Clyde Amateur Rowing Club

Clyde Amateur Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Clyde, based at the West Boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland.[1] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.[2]

Clyde Amateur Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationWest boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow, Scotland
Coordinates55.851823°N 4.243802°W / 55.851823; -4.243802
Founded1865
AffiliationsScottish Rowing
Websiteclydearc.org.uk

History

The club was founded in 1865 and is on the west side of a shared boathouse with the Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club.[1] The Penny Brothers (Thomas, Laurence, Alexander, William and James Penny) were all members of Clyde ARC during the 1920s and 1930s.[3]

Notable Members

Former alumni include:

Honours

British champions
Year Winning crew/s
1984Men J18 2-[4]
1986Women J16 2-[5]
1987Women 4x, Women J18 2-[6]
1993Women L2x[7]
1998Men L4-[8]
2003Women L4x[9]
2009Women L1x[10]

References
  1. "Club details". Clyde Amateur Rowing Club.
  2. "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
  3. "How 'Fourpence Ha'penny' rowing crew ruled the waves". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  10. "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.


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