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Wallingford Rowing Club
Emblem: light blue portcullis with crossed blades below.
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationWallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°35′55″N 1°07′21″W / 51.5985°N 1.1224°W / 51.5985; -1.1224
Home waterWallingford & Moulsford Reach (reach above Cleeve Lock)
Founded1947
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - WRC
Websitewallingfordrc.co.uk
Events
Wallingford Regatta (April/May)
Wallingford Long Distance Sculls (September/October)
Wallington Head of the River (November/December)
Distinctions
Shares with Oxford Brookes and Oxford University the longest stretch between locks on the Thames.
Notable members

Wallingford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames by Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[2]

History

The club was formed in 1947 by the Wallingford Regatta committee. The club’s blade colours are scarlet with a light blue tip and a scarlet with sides trimmed light blue kit.[3] In December 2013 the club opened a new gym facility.[4]

Honours

British champions

Year Winning crew
1972 Men J18 2+[5]
1974 M2+, M2-c, M4xc[6]
1975 W1x, W4x[7]
1980 ML4-[8]
1982 ML2x[9]
1983 ML2x[10]
1984 ML2x[11]
1986 Men J14 1x[12]
1987 W4+[13]
1989 Men J16 4x, Women J16 2x[14]
1993 Men J16 2x[15]
1994 Men J18 4x[16]
1995 Women J14 1x
1998 [17]
1998 WL1x[18]
2000 WL1x [19]
2001 W1x[20]
2002 W1x, W2x, W8+c[21]
2004 WL2x[22]
2011 Women J15 1x[23]
2016 W2x
2021 Open J18 1x [24]

Key - M men, W women, + coxed, - coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Races won
1972 Britannia Challenge Cup
1979 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1995 Britannia Challenge Cup
2008 Remenham Challenge Cup
2009 Remenham Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup

See also

References

  1. ^ Drury, Michael John, (born 1959), Partner, BCL Solicitors LLP, since 2010. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, Oxford University Press https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-253921.
  2. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  3. ^ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Wallingford Rowing Club". Wallingford Rowing Club.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  15. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
  16. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  17. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  18. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  19. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  20. ^ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  21. ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  22. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  23. ^ "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  24. ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallingford_Rowing_Club

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