St Paul's School Boat Club Explained

Clubname:	St Paul's School Boat Club
Bladecolourimage:	St Paul's School rowing blade.gif
Location:	St Paul's School Boathouse, Barnes, London
Coordinates:	51.4887°N -0.2358°W
Affiliations:	British Rowing boat code - SPS

St Paul's School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at St Paul's School Boathouse, Barnes, London.^[1]

History

The boat club is owned by St Paul's School, London and rowing is a primary school sport due to its location on the River Thames.^[2]

The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on eight occasions and has won both the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the National Schools' Regatta and the Schools' Head of the River Race.^[3]

The club is currently the record holders for the Championship Junior Events at the Head of the Charles Regatta, Schools' Head of the River Race, National Schools' Regatta and the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

Honours

National Schools' Regatta

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	Queen Mother Challenge Cup
	Queen Mother Challenge Cup
	Queen Mother Challenge Cup
	Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Henley Royal Regatta

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1950	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1953	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1957	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1979	Special Race for Schools
1997	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2015	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2018	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2022	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2024	Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

Schools' Head of the River Race

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1946	Championship Eights
1950	Championship Eights
1951	Championship Eights
1956	Championship Eights
1957	Championship Eights
1996	Championship Eights
2003	Championship Eights
2014	Championship Eights
2018	Championship Eights
2024	Championship Eights

British champions

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	Men J16 4+, Men J16 8+^[4]
	Men J18 8+^[5]
	Men J18 4+ ^[6]
	Open J18 8+ ^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
2. Web site: Rowing. St Paul's School.
3. Web site: Handbook. St Paul's School rowing.
4. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19. Times Digital Archives.
5. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21. Times Digital Archives.
6. Web site: National Championships. Times Digital Archives.
7. Web site: Race Information. Row results. 25 October 2021.