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Newark Rowing Club

Coordinates: 53°04′13″N 0°49′28″W / 53.070367°N 0.824324°W / 53.070367; -0.824324
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Newark Rowing Club
LocationFarndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Coordinates53°04′13″N 0°49′28″W / 53.070367°N 0.824324°W / 53.070367; -0.824324
Founded1873
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code NWK)
Websitewww.newarkrowingclub.co.uk

Newark Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire.[1]

History

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The club was founded in 1873 and runs teams for all age groups.[2]

The club won a national title with the Thames Rowing Club in 2014 when the Open junior under-18 double sculls at the 2014 British Rowing Junior Championships.[3] In 2019 a record 132 finishers competed in the club's annual Head Race.[4]

British champions

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Year Winning crew/s
1979 Open J14 1x
2003 Men J15 2x, Women J15 2x[5]
2004 Women J16 2x[6]
2009 Open J15 2x[7]
2010 Women J14 1x[8]
2011 Open J14 2x[9]
2014 Open J18 2x[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "Club history". Newark Rowing Club.
  3. ^ "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing.
  4. ^ "Newark Rowing Club's annual Head Race a huge success". Newark Advertiser.
  5. ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  8. ^ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  9. ^ "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  10. ^ "BRITISH ROWING JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2014" (PDF). Web Archive. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2016.