Durham Amateur Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationCity Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham
Coordinates54°46′26″N 1°33′28″W / 54.773845°N 1.557710°W / 54.773845; -1.557710
Founded1860
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code DUR)
Websitewww.durham-arc.org.uk

Durham Amateur Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Wear, based at City Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1860 and is affiliated to British Rowing. The original boathouse was built in 1897 near Prebends Bridge and this existed until 1970 when a second boathouse was constructed on the current site. On 14 September 2007 the boathouse was rebuilt.[2]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

Year Winning crew/s
1974Men 4x, Women 4x, Men L1x[3]
1992Men J16 2x, Men J14 1x, Women J16 2x[4]
1996Men J182x, Women J16 2x, Women J15 1x[5]
1999Men U23 1x[6]
2000Women J15 2x[7]
2003Women 4-, Women L4x[8]
2007Women J16 1x[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Club history". Durham Amateur Rowing Club.
  3. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ↑ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ↑ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ↑ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ↑ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.


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