Inverness Rowing Club
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| Location | Torvean, Inverness, Scottish Highlands |
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| Coordinates | 57°27′43″N 4°14′42″W / 57.461869°N 4.245081°W |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Affiliations | Scottish Rowing |
| Website | invernessrowingclub |
Inverness Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Caledonian Canal next to the River Ness based at Torvean, Inverness, Scottish Highlands.[1] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.[2]
History
[edit]The original club was founded in 1883 and rowed on the local canal and associated waters.[3] A boathouse was built in 1885 bt the Tomnahurich Bridge on the Caledonian Canal and two boats were bought. It is not known when the club disbanded.[4]
The current club came to existence in 1987, changing its name from Rogie Falls Boat Club.[5]
The club is due to undergo significant development over the next five years which includes a new boathouse.[6]
The club has produced several national champions.
Honours
[edit]National champions
[edit]| Year | Winning crew/s |
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| 2010 | Open 2x [7] |
| 2019 | Women J18 4- [8] |
Notable members
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Club Information". Inverness Rowing Club.
- ^ "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
- ^ "Rowing Club". Northern Chronicle and General Advertiser for the North of Scotland. 13 June 1883. Retrieved 12 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rowing Club". Inverness Advertiser and Ross-shire Chronicle. 29 May 1885. Retrieved 12 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rowing". Inverness Courier. 15 November 1988. Retrieved 12 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Inverness Rowing Club Development Plan" (PDF). Highland.gov.uk.
- ^ "British Rowing Championships 2010". British Rowing.
- ^ "Thrills and spills at the 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships". British Rowing. 21 July 2019.
- ^ Sinclair, Roy. "Two PB's in the space of the last seven days for Inverness Olympian Alan Sinclair". Inverness Rowing Club.
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