Worcester Rowing Club

British rowing club

Worcester Rowing Club

Motto| Floreat semper fidelis civitas; Flourish ever-faithful city.
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 / 52.1955; -2.2322
Home water| River Severn
Founded| 1874
Affiliations| British Rowing (boat code WRR)
Website| wrc1874.co.uk
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]

## History

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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.

## Club colours

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The club's colours are blades: white with two black bars flanking a red bar; kit: scarlet & black.[5]

## Honours

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### Henley Royal Regatta

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Year  | Races won

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2000 | Wyfold Challenge Cup

## Honours

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### British champions

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Hughes of Ombersley, Rt Hon. Lord, (Anthony Philip Gilson Hughes) (born 11 Aug. 1948). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-21072.
2. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
3. ^ "History". Worcester Rowing Club.
4. ^ "Results". Friends of Henley Rowing.
5. ^ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.44.
6. ^ Railton, Jim (16 July 1984). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.
7. ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". The Times. 17 July 1989. p. 32.
8. ^ Rosewell, Mike (21 July 1990). "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
9. ^ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
10. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". The Times. 22 July 1996. p. 39.
11. ^ "National Championships". The Times. 17 July 2000.
12. ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
13. ^ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
14. ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.

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