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Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club

Coordinates: 52°11′27″N 1°42′06″W / 52.190699°N 1.701565°W / 52.190699; -1.701565
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Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationThe Clubhouse, Recreation Ground, Swan's Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Coordinates52°11′27″N 1°42′06″W / 52.190699°N 1.701565°W / 52.190699; -1.701565
Founded1874
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code SUA)
Websitewww.stratford-rowing.co.uk

Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Avon, based at The Clubhouse, Recreation Ground, Swan's Nest Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England and is affiliated to British Rowing.[1]

History

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The club was founded on Monday 10 August 1874.[2] The Annual General meeting originally took place at the Falcon Hotel.[3]

The club has intermittently produced British champions since 1977.

Club colours

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The blade colours are: blades: white with crimson & black squares; kit: crimson & black.[4]

Honours

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British champions

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Year Winning crew/s
1977 Women 4x composite[5]
1990 Women J16 2- composite[6]
2000 Women J16 2x composite[7]
2009 Open J14 2x, Women J18 4- composite[8]
2010 Open J15 2x[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "Club history". Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club.
  3. ^ "Stratford-upon-Avon Boat Club". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. 16 March 1877. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  9. ^ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.