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St Neots Rowing Club

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St Neots Rowing Club
LocationThe Priory, Priory Lane, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, Enland
Home waterRiver Great Ouse
Founded1865; 160 years ago (1865)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code – SNE
WebsiteOfficial webiste
Events
St Neots Regatta, St Neots Small Boats Head
Notable members
Laurie Evans, Bethany Astell, Philippa Neill, Jacqui Round, Jo Fitzsimons

St Neots Rowing Club (SNRC) is a rowing club in the town of St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England, situated on a 4 km (2.5 mi) section of the River Great Ouse. The club rows on a 4 km (2.5 mi) stretch of the River Great Ouse and races in eights, fours, quads, doubles, pairs and single sculls with a fleet of racing shells and several training boats[1] and is affiliated to British Rowing.[2]

History

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Rowing near St. Neots Town Bridge in 2006

Training for competitive rowing is believed to have started in St Neots in 1865 with the first recorded open regatta held on August Bank Holiday in 1874, continuing annually until 1882.[1]

In 1949, the club planned to build a new boathouse following their most successful year to date.[3]

The St Neots Rowing Club's boathouse was rebuilt after it was destroyed in 1976 (along with the club's fleet of boats) by gales.[4]

St Neots Rowing Club has produced multiple champions at the British Rowing Championships and has provided a member of the Great Britain squad for the World Junior Championships ten times.[citation needed]

Honours

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British champions

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Year Winning crew/s
1980 Men 2+[5]
1986 Women J14 2x[6]
1987 Women J18 1x, Women J16 2x, Women J14 1x[7]
1988 Men J14 2x, Women J16 1x, Women J16 2x[8]
1989 Men J14 1x, Women J18 1x[9]
2000 Women J15 1x[10]
2001 Women J14 1x, Women J14 4x+[11]
2003 Women J18 4x[12]
2004 Women J18 4x, Women J14 1x[13]
2005 Women 4-, Women J18 4x, Women J15 1x[14]
2006 Open J14 1x, Women J16 2x, Women J14 2x[15]
2007 Women J15 2x[16]
2009 Women 4-, Women 8+[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Homepage". St Neots RC. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ^ "St Neots RC". British Rowing. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  3. ^ "New Boathouse for St. Neots". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. 14 January 1949. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "St. Neots Rowing Club boathouse collapses". Cambridge Daily News. 3 January 1976. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". The Times. 21 July 1980. p. 12.
  6. ^ Railton, Jim (21 July 1986). "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". The Times. p. 28.
  7. ^ Railton, Jim (20 July 1987). "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
  8. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35". The Times. 18 July 1988. p. 35.
  9. ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". The Times. 17 July 1989. p. 32.
  10. ^ "National Championships". The Times. 17 July 2000.
  11. ^ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". The Times. 23 July 2001. pp. 10[S].
  12. ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". The Times. 21 July 2003. p. 32.
  13. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". The Times. 19 July 2004. p. 28.
  14. ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". The Times. 18 July 2005. p. 53.
  15. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". The Times. 17 July 2006. p. 57.
  16. ^ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  17. ^ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.