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Coordinates: 51°3555N 1°0721W / 51.5985°N 1.1224°W / 51.5985; -1.1224
 

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Wallingford Rowing Club
Emblem: light blue portcullis with crossed blades below.
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationWallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°35′55N 1°07′21W / 51.5985°N 1.1224°W / 51.5985; -1.1224
Home waterWallingford & Moulsford Reach (reach above Cleeve Lock)
Founded1947
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - WRC
Websitewallingfordrc.co.uk
Events
Wallingford Regatta (April/May)
Wallingford Long Distance Sculls (September/October)
Wallington Head of the River (November/December)
Distinctions
Shares with Oxford Brookes and Oxford University the longest stretch between locks on the Thames.
Notable members

Wallingford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames by Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.[2]

History

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The club was formed in 1947 by the Wallingford Regatta committee. The club’s blade colours are scarlet with a light blue tip and a scarlet with sides trimmed light blue kit.[3] In December 2013 the club opened a new gym facility.[4]

Honours

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British champions

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Year Winning crew
1972 Men J18 2+[5]
1974 M2+, M2-c, M4xc[6]
1975 W1x, W4x[7]
1980 ML4-[8]
1982 ML2x[9]
1983 ML2x[10]
1984 ML2x[11]
1986 Men J14 1x[12]
1987 W4+[13]
1989 Men J16 4x, Women J16 2x[14]
1993 Men J16 2x[15]
1994 Men J18 4x[16]
1995 Women J14 1x
1998 [17]
1998 WL1x[18]
2000 WL1x [19]
2001 W1x[20]
2002 W1x, W2x, W8+c[21]
2004 WL2x[22]
2011 Women J15 1x[23]
2016 W2x
2021 Open J18 1x [24]

Key - M men, W women, + coxed, - coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight

Henley Royal Regatta

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Year Races won
1972 Britannia Challenge Cup
1979 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1995 Britannia Challenge Cup
2008 Remenham Challenge Cup
2009 Remenham Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Drury, Michael John, (born 1959), Partner, BCL Solicitors LLP, since 2010. WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, Oxford University Press https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-253921.
  • ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  • ^ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
  • ^ "Welcome to Wallingford Rowing Club". Wallingford Rowing Club.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  • ^ "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  • ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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