Westminster School Boat Club Explained

Clubname:	Westminster School Boat Club
Clubhouseimage:	Westminster School Boat Club early morning.jpg
Bladecolourimage:	Westminster School Boat Club Rowing Blade.svg
Location:	Embankment, Putney, London
Coordinates:	51.4693°N -0.22°W
Homewater:	River Thames
Affiliations:	British Rowing boat code - WES

Westminster School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at the Embankment, Putney, London.

History

The club is reputedly the oldest rowing club in the world. Anecdotal evidence exists for rowing at Westminster in the 18th century and official records date back to the 'Water Ledger' of 1813.^[1] Pink was chosen by Westminster as the School's colour for the rowing match against Eton College of 4 May 1837; before this race, both schools wore blue.^[2]

Crews containing boys and girls who attend, or are affiliated to, Westminster School are formed to race at all levels of school rowing.^[3] The boat house is also that of the Elizabethan Boat Club, made up of Old Westminsters, who compete in major domestic and international races.

Honours

National Schools' Regatta

width=70	Year	width=400	Winning crew
	Forest Cup
	Queen Mother Challenge Cup
	Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Schools' Head of the River Race

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	Eights
	Eights
	Eights

Henley Royal Regatta

width=70	Year	width=400	Races won
2009	Fawley Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup

British champions

width=70	Year	width=400	Winning crew/s
	Men J18 1x, Men J16 2+^[4]
	Men J14 4x^[5]
	Men J16 1x ^[6]
	Men J18 4x, Men J16 4+^[7]
	Men J16 2-^[8]
	Men J15 2x, Men J14 2x
	Men J18 4-, Men J16 2-^[9]
	Men J15 2x ^[10]
	Men J16 2-^[11]
	Women 2-, Women 4+ ^[12]
	Open J18 4-, Open J16 2- ^[13]

See also

• Rowing on the River Thames
• Westminster School
• Schools' Head of the River Race

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
2. Web site: Westminster School Boat Club. panoramaofthethames.
3. Web site: Sport. Westminster School.
4. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7. Times Digital Archives.
5. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28. Times Digital Archives.
6. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35. Times Digital Archives.
7. Web site: a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32. Times Digital Archives.
8. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22. Times Digital Archives.
9. Web site: "For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39. Times Digital Archives.
10. Web site: Full archive of results. Web Archive. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313015053/http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive. 13 March 2017.
11. Web site: National Championships. Times Digital Archives.
12. Web site: "The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26. Times Digital Archives.
13. Web site: Race Information. Row results. 25 October 2021.