Newark Rowing Club Explained

Clubname:Newark Rowing Club
Location:Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Coordinates:53.0704°N -0.8243°W
Founded:1873
Affiliations:British Rowing (boat code NWK)

Newark Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1873 and runs teams for all age groups.[2]

The club won a national title with the Thames Rowing Club in 2014 when the Open junior under-18 double sculls at the 2014 British Rowing Junior Championships.[3] In 2019 a record 132 finishers competed in the club's annual Head Race.[4]

British champions

width=70Yearwidth=400Winning crew/s
Open J14 1x
Men J15 2x, Women J15 2x[5]
Women J16 2x[6]
Open J15 2x[7]
Women J14 1x[8]
Open J14 2x[9]
Open J18 2x[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
  2. Web site: Club history. Newark Rowing Club.
  3. Web site: Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs. British Rowing.
  4. Web site: Newark Rowing Club's annual Head Race a huge success. Newark Advertiser.
  5. Web site: "Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
  6. Web site: "The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28. Times Digital Archives.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: 2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing. British Rowing Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206055602/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/res10sun.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.
  10. Web site: BRITISH ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20161205234346/http://www.britchamps.org/sites/default/files/pages/111/2014%20BRJC%20Sun%20FullResults.pdf. 2016-12-05.