Trent Rowing Club Explained

Clubname:	Trent Rowing Club
Bladecolourimage:	Trent_rowing_blade.png
Location:	The Boathouse, Stapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Coordinates:	52.8051°N -1.6199°W
Founded:	1859
Website:	/
Affiliations:	British Rowing (boat code TRT)

Trent Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at The Boathouse, Stapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.^[1]

Club colours

The blade colours are royal blue with a white chevron; kit: royal blue with white crest or 2 diagonal hoops.^[2]

History

The club was possibly founded as early as 1859 with a recorded participation in a regatta. The amateur status dates back to 1863. The boathouse sits next door to rival club Burton Leander Rowing Club.^[3]

The club is affiliated to British Rowing and has produced several British champions.

Honours

British champions

width=70	Year	width=400	Winning crew/s
	Women J14 4x^[4]
	Men J14 2x^[5]
	Men J16 2x^[6]
	Open J18 2x^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
2. https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Handbook-2020-v2-PJI-Page-57-Removed-compressed.pdf The Umpires' Handbook
3. Web site: Brief history. Trent Rowing Club.
4. Web site: a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
5. Web site: Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
6. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
7. Web site: 2012 results. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206002243/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/res12sun.txt. 2016-12-06.