Westminster School Boat Club

Westminster School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at the Embankment, Putney, London.

Westminster School Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationEmbankment, Putney, London
Coordinates51°28′09″N 0°13′12″W / 51.469285°N 0.220001°W / 51.469285; -0.220001
Home waterRiver Thames
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - WES
Websitewww.wsboat.club

History

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The club is reputedly the oldest rowing club in the world.[citation needed] Anecdotal evidence exists for rowing at Westminster in the 18th century and official records date back to the 'Water Ledger' of 1813.[1][failed verification] Pink was chosen by Westminster as the School's colour for the rowing match against Eton College of 4 May 1837; before this race, both schools wore blue.[2]

Crews containing boys and girls who attend, or are affiliated to, Westminster School are formed to race at all levels of school rowing.[3] The boat house is also that of the Elizabethan Boat Club, made up of Old Westminsters, who compete in major domestic and international races.

Honours

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National Schools' Regatta

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Year Winning crew
2009 Forest Cup
2015 Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2016 Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Schools' Head of the River Race

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Year Winning crew
1971 Eights
2015 Eights
2016 Eights

Henley Royal Regatta

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Year Races won
2009 Fawley Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup

British champions

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Year Winning crew/s
1973 Men J18 1x, Men J16 2+[4]
1986 Men J14 4x[5]
1988 Men J16 1x [6]
1989 Men J18 4x, Men J16 4+[7]
1994 Men J16 2-[8]
1995 Men J15 2x, Men J14 2x
1996 Men J18 4-, Men J16 2-[9]
1997 Men J15 2x [10]
2000 Men J16 2-[11]
2002 Women 2-, Women 4+ [12]
2021 Open J18 4-, Open J16 2- [13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "Westminster School Boat Club". panoramaofthethames.
  3. ^ "Sport". Westminster School.
  4. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  11. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.