Tynemouth Rowing Club

Tynemouth Rowing Club
Location Tynemouth
Coordinates 55°00′58″N 1°25′07″W / 55.016016°N 1.418527°W / 55.016016; -1.418527
Home water River Tyne
Founded 1867 (1867)
Affiliations

British Rowing

Northern Rowing Council
Website tynemouthrowingclub.org.uk
Events
  • Great Tyne Row
Notable members
William Fawcus

Tynemouth Rowing Club (TRC) operates out of their clubhouse on Priors Haven, Tynemouth.[1]

History

Tynemouth Rowing Club was founded in 1867[1] after members left Northern Rowing Club [2] and is situated in Priors Haven by the North Pier at the entrance of the River Tyne.[3] The clubs colours are Royal Navy and White, with the blades being white with two blue stripes.[4]

Notable northern rower James Renforth was employed as a coach for Tynemouth RC in 1869. He was paid 3 guineas for 2 weeks work.[5]

In 1871, the club had a victory at the Henley Royal Regatta, where William Fawcus won the Diamond Challenge Sculls.[6] The club is the only open club from the North East to ever have won this event. William Fawcus also claimed victory in the Wingfield Sculls the same year.[7] He was the first provincial sculler to ever win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta and also the first to win the Wingfield Sculls.

In 2005, the club christened a new safety boat on its open day.[8]

Since 2011, the club has hosted the finishing ceremony of the Great Tyne Row, which is an Explore Rowing event, rowed over 25 kilometres, starting at Newburn and ending at Tynemouth.[9][10]

Chris Dixon, Chairman of Tynemouth Rowing Club said of the inaugural event, "This was a great opportunity for us to welcome rowers from across the country and to show off the wonderful experience rowers at our club get to enjoy."[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tynemouth RC | Clubs". Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  2. ↑ The Social History of English Rowing - Neil Wigglesworth - Google Books. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2015-03-17 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ "About Our Rowing Club". Tynemouthrowingclub.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Tynemouth RC | Clubs". Britishrowing.org. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  5. ↑ The Social History of English Rowing - Neil Wigglesworth - Google Books. 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2015-03-17 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "HRR 1839-1939". Rowinghistory.net. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  7. ↑
  8. ↑ "Rowing club opens its doors". Newsguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  9. ↑ "Borough joins rowing event". Newsguardian.co.uk. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ "Rowing: Newcastle hosts first Great Tyne Row". Chroniclelive.co.uk. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
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