King's School Canterbury Boat Club is a rowing club based at Brett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent.[1]
| Location | Brett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 51°18′05″N 1°07′53″E / 51.301454°N 1.131340°E |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - KCA |
| Website | www |
History
editThe club has a boathouse at Plucks Gutter on the River Stour and is owned by The King's School, Canterbury, with rowing being a major school sport.[2]
The club is very successful and has produced several British champions.[3]
Honours
editSchools' Head of the River Race
edit| Year | Winning crew |
|---|---|
| 1960 | J18 eights |
| 1961 | J18 eights |
| 1964 | J18 eights |
British champions
edit| Year | Winning crew |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Men J16 2+ [4] |
| 1978 | Men J16 2x [5] |
| 1998 | Women 2x, Women 4x [6] |
| 2015 | Open J18 4- [7] |
| 2016 | Open J18 2-[8] |
| 2018 | Open J16 2- [9] |
| 2019 | Open J18 2-, Open J16 2- [10] |
Key
- J junior
- 2, 4, 8 crew size
- 18, 16, 15, 14 age group
- x sculls
- - coxless
- + coxed
References
edit- ^ "Kings School Canterbury BC". British Rowing.
- ^ "Kings School Canterbury Boat Club". Kings School Rowing.
- ^ "Sport". Kings School Canterbury.
- ^ Railton, Jim (18 July 1977). "British eight reinforced after disappointment". The Times. p. 7 – via Gale Primary Sources.
- ^ Railton, Jim (17 July 1978). "Injury to Roberts give the selectors a problem". The Times. p. 11 – via Gale Primary Sources.
- ^ "For the Record". The Times. 20 July 1998. p. 6 – via Gale Primary Sources.
- ^ "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
- ^ "2016 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
- ^ "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
- ^ "Thrills and spills at the 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships". British Rowing.
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