Broxbourne Rowing Club
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| Location | Old Nazeing Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England |
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| Coordinates | 51°44′27″N 0°00′48″W / 51.740813°N 0.013240°W |
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code BRX) |
| Website | broxbournerowingclub |
Broxbourne Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Lea, based at Old Nazeing Road, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.[1] The club is affiliated to British Rowing and the facilities include a gymnasium, club house and bar and run squads for senior rowers, masters and juniors in addition to beginners and recreational rowers.[2] The club has very active junior, senior and masters squads.
History
[edit]Formed in 1847 Broxbourne rowing club is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the country. It held its first regatta in 1867.[3]
In 1997, to celebrate its 150th anniversarty, Steve Redgrave planted a tree.[4]
In 2007, Di Ellis opened the new boathouse and in iin 2011 Tom Aggar a new clubhouse.[4]
Honours
[edit]British champions
[edit]| Year | Winning crew/s |
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| 1980 | Women J18 1x[5] |
| 1995 | Men J16 2- |
| 2012 | Women J18 2-[6] |
Notable rowers
[edit]- Katie Ball
- Andy Kelly
- Rowan McKellar
- Anthony Stokes
References
[edit]- ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
- ^ "Home". broxbourne Rowing Club.
- ^ "Broxbourne Regatta". Hertford Mercury and Reformer. 30 July 1887. Retrieved 11 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "175th Anniversary HRR Row Past – a club & sport for life". Broxbourne Rowing Club. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". The Times. 21 July 1980. p. 12.
- ^ "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
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