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'''London Rowing Club''' ('''LRC''', or colloquially, 'London') is the second |
'''London Rowing Club''' ('''LRC''', or colloquially, 'London') is the second oldest of the non-academic active [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] clubs on the [[River Thames|Thames]] in [[London]], United Kingdom. It was founded in 1856 by members of the long-disbanded Argonauts Club wishing to compete at [[Henley Royal Regatta]]. |
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It is regarded as one of the most successful rowing clubs in Britain and its patron was [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]].<ref name="londonrc.org.uk">http://www.londonrc.org.uk/committee.php |
It is regarded as one of the most successful rowing clubs in Britain and its patron was [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]].<ref name="londonrc.org.uk">{{cite web| url = http://www.londonrc.org.uk/committee.php| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051225074648/http://www.londonrc.org.uk/committee.php| archive-date = 2005-12-25| title = London Rowing Club - committee}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Cox | first = Richard William | title = British Sport: A Bibliography to 2000 (Volume 2) | publisher = Routledge | year = 2003 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=33251epC4hwC&q=%22london+rowing+club%22+-www.londonrc.org.uk&pg=PA119 | isbn = 978-0-7146-5251-1 | page = 119}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The club was founded in 1856 at the instigation of [[Herbert Playford]], [[A. A. Casamajor]] and [[Josias Nottidge]] for the purpose of promoting rowing on the river Thames and winning medals at [[Henley Royal Regatta]]. These three formed part of the crew that won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]] at Henley in 1857. LRC is the second oldest of the non-academic type in London; the oldest is [[Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club]] having taken that status from [[Leander Club]] which gradually migrated from 1897 to 1961 to [[Henley on Thames]] in [[Oxfordshire]].<ref>[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%207/New%20York%20NY%20Wilkes%20Spirit%20Of%20The%20Times/New%20York%20NY%20Wilkes%20Spirit%20Of%20The%20Times%201861%20%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Wilkes%20Spirit%20Of%20The%20Times%201861%20%20Grayscale%20-%200182.pdf Wilkes Spirit of the Times September 7, 1861]</ref> |
The club was founded in 1856 at the instigation of [[Herbert Playford]], [[A. A. Casamajor]] and [[Josias Nottidge]] for the purpose of promoting rowing on the river Thames and winning medals at [[Henley Royal Regatta]]. These three formed part of the crew that won the [[Grand Challenge Cup]] at Henley in 1857. LRC is the second oldest of the non-academic type in London; the oldest is [[Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club]] having taken that status from [[Leander Club]] which gradually migrated from 1897 to 1961 to [[Henley on Thames]] in [[Oxfordshire]].<ref>[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%207/New%20York%20NY%20Wilkes%20Spirit%20Of%20The%20Times/New%20York%20NY%20Wilkes%20Spirit%20Of%20The%20Times%201861%20%20Grayscale/New%20York%20NY%20Wilkes%20Spirit%20Of%20The%20Times%201861%20%20Grayscale%20-%200182.pdf Wilkes Spirit of the Times September 7, 1861]</ref> |
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The club and its members were fundamental in the setting up and evolution of the [[Metropolitan Regatta]]<ref>http://metregatta.org/history/ |
The club and its members were fundamental in the setting up and evolution of the [[Metropolitan Regatta]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://metregatta.org/history/|title = History | the Metropolitan Regatta}}</ref> |
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It is one of the seven founding clubs of the [[Remenham Club]] at Henley<ref>http://remenhamclub.co.uk/the-club/rules/ |
It is one of the seven founding clubs of the [[Remenham Club]] at Henley<ref>{{cite web| url = http://remenhamclub.co.uk/the-club/rules/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090107094714/http://remenhamclub.co.uk/the-club/rules| archive-date = 2009-01-07| title = Remenham Club » Rules}}</ref> and was one of five clubs which retained the right to appoint representatives directly to the Council of [[British Rowing]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ara-rowing.org/structure |title=Structure | Amateur Rowing Association |access-date=2008-09-22 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012121837/http://www.ara-rowing.org/structure |archive-date=2008-10-12 }}</ref> This right was removed from those five clubs in September 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishrowing.org/about-us/strategy-structure |title=Corporate Governance Structure |publisher=British Rowing |access-date=31 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120001107/http://www.britishrowing.org/about-us/strategy-structure |archive-date=20 January 2013 }}</ref> |
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===Modern day=== |
===Modern day=== |
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[[Phelan Hill]] was the cox of the [[Rio 2016|Rio Olympic Games in 2016]] Gold Medal Open eight. |
[[Phelan Hill]] was the cox of the [[Rio 2016|Rio Olympic Games in 2016]] Gold Medal Open eight. [[Jess Eddie]] was in the Women's eight that won the Silver Medal at [[Rio 2016|Rio Olympic Games in 2016]] |
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[[Sophie Hosking]] the Gold Medal winner and [[Rob Williams (rower, born 1985)|Rob Williams]] competed for Great Britain at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympic Games in 2012]] in the [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls|women's lightweight double sculls]] and [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four|men's lightweight coxless four]]. |
[[Sophie Hosking]] the Gold Medal winner and [[Rob Williams (rower, born 1985)|Rob Williams]] competed for Great Britain at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|London Olympic Games in 2012]] in the [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's lightweight double sculls|women's lightweight double sculls]] and [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four|men's lightweight coxless four]]. |
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The club won the [[Wyfold Challenge Cup|Wyfolds]] in 2011 and also provided half of the oarsmen in the composite international lightweight crews that won the Club Quads in 2007. Most recently, they also won the Wyfold Challenge Cup again in 2023. |
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Two of its members, [[James Lindsay-Fynn]] and James Clarke, competed in the [[2008 Olympic Games|Beijing Olympic Games in 2008]] as part of the Lightweight Men's Coxless Fours. [[Nicholas Strange (rower)|Nick Strange]] and [[Benjamin Helm (rower)|Ben Helm]] competed in the Lightweight double sculls and Lightweight four at the [[1996 Atlanta Games|Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996]]. The London lightweight four of 1994; Butt, Watson, Strange and Helm set a Worlds best time for Open and Lightweight fours of 05:48:86 (Paris, May '94) |
Two of its members, [[James Lindsay-Fynn]] and James Clarke, competed in the [[2008 Olympic Games|Beijing Olympic Games in 2008]] as part of the Lightweight Men's Coxless Fours. [[Nicholas Strange (rower)|Nick Strange]] and [[Benjamin Helm (rower)|Ben Helm]] competed in the Lightweight double sculls and Lightweight four at the [[1996 Atlanta Games|Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996]]. The London lightweight four of 1994; Butt, Watson, Strange and Helm set a Worlds best time for Open and Lightweight fours of 05:48:86 (Paris, May '94) |
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==Members== |
==Members== |
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Former members of the club include the British racing driver [[Graham Hill]], the [[Formula One]] World Champion in 1962 and 1968 and only driver to win the [[Triple Crown of Motorsport]]. From 1952 to 1954, Hill rowed in twenty finals with London, usually as stroke of the crew, eight of which resulted in wins. He also stroked the London eight for the [[Grand Challenge Cup|highly ranked clubs/composites cup]] at Henley Royal Regatta. He used the colours of the club as his motor racing helmet design, as have his descendants, Formula One World Champion racing driver son, [[Damon Hill|Damon]], and Formula Renault driver [[Josh Hill (racing driver)|Josh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile: Damon Hill |work=Formula One Complete |url=http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/368/273/ |access-date=2007-10-18 |url-status= |
Former members of the club include the British racing driver [[Graham Hill]], the [[Formula One]] World Champion in 1962 and 1968 and only driver to win the [[Triple Crown of Motorsport]]. From 1952 to 1954, Hill rowed in twenty finals with London, usually as stroke of the crew, eight of which resulted in wins. He also stroked the London eight for the [[Grand Challenge Cup|highly ranked clubs/composites cup]] at Henley Royal Regatta. He used the colours of the club as his motor racing helmet design, as have his descendants, Formula One World Champion racing driver son, [[Damon Hill|Damon]], and Formula Renault driver [[Josh Hill (racing driver)|Josh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile: Damon Hill |work=Formula One Complete |url=http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/368/273/ |access-date=2007-10-18 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119214110/http://www.f1complete.com/content/view/368/273/ |archive-date=2008-01-19 }}</ref> |
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Current club members include international rowers for Great Britain, Ireland and Germany, and include: |
Current club members include international rowers for Great Britain, Ireland and Germany, and include: |
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| [[2009 British Rowing Championships|2009]] || Open 1x <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|title=Full archive of results|website=Web Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313015053/http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|archive-date=2017-03-13}}</ref> |
| [[2009 British Rowing Championships|2009]] || Open 1x <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|title=Full archive of results|website=Web Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313015053/http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|archive-date=2017-03-13}}</ref> |
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| [[2010 British Rowing Championships|2010]] || Open 4-, Open 4+, Open 8+, Open L2x, Open L2-, Open L4- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2010/07/british-rowing-championships-2010/|title=British Rowing Championships 2010|website=British Rowing}}</ref> |
| [[2010 British Rowing Championships|2010]] || Open 4-, Open 4+, Open 8+, Open L2x, Open L2-, Open L4- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2010/07/british-rowing-championships-2010/|title=British Rowing Championships 2010|website=British Rowing|date=8 July 2010}}</ref> |
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| [[2011 British Rowing Championships|2011]] ||Open L2x <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|title=Full archive of results|website=Web Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313015053/http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|archive-date=2017-03-13}}</ref> |
| [[2011 British Rowing Championships|2011]] ||Open L2x <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|title=Full archive of results|website=Web Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313015053/http://www.britchamps.org/spectators/results-archive|archive-date=2017-03-13}}</ref> |
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| [[2014 British Rowing Senior Championships|2014]] || Women 4x, Women 4- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2014/10/british-rowing-championships-race-centre/|title=2014 British Rowing Championships Race Centre|publisher=British Rowing}}</ref> |
| [[2014 British Rowing Senior Championships|2014]] || Women 4x, Women 4- <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/2014/10/british-rowing-championships-race-centre/|title=2014 British Rowing Championships Race Centre|date=17 October 2014|publisher=British Rowing}}</ref> |
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===Henley Royal Regatta=== |
===Henley Royal Regatta=== |
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| 1857 || Grand Challenge Cup, [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]], [[Diamond Challenge Sculls]] |
| 1857 || Grand Challenge Cup, [[Stewards' Challenge Cup]], [[Diamond Challenge Sculls]] |
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| 2005 || [[Double Sculls Challenge Cup]] |
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| 2011 || [[Wyfold Challenge Cup]] |
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{{Authority control}} |
{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1856]] |
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1856]] |
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[[Category:Remenham Club Founding Clubs]] |
[[Category:Remenham Club Founding Clubs]] |
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[[Category:Tideway Rowing clubs]] |
[[Category:Tideway Rowing clubs]] |
Latest revision as of 03:45, 21 December 2024
Location | Putney, England |
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Coordinates | 51°28′7.5″N 0°13′10″W / 51.468750°N 0.21944°W |
Home water | Tideway |
Founded | 1856 |
Key people |
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Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - LRC |
Website | londonrc |
Notable members | |
London Rowing Club (LRC, or colloquially, 'London') is the second oldest of the non-academic active rowing clubs on the Thames in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1856 by members of the long-disbanded Argonauts Club wishing to compete at Henley Royal Regatta.
It is regarded as one of the most successful rowing clubs in Britain and its patron was Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[2][3]
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1856 at the instigation of Herbert Playford, A. A. Casamajor and Josias Nottidge for the purpose of promoting rowing on the river Thames and winning medals at Henley Royal Regatta. These three formed part of the crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1857. LRC is the second oldest of the non-academic type in London; the oldest is Poplar Blackwall and District Rowing Club having taken that status from Leander Club which gradually migrated from 1897 to 1961 to Henley on Thames in Oxfordshire.[4]
The club and its members were fundamental in the setting up and evolution of the Metropolitan Regatta[5]
It is one of the seven founding clubs of the Remenham Club at Henley[6] and was one of five clubs which retained the right to appoint representatives directly to the Council of British Rowing.[7] This right was removed from those five clubs in September 2012.[8]
Modern day
[edit]Phelan Hill was the cox of the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 Gold Medal Open eight. Jess Eddie was in the Women's eight that won the Silver Medal at Rio Olympic Games in 2016
Sophie Hosking the Gold Medal winner and Rob Williams competed for Great Britain at the London Olympic Games in 2012 in the women's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four.
The club won the Wyfolds in 2011 and also provided half of the oarsmen in the composite international lightweight crews that won the Club Quads in 2007. Most recently, they also won the Wyfold Challenge Cup again in 2023.
Two of its members, James Lindsay-Fynn and James Clarke, competed in the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008 as part of the Lightweight Men's Coxless Fours. Nick Strange and Ben Helm competed in the Lightweight double sculls and Lightweight four at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996. The London lightweight four of 1994; Butt, Watson, Strange and Helm set a Worlds best time for Open and Lightweight fours of 05:48:86 (Paris, May '94)
Facilities
[edit]London Rowing Club began in rented rooms at Star & Garter Pub in Putney. Today, the club has a substantial boathouse (altered and extended in 1974, 2008 and 2018/19) by Putney Bridge. The new Peter Coni Gym was opened in 2019 by present and past club Presidents Mike Baldwin and Mike Williams.[9] It occupies the space over the rowing tank that dated back to the 1920s, the old men's changing room and the old gym. The design specification required a low carbon footprint resulting in a modern passive ventilation system among other items. At the opening some of the membership commented that "at least one can now close the holes in the walls".
Members
[edit]Former members of the club include the British racing driver Graham Hill, the Formula One World Champion in 1962 and 1968 and only driver to win the Triple Crown of Motorsport. From 1952 to 1954, Hill rowed in twenty finals with London, usually as stroke of the crew, eight of which resulted in wins. He also stroked the London eight for the highly ranked clubs/composites cup at Henley Royal Regatta. He used the colours of the club as his motor racing helmet design, as have his descendants, Formula One World Champion racing driver son, Damon, and Formula Renault driver Josh.[10]
Current club members include international rowers for Great Britain, Ireland and Germany, and include:
- James Clarke
- Jess Eddie
- Danny Harte
- Phelan Hill
- Stephen Feeney
- Sophie Hosking
- James Lindsay-Fynn
- Mathilde Pauls
- Rob Williams[11]
The former chief coach was Australian silver medallist Paul Reedy.[12]
Honours
[edit]Recent British champions
[edit]Year | Winning crew/s |
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2009 | Open 1x [13] |
2010 | Open 4-, Open 4+, Open 8+, Open L2x, Open L2-, Open L4- [14] |
2011 | Open L2x [15] |
2014 | Women 4x, Women 4- [16] |
Henley Royal Regatta
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Water Boiling Aft: London Rowing Club, the First 150 Years 1856-2006 Author Christopher Dodd[17]
- ^ Dodd, Christopher. Water Boiling Aft: London Rowing Club, the First 150 Years 1856-2006.
- ^ "London Rowing Club - committee". Archived from the original on 25 December 2005.
- ^ Cox, Richard William (2003). British Sport: A Bibliography to 2000 (Volume 2). Routledge. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-7146-5251-1.
- ^ Wilkes Spirit of the Times September 7, 1861
- ^ "History | the Metropolitan Regatta".
- ^ "Remenham Club » Rules". Archived from the original on 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Structure | Amateur Rowing Association". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2008.
- ^ "Corporate Governance Structure". British Rowing. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "London Rowing Club – The Tideway's Home of Successful Sculling and Rowing". London Rowing Club – The Tideway's Home of High Performance Rowing. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Profile: Damon Hill". Formula One Complete. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ "List of Biographies of British International Rowers". British International Rowing Office. Archived from the original on 11 July 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2007.
- ^ Topolski, Daniel (2 July 2002). "Rowing: Reedy repaid by London club's success". The Independent. Independent News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 18 October 2007.[dead link ]
- ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
- ^ "British Rowing Championships 2010". British Rowing. 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
- ^ "2014 British Rowing Championships Race Centre". British Rowing. 17 October 2014.
- ^ Dodd, Christopher (2006). Water Boiling Aft: London Rowing Club, the First 150 Years 1856-2006.