| Lea Rowing Club | |
| Emblem: | Lea_Rowing_Club.png |
| Location: | Hackney, London, U.K. |
| Coordinates: | 51.5732°N -0.0592°W |
| Founded: | 1980 |
| Affiliations: | British Rowing boat code - LEA |
Lea Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Hackney, London, U.K. on the River Lea.[1]
Founded in 1980 by the merger of several clubs, it is now the largest club in East London, catering for adults and children who want to compete at the highest level nationally and internationally, as well as those who want to enjoy rowing socially. In 2022, the club won the British Rowing "Club of the Year" award.
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. It has also won several times at Henley Royal Regatta.
| width=70 | Year | width=400 | Winning crew/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men J16 2- [3] (As City Orient Rowing Club) | |||
| Women 4+ [4] (As Stuart Ladies) | |||
| Women 2-, Women 4+, Women 4x[5] (As Stuart Ladies) | |||
| Men L2x, Men J16 2- & Men J16 4-(As City Orient Rowing Club) / Women 2- (As Stuart Ladies) | |||
| Men J16 1x[6] (As City Orient Rowing Club) | |||
| Women 2-, Women J18 4+[7] | |||
| Men 2x, Men J18 4x, Women J18 2-[8] | |||
| Men 2+[9] | |||
| Men L4-c[10] | |||
| Men 4x, Women 2-c, Men L4-[11] | |||
| Men 2x, Men 4-, Men 4+[12] | |||
| Men L4xc, Women J16 4xc[13] | |||
| Men 2-c, Men 4+[14] | |||
| Women J18 1x, Women J18 2-[15] | |||
| Men 4+, Women 1x | |||
| Women J18 4x [16] | |||
| Women J18 4x [17] | |||
| Women J18 1x [18] | |||
| Open J16 4x [19] | |||
| Open J15 2x [20] | |||
| Open J16 2x, Women J16 4+ [21] | |||
| Women J18 2-, Women J16 4+ [22] | |||
| Open J15 2x |
| width=70 | Year | width=400 | Races won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Henley Prize (as Crowland Rowing Club). | ||
| 1977 | Wyfold Challenge Cup (as City Orient) | ||
| 1979 | Britannia Challenge Cup (as City Orient) | ||
| 1983 | Wyfold Challenge Cup, Britannia Challenge Cup | ||
| 1987 | Britannia Challenge Cup | ||
| 1992 | Thames Challenge Cup | ||
| 1995 | Wyfold Challenge Cup | ||