge Cup
2001Britannia Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. Mallory, Peter (2011). The Sport of Rowing.
  3. Matheson, Hugh (14 June 1994). "Obituary: Mark Lees". Independent. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. July Edition. Rowing News. 2004.
  5. Matheson, Hugh. "Carl Smith, 1961 – 2010" (PDF). Rowing Service. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. Redgrave, Steve (2000). A Golden Age: The Autobiography. London UK: BBC Worldwide Ltd. p. 158. ISBN 0-563-55182-8.
  7. Cross, Martin (2001). Olympic Obsession. Derby UK: Breedon Books. pp. 243–8. ISBN 1-85983-233-4.
  8. McArthur, John (1997). High Performance Rowing. Wiltshire UK: The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 1-86126-039-3.
  9. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.
  15. "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships.
  16. "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  17. "Thrills and spills at the 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships". British Rowing.
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