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Burton Leander Rowing Club

Coordinates: 52°48′16″N 1°37′13″W / 52.804522°N 1.620344°W / 52.804522; -1.620344
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Burton Leander Rowing Club
LocationStapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire
Coordinates52°48′16″N 1°37′13″W / 52.804522°N 1.620344°W / 52.804522; -1.620344
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code BUL)
Websiteburtonleanderrowingclub.co.uk

Burton Leander Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Trent, based at Stapenhill Road, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire.[1]

Club colours

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The blade and kit colours are white, scarlet and black.[2]

History

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The club has open membership and runs teams for all age groups.[3] The original Burton Rowing Club and Burton Leander Rowing Club merged in the early part of the 20th century.[4] The boathouse sits next door to rival club Trent Rowing Club.

The club won the prestigious Wyfold Challenge Cup at the Henley Regatta in 1958.[5] Many years later in 1993 they won the Fawley Challenge Cup as part of a composite team with the Walton Rowing Club.

Honours

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Henley Royal Regatta

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Year Winning crew
1958 Wyfold Challenge Cup
1993 Fawley Challenge Cup

British champions

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Year Winning crew/s
1985 Women J18 1x[6]
1994 Men J18 2x[7]
1999 Men J15 4x+[8]
2006 Open U23 1x [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.43.
  3. ^ "Club history". Burton Leander Rowing Club.
  4. ^ "Welcome to Trent Rowing Club". Trent Rowing Club.
  5. ^ "All results". Friends of Rowing History.
  6. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.