St Ives Rowing Club Explained

Clubname:	St Ives Rowing Club
Location:	25 The Broadway, St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Coordinates:	52.3244°N -0.0768°W
Founded:	1865
Affiliations:	British Rowing (boat code SIV)

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

History

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

The club has produced some British champions, with a 1975 to 1991 recent peak.

Club colours

The colours are together: red and black.^[3]

Honours

British champions

width=70	Year	width=400	Winning crew/s
	Men J16 2x^[4]
	Men J18 2x^[5]
	Men J18 2x^[6]
	Men J18 2x, Men J16 2x^[7]
	Men L2x^[8]
	Open J13 1x^[9]
	Men L1x^[10]
	Men L1x^[11]

Notable members

• Tony Cowley
• Nigel Drake

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
2. Web site: Club history. St Ives Rowing Club.
3. https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Handbook-2020-v2-PJI-Page-57-Removed-compressed.pdf The Umpires' Handbook
4. News: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6. The Times. 21 July 1975. 6. Railton. Jim.
5. News: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7. The Times. 18 July 1977. 7. Railton. Jim.
6. News: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14. The Times. 20 July 1981. 14. Railton. Jim.
7. News: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15. The Times. 19 July 1982. 15. Railton. Jim.
8. News: Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28. The Times. 21 July 1986. 28. Railton. Jim.
9. News: Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32. The Times. 20 July 1987. 32. Railton. Jim.
10. News: Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32. The Times. 21 July 1990. 32. Rosewell. Mike.
11. News: "For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32. The Times. 22 July 1991. 32.