University of Birmingham Boat Club explained

Clubname:University of Birmingham Boat Club
Bladecolourimage:University of Birmingham Boat Club Blade.svg
Location:The Towpath, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire
Coordinates:52.1898°N -2.2244°W
Founded:1949
Affiliations:British Rowing (boat code UBI)

University of Birmingham Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at The Towpath, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire.[1] A second boathouse is also used for the development squad which is shared with Birmingham Rowing Club.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1949 and belongs to the University of Birmingham.[3] The senior squad row out the Worcester boathouse while the development squad row out of the Birmingham Rowing Club boathouse on Edgbaston Reservoir.[2]

The club produced national champions in 1986 and 2009.

Honours

National champions

width=70Yearwidth=400Winning crew/s
Women 2x [4]
Open Ltw 4x[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
  2. Web site: Facilities. University of Birmingham Boat Club.
  3. Web site: Rowing. University of Birmingham.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.