Upper Thames Rowing Club
| Upper Thames Rowing Club | |
|---|---|
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| Location |
Henley-on-Thames, UK  |
| Home water | Hambledon Lock, River Thames |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing |
| Website |
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| Events | |
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| Notable members | |
| Sir Steve Redgrave, Guin Batten, Miriam Batten | |
Upper Thames Rowing Club is an English rowing club. It is based at Remenham in Berkshire, on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames, with a clubhouse and frontage on the course of the Henley Royal Regatta. The club was established in 1963.[1]
History
In 1964 the club entered its first crew for Henley Royal Regatta in the Thames Cup. The crew was composed of:
- Kevin O' Sullivan at bow (Eton Excelsior)
- Alan Smiter (also Eton Excelsior and the Club's first captain)
- Bill Rawson (Reading R.C.)
- Charles Hawtrey (a First and Third man from Cambridge)
- John Wingfield (Jesus College, Cambridge)
- David Neal (Henley R.C.)
- Hugh Cochrane (Reading R.C.)
- David Mayers stroke (Shrewsbury and Clare College, Cambridge)
- J Hooper (Marlow R.C.) as cox
One of the earliest crews to enter for the World Veteran Rowing Championships (the World Masters Regatta) was a coxless four from Upper Thames comprising Peter Sutherland, Sid Rand, Derek Thurgood and Glynne Davies in the early 1970s.
A number of renowned oarsmen have passed through the club membership, including many World and Olympic medalists. In 2014 two crews won the club's first trophies at Henley. They were:
The Wyfold Challenge Cup
- Ed Couldwell
- Michael Nagi
- Joe Perry
- Lewis Beech
The Britannia Challenge Cup
- Luke Wootton
- Graham Hall
- Sam Barnes
- Jake Davidson
- Scott Smith (cox).
See also
References
- ↑ "The history of UTRC". Upper Thames Rowing Club. Archived from the original on June 29, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.