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Shiplake College Boat Club

Coordinates: 51°29′48″N 0°53′42″W / 51.496801°N 0.894918°W / 51.496801; -0.894918
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Shiplake College Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationShiplake College Boathouse, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Coordinates51°29′48″N 0°53′42″W / 51.496801°N 0.894918°W / 51.496801; -0.894918
Founded1959
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - SHP
Websitewww.shiplake.org.uk/1539/co-curricular/sport/rowing

Shiplake College Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at Shiplake College Boathouse, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.[1]

History

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Shiplake College was founded in 1959 by Alexander and Eunice Everett. The boat club is owned by Shiplake College and rowing became a primary college sport due to its location on the banks of the River Thames.[2] In 2020 The Davies Centre was completed, incorporating a new boat storage and indoor training facilities. It was officially opened for former headmaster Gregg Davies in 2021, delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.[3]

In recent years the club has won both the Schools' Head of the River Race and the Non-Championship Eights at the National Schools' Regatta.[2]

Shiplake Vikings

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The Shiplake Vikings Rowing Club share the rowing facilities of the college.[4]

Honours

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National Schools' Regatta

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Year Winning Crew
2015 Non-Championship Boys' Eights
2018 Desmond Hill Cup (Boys' J16 8+)
2021 Sherriff Cup (Girls' Championship 4x)
2021 Wimbledon Centenary Cup (Girls' 2nd 4x)
2021 Desmond Hill Cup (Boys' J16 8+)
2022 Jim Mason Plate (Girls' Championship 4+)

Schools' Head of the River Race

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Year Winning Crew
2017 Boys' Championship Eights
2019 Boys' Championship Eights (Course Record)
2022 Boys' Championship Eights
2022 Boys' Second Eights
2022 Girls' Championship Quads (Course Record)
2022 Girls' First Eights
2023 Boys' Championship Eights
2023 Boys' Second Eights

Henley Royal Regatta

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Year Winning Crew
1984 Visitors' Challenge Cup
2021 Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup

Henley Women's Regatta

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Year Winning Crew
2019 Rosie Mayglothling Trophy
2021 Bea Langridge Trophy
2022 Bea Langridge Trophy

British Junior Championships

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Year Winning Crew/s
1981 Men J16 2+, Men J16 8+ [5]
1982 Men J18 4-, Men J16 2- [6]
1985 Men J18 4-[7]
1986 Men J18 2- [8]
1988 Men J16 2-[9]
1992 Men J18 4+[10]
1995 Men J16 8+ [11]
2021 WJ18 1x, WJ18 2x, WJ18 4x [12]

Course Records Currently Held

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Event Category Year Set Time
Schools' Head of the River Race Boys' Championship Eights 2019 16:36
Schools' Head of the River Race Girls' Championship Quads 2022 19:15

References

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  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ a b "Club history". Shiplake College.
  3. ^ "Ex-headmaster opens new boathouse with his name". Henley Standard. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Our location". Shiplake Vikings.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 17 July 1995, p. 33". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.