Motto | Floreat semper fidelis civitas; Flourish ever-faithful city. |
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Location | The Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands |
Coordinates | 52°11′44″N 2°13′56″W / 52.1955°N 2.2322°W |
Home water | River Severn |
Founded | 1874 |
Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code WRR) |
Website |
wrc1874 |
Events | |
Worcester Head of the River (February) Worcester Spring Regatta (May) Worcester Autumn Regatta (September) Worcester Small Boats Head (October) | |
Notable members | |
Anthony Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley (b.1948) [1] |
Worcester Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at The Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands and backs on to Worcester Racecourse. [2]
The club was founded in 1874 from an amalgamation of several other clubs. [3]
The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 2000 [4] and has produced several national champions.
The club's colours are blades: white with two black bars flanking a red bar; kit: scarlet & black. [5]
Year | Races won |
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2000 | Wyfold Challenge Cup |
Year | Winning crew/s |
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1984 | Men J16 2x [6] |
1989 | Men J16 2x [7] |
1990 | Men J18 1x, Women J16 1x [8] |
1992 | Women J18 8+ [9] |
1995 | Women J16 2x |
1996 | Men L2x, Men U23 1x [10] |
2000 | Men 8+ [11] |
2005 | Open 2-, Women 4- [12] |
2008 | Women 2x, Women 2- [13] |
2011 | Open L2- [14] |
Motto | Floreat semper fidelis civitas; Flourish ever-faithful city. |
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Location | The Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands |
Coordinates | 52°11′44″N 2°13′56″W / 52.1955°N 2.2322°W |
Home water | River Severn |
Founded | 1874 |
Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code WRR) |
Website |
wrc1874 |
Events | |
Worcester Head of the River (February) Worcester Spring Regatta (May) Worcester Autumn Regatta (September) Worcester Small Boats Head (October) | |
Notable members | |
Anthony Hughes, Lord Hughes of Ombersley (b.1948) [1] |
Worcester Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at The Boathouse, Grandstand Road, Pitchcroft, Worcester, Worcestershire, West Midlands and backs on to Worcester Racecourse. [2]
The club was founded in 1874 from an amalgamation of several other clubs. [3]
The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 2000 [4] and has produced several national champions.
The club's colours are blades: white with two black bars flanking a red bar; kit: scarlet & black. [5]
Year | Races won |
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2000 | Wyfold Challenge Cup |
Year | Winning crew/s |
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1984 | Men J16 2x [6] |
1989 | Men J16 2x [7] |
1990 | Men J18 1x, Women J16 1x [8] |
1992 | Women J18 8+ [9] |
1995 | Women J16 2x |
1996 | Men L2x, Men U23 1x [10] |
2000 | Men 8+ [11] |
2005 | Open 2-, Women 4- [12] |
2008 | Women 2x, Women 2- [13] |
2011 | Open L2- [14] |