Birmingham Rowing Club

Birmingham Rowing Club
Location Birmingham, United Kingdom
Home water Edgbaston Reservoir
Founded 1873
President Peter Veitch
Affiliations British Rowing
Website www.birminghamrowingclub.co.uk
Events
Birmingham Regatta
Notable members

Birmingham Rowing Club is an amateur rowing club, based at Birmingham in England. It is situated on Edgbaston Reservoir in the centre of Birmingham. The club was founded in 1873 although there is reference to a 'Birmingham Soho Club' using the reservoir earlier in 1859.[1]

The club, which serves Birmingham is an open rowing club for men, women, adults, juniors and veterans. It is affiliated to British Rowing. The club's president is Peter Veitch who was elected at the AGM in 2015 after the death of Sir Adrian Cadbury.

Henley Successes

The club's earliest win at Henley Royal Regatta was the Wyfold Challenge Cup in 1904.[2] A dearth of further successes was ended with successes in the late 1940s and 1950s with Ken Tinegate, Graham Beech and George Justicz.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Birmingham Rowing Club history Archived 2009-08-13 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived March 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1946–2003 Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.


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