Wallingford Rowing Club Explained

Clubname:Wallingford Rowing Club
Clubhouseimage:All_together_now_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1117509.jpg
Bladecolourimage:Wallingford Rowing Blade.svg
Emblem:Emblem: light blue portcullis with crossed blades below.
Location:Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates:51.5985°N -1.1224°W
Founded:1947
Homewater:Wallingford & Moulsford Reach (reach above Cleeve Lock)
Affiliations:British Rowing
boat code - WRC
Events:Wallingford Regatta (April/May)
Wallingford Long Distance Sculls (September/October)
Wallington Head of the River (November/December)
Distinctions:Shares with Oxford Brookes and Oxford University the longest stretch between locks on the Thames.
Notablemembers:

Wallingford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames by Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[2]

History

The club was formed in 1947 by the Wallingford Regatta committee. The club’s blade colours are scarlet with a light blue tip and a scarlet with sides trimmed light blue kit.[3] In December 2013 the club opened a new gym facility.[4]

Honours

British champions

width=70Yearwidth=400Winning crew
Men J18 2+[5]
M2+, M2-c, M4xc[6]
W1x, W4x[7]
ML4-[8]
ML2x[9]
ML2x[10]
ML2x[11]
Men J14 1x[12]
W4+[13]
Men J16 4x, Women J16 2x[14]
Men J16 2x[15]
Men J18 4x[16]
Women J14 1x
[17]
WL1x[18]
WL1x [19]
W1x[20]
W1x, W2x, W8+c[21]
WL2x[22]
Women J15 1x[23]
W2x
Open J18 1x [24]
Key - M men, W women, + coxed, - coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight

Henley Royal Regatta

width=70Yearwidth=400Races won
1972 Britannia Challenge Cup
1979 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1995 Britannia Challenge Cup
2008 Remenham Challenge Cup
2009 Remenham Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup

See also

Notes and References

  1. Drury, Michael John, (born 1959), Partner, BCL Solicitors LLP, since 2010. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, Oxford University Press https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-253921.
  2. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
  3. https://www.britishrowing.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Handbook-2020-v2-PJI-Page-57-Removed-compressed.pdf The Umpires' Handbook
  4. Web site: Welcome to Wallingford Rowing Club. Wallingford Rowing Club.
  5. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10. Times Digital Archives.
  6. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8. Times Digital Archives.
  7. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6. Times Digital Archives.
  8. Web site: "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12. Times Digital Archives.
  9. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15. Times Digital Archives.
  10. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19. Times Digital Archives.
  11. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21. Times Digital Archives.
  12. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28. Times Digital Archives.
  13. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
  14. Web site: a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
  15. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20. Times Digital Archives.
  16. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22. Times Digital Archives.
  17. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36. Times Digital Archives.
  18. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36. Times Digital Archives.
  19. Web site: National Championships. Times Digital Archives.
  20. Web site: "The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10. Times Digital Archives.
  21. Web site: "The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26. Times Digital Archives.
  22. Web site: "The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28. Times Digital Archives.
  23. 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.
  24. Web site: Race Information. Row results. 25 October 2021.

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