St Ives Rowing Club

St Ives Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Great Ouse, based at 25 The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire.[1]

St Ives Rowing Club
Location25 The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52.324449°N 0.076830°W / 52.324449; -0.076830
Founded1865
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code SIV)
Websitestivesrowingclub.co.uk

History

The club was founded in 1865 by a local general practitioner called Dr Grove.[2]

The club has produced multiple British champions

Honours

British champions
Year Winning crew/s
1975Men J16 2x[3]
1977Men J18 2x[4]
1981Men J18 2x[5]
1982Men J18 2x, Men J16 2x[6]
1986Men L2x[7]
1987Open J13 1x[8]
1990Men L1x[9]
1991Men L1x[10]

Notable members
  • Tony Cowley
  • Nigel Drake

References
  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "Club history". St Ives Rowing Club.
  3. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  8. "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  9. "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.