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Marlow Regatta is one of the top [1] events in the British rowing calendar and attracts top crews from schools, clubs and universities from around the UK, Europe and the USA. The regatta takes place two weeks prior to Henley Royal Regatta and for some competitors this will be the last chance to pre-qualify for Henley Royal.
The logo and branding now reflects that of British Rowing. The 40th anniversary of the Championships was celebrated in 2012. Although it has been the practice for the Championships to be held in Scotland at the Strathclyde Country Park every fourth year, the 2014 Championships was held in Nottingham.
Abingdon Spring Head of the River [5] is a rowing time-trial race event held annually in mid-April on the river Thames in Abingdon. The competition was founded in 1961 by the Abingdon Rowing Club and traditionally it is the last head race event of the season in British Rowing competition calendar before BR regatta season commences.
British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA), is the national governing body for the sport of rowing (both indoor and on-water rowing). It is responsible for the training and selection of individual rowers and crews representing Great Britain and England, and for participation in and the development of rowing in England . [ 1 ]
The canoeing and rowing events for the 1948 London Olympic Games were contested in early August, a month after the Royal Regatta. The course was widened to accommodate three lanes and shortened to start at the top of Temple Island: the distance was approximately 1980 metres – 20 metres short of the standard international distance.
The sport and recreational/touring rowing takes place on the Tideway and on the 45 separate lock reaches on the non-tidal section.. The river hosts a televised succession of races on which bets are placed – traditionally named The Boat Race and for some decades a men-only event – it is now the (Oxford and Cambridge) Men's and Women's Boat Race on the cusp of March and April.
In 1881 Weybridge Rowing Club started life as the local "tradesmen's" rowing club, as opposed to clubs for gentlemen or as latterly called "certified amateur's" such as Walton's begun in 1927. In 1919 the club joined National Amateur Rowing Association (NARA) which was set up as a rival to the ARA. The ARA for several decades forbade manual ...
The Britannia Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta is named after Nottingham Britannia Rowing Club, who donated the cup in 1969 to mark their centenary. [ 1 ] Successes by the club since its foundation include winning the Club Pennant at the 2008 Women's Eights Head of the River Race, [ 2 ] while members of the new club have represented Great ...