Durham Amateur Rowing Club (DARC) is a rowing club on the River Wear, based at City Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham.[1]
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| Location | City Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham |
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| Coordinates | 54°46′26″N 1°33′28″W / 54.773845°N 1.557710°W |
| Founded | 1860 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code DUR) |
| Website | www |
History
editThe club was founded in 1860 and is affiliated to British Rowing. The original boathouse was built in 1897 near Prebends Bridge and this existed until 1970 when a second boathouse was constructed on the current site. On 14 September 2007 the boathouse was rebuilt.[2]
The club has produced multiple British champions.
Honours
editBritish champions
edit| Year | Winning crew/s |
|---|---|
| 1974 | Men 4x, Women 4x, Men L1x[3] |
| 1992 | Men J16 2x, Men J14 1x, Women J16 2x[4] |
| 1996 | Men J182x, Women J16 2x, Women J15 1x[5] |
| 1999 | Men U23 1x[6] |
| 2000 | Women J15 2x[7] |
| 2003 | Women 4-, Women L4x[8] |
| 2007 | Women J16 1x[9] |
References
edit- ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
- ^ "Club history". Durham Amateur Rowing Club.
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Marriage of two quads promises something special for Lucerne." Times, 22 July 1974, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1996, p. 39". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.