Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club Explained

Clubname:Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club
Location:Maidstone Rowing Centre, James Whatman Way, Maidstone, Kent
Coordinates:51.2789°N 0.5168°W
Founded:1984
Affiliations:British Rowing (boat code MAV)

Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Medway, based at Maidstone Rowing Centre, James Whatman Way, Maidstone, Kent.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1984 and is affiliated to British Rowing. The club secured a 199-year lease from the Ministry of Defence on the site of the former Royal Engineers Rowing Club.[2]

The club has produced multiple champions.

Honours

British champions

width=70Yearwidth=400Winning crew/s
Men J14 1x[3]
Men J15 1x[4]
Women J14 2x[5]
Open J16 2-, Open J14 2x[6]
Open J16 4+, Open J15 2x[7]
Open J18 2-, Open J18 4-[8]
Open J18 4-[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
  2. Web site: Club history. Maidstone Invicta Rowing Club.
  3. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20. Times Digital Archives.
  4. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22. Times Digital Archives.
  5. Web site: "Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
  6. Web site: 2007 archive of results. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206013641/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/ressun2007.html. 2016-12-06.
  7. Web site: 2008 archive of results. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206055635/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/ressun2008.html. 2016-12-06.
  8. Web site: 2009 archive of results. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206015906/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/ressun2009.html. 2016-12-06.
  9. Web site: 2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing. British Rowing Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206040415/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/res11sun.html. 2016-12-06.