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Upper Thames Rowing Club

Upper Thames Rowing Club is an English rowing club. It has a large clubhouse at Remenham in Berkshire, on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames and is set back by its lawn frontage from the first half of the course of Henley Royal Regatta. The club was established in 1963.[2]

Upper Thames Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationHenley-on-Thames, UK United Kingdom
Coordinates51°32′45″N 0°53′42″W / 51.5457°N 0.895°W / 51.5457; -0.895
Home waterHambledon Lock, River Thames
Founded1963 (1963)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code: UTC
Websitewww.utrc.org.uk
Events
  • Henley Masters Regatta (July)
  • Upper Thames Autumn Head (UTAH)
Notable members
Maj. -Gen. Roy Wood,[1] Sir Steve Redgrave, Guin Batten, Miriam Batten

History

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In 1964 the club entered its first crew for Henley Royal Regatta in the Thames Cup. The crew was composed of:

  • Kevin O' Sullivan at bow (Eton Excelsior)
  • Alan Smiter (also Eton Excelsior and the Club's first captain)
  • Bill Rawson (Reading R.C.)
  • Charles Hawtrey (a First and Third man from Cambridge)
  • John Wingfield (Jesus College, Cambridge)
  • David Neal (Henley R.C.)
  • Hugh Cochrane (Reading R.C.)
  • David Mayers stroke (Shrewsbury and Clare College, Cambridge)
  • J Hooper (Marlow R.C.) as cox

One of the earliest crews to enter for the World Veteran Rowing Championships (the World Masters Regatta) was a coxless four from Upper Thames comprising Peter Sutherland, Sid Rand, Derek Thurgood and Glynne Davies in the early 1970s.

A number of renowned oarsmen have passed through the club membership, including many World and Olympic medalists. In 2014 two crews won the club's first trophies at Henley. They were:

The Wyfold Challenge Cup

  • Ed Couldwell
  • Michael Nagi
  • Joe Perry
  • Lewis Beech

The Britannia Challenge Cup

  • Luke Wootton
  • Graham Hall
  • Sam Barnes
  • Jake Davidson
  • Scott Smith (cox).

Honours

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British champions

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Year Winning crew/s
1977 Women J18 4+ [3]
1983 Women 4x [4]
1990 Men 4x[5]
1991 Women J18 1x[6]
1992 Men lightweight 2-[7]
1994 Men 1x, Women lightweight 2-[8]
1997 Women lightweight 4- [9]
1998 Men 2+, Women 2-, Women 4-, Men L2-, Women L2x, Women L4- [10]
1999 Women L4-[11]
2000 Women 8+[12]
2001 Men J16 4+[13]
2002 Men 2+, Men L2-, Women L4x[14]
2003 Women L2x, Men J16 2x[15]
2004 Open J16 2x[16]
2005 Women J18 2x[17]
2007 Open L4x, Women U23 1x[18]
2012 Open L1x, Women 4+[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wood, Maj.-Gen. Roy, (born 1940), Trustee, Map Action, 2008–19 (International Director, 2006–11; Chairman, 2011–15). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, OUP, Oxford from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-40570.
  2. ^ "The history of UTRC". Upper Thames Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 29 June 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 18 July 1977, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 22 July 1991, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  8. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ^ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  10. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 20 July 1998, p. 36". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ^ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ^ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  15. ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  16. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  17. ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  18. ^ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  19. ^ "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
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