Royal Chester Rowing Club
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| Location | Chester, Cheshire, England |
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| Home water | River Dee |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - RCH |
| Website | www |
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| North of England Head, Chester Long Distance Sculls | |
Royal Chester Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the Groves in Chester, England.[1] It rows on the River Dee with both men's and women's squads and members ranging from juniors of 14 upwards to Veteran oarsmen and women[2] and hosts the North of England Head and Chester Long Distance sculls.
History
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The club was formed as the Chester Victoria Rowing Club on 9 July 1838, following a meeting at the Castle of Chester.[3] Two years later, in 1840, the club added the appellation of Royal after gaining Royal Patronage, becoming Royal Chester Rowing Club.[4]
Royals compete at events around the country, and in 2017 sent two eights to Henley Royal Regatta.[5]
Honours
[edit]Henley Royal Regatta
[edit]| Year | Races won |
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| 1855 | Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup |
| 1856 | Grand Challenge Cup, Ladies' Challenge Plate |
| 1882 | Thames Challenge Cup |
| 1891 | Wyfold Challenge Cup |
| 1892 | Stewards' Challenge Cup |
| 1924 | Wyfold Challenge Cup |
British champions
[edit]| Year | Winning crew/s |
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| 1986 | Men J18 4+[6] |
| 1989 | Men J18 4+[7] |
| 1994 | Women 4x[8] |
| 2002 | Women J18 2x[9] |
| 2003 | Men J18 4x[10] |
| 2005 | Open J16 4-[11] |
| 2010 | Women J18 1x[12] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Chester Chronicle: Royal Chester Rowing Club".
- ^ "Royal Chester Rowing Club".
- ^ "Rowing Club". Chester Chronicle. 13 July 1838. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Chester Victoria Rowing Club". Chester Chronicle. 26 June 1840. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Royals have two eights at Henley - Royal Chester Rowing Club". royalchesterrowingclub.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018.
- ^ Railton, Jim (21 July 1986). "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". The Times. p. 28.
- ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". The Times. 17 July 1989. p. 32.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". The Times. 18 July 1994. p. 22.
- ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". The Times. 22 July 2002. p. 26.
- ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". The Times. 21 July 2003. p. 32.
- ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". The Times. 18 July 2005. p. 53.
- ^ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.