Tees Rowing Club
Tees Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the River Tees in Northeast England. The club was founded in 1864.[2]
| Emblem: Shield with three ships above a maroon riverside landscape beneath three maroon dots set amid crossed square (old "standard") oars. | |
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| Location | River Tees Watersports Centre in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England |
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| Coordinates | 54.566°N 1.304°W |
| Home water | River Tees |
| Founded | 1864 |
| University | Close links to University of Teesside Rowing Club (UT): shared site. |
| Colours | Maroon and light or (for blades) vivid sky blue |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - TEE |
| Website | www |
| Events | |
| Tees Regatta (around late May)[1] | |
| Notable members | |
| Kat Copeland, Laurence Whiteley | |
The Roll of Honour at the club includes 2012 Olympic Gold medal winner Kat Copeland and 2016 Paralympic Gold medal winner Laurence Whiteley.[3][4]
The club is currently based at the River Tees Watersports Centre in Stockton-on-Tees.
Honours
Henley Royal Regatta
| Year | Races won | (for) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Princess Grace Challenge Cup | W 4x |
Club colours
The blade colours are or were "white, with a light blue and maroon stripe"; kit: maroon with two light blue side stripes.[8] The blade without white is a recent photography-based variant and likely post-dates 2020, due to a change of colours.
References
- Laura Love (16 May 2015). "Hundreds of rowers take to the River Tees for historic regatta". Teesside Gazette.
- "Tees Rowing Club celebrate their 150th anniversary in style". The Northern Echo. 24 May 2014.
- "Roll of Honour". Tees Rowing Club.
- "Kat Copeland secures Tees Rowing Club cash boost". BBC News. 24 January 2013.
- "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
- "British Rowing Championships 2010". British Rowing.
- "Leander Club dominant at British Rowing Championships". British Rowing.
- The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
External links
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