King's School Worcester Boat Club

Coordinates: 52°11′12″N 2°13′20″W / 52.186649°N 2.222161°W / 52.186649; -2.222161
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King's School Worcester Boat Club
LocationMichael Baker Boathouse, Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire
Coordinates52°11′12″N 2°13′20″W / 52.186649°N 2.222161°W / 52.186649; -2.222161
Founded1877
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code KSW)
Websiteen-gb.facebook.com/pg/KSWBoatClub/about

King's School Worcester Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at the Michael Baker Boathouse, Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire.[1]

History[edit]

The club was founded in 1877[2] and belongs to the King's School, Worcester.[3]

A new boathouse was built in 2012 following a donation of £2.5 million by former pupil Michael Baker.[4]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours[edit]

British champions[edit]

Year Winning crew/s
1975 Men J16 1x[5]
1990 Men J16 4+ [6]
1992 Women J18 8+ [7]
1996 Women J15 4x[8]
1998 Women J18 8+[9]
2002 Women J18 8+[10]
2003 Men J16 4x, Men J15 4x+, Women J18 4+[11]
2004 Women J18 8+[12]
2005 Women J16 1x[13]
2021 WJ18 2- [14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "About Us". KSW Boat Club.
  3. ^ "Rowing". King's School, Worcester.
  4. ^ "King's School welcomes Michael baker boathouse". Speller Metcalfe.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.