Northwich Rowing Club

Northwich Rowing Club
LocationThe Crescent, Riverside, Northwich, Cheshire
Coordinates53°15′05″N 2°30′59″W / 53.251320°N 2.516327°W / 53.251320; -2.516327
Founded1875
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code NOW)
Websitewww.northwichrowingclub.com

Northwich Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Weaver, based at the Crescent, Riverside, Northwich, Cheshire.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1875 at the Crown and Anchor Hotel with the original boathouse being located on Lock Street, Winnington Bank. In 1907 the club moved to the Riversdale Estate before moving to its present location during the 1960s. Women were allowed to join as members in 1975 and in 1996 the club became part of the Project Oarsome Scheme.[2]

Notable members

Honours

British champions

Year Winning crew/s
1980 Men J18 1x[3]
1986 Men 1x[4]
1987 Women J18 2x[5]
1999 Men J16 1x, Women J15 4x+[6]
2000 Women J15 4x+ [7]
2001 Men J15 2x[8]
2002 Men J18 2-[9]
2003 Women 4x, Men J18 2-[10]
2004 Open J18 1x[11]
2014 Open J18 4x [12]
2015 Open J16 4x [13]
2017 Women J16 2x [14]

References

  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "Club History". Northwich Rowing Club.
  3. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing.
  13. ^ "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  14. ^ "2017 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.


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