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] |