Lea Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's emblem
Lea Rowing Club, Spring Hill, Clapton
LocationHackney, London, U.K.
Coordinates51°34′24″N 0°03′33″W / 51.573197°N 0.059176°W / 51.573197; -0.059176
Home water
Founded1980
Key people
  • Antoinette Jucker (President)
  • Matt Pooley (Captain)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - LEA
Websitewww.learc.org.uk
Events
  • Lea Spring Regatta (April)
  • Lea Autumn Regatta (September)

Lea Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Hackney, London, U.K. on the River Lea.[1]

Founded in 1980 by the merger of several clubs, it is now the largest club in East London, catering for adults and children who want to compete at the highest level nationally and internationally, as well as those who want to enjoy rowing socially. In 2022, the club won the British Rowing "Club of the Year" award.

History


Lea Rowing Club was founded in 1980 by the members of all of the five rowing clubs then active on the Springhill, Hackney site. The clubs that merged were Crowland, Gladstone Warwick, City Orient, and Britannia rowing clubs, joined by the women's club, Stuart Ladies.[2]

The club has produced multiple British champions. It has also won several times at Henley Royal Regatta.

Honours

British champions

Year Winning crew/s
1972Men J16 2- [3] (As City Orient Rowing Club)
1973Women 4+ [4] (As Stuart Ladies)
1975Women 2-, Women 4+, Women 4x[5] (As Stuart Ladies)
1979Men L2x, Men J16 2- & Men J16 4-(As City Orient Rowing Club) / Women 2- (As Stuart Ladies)
1980Men J16 1x[6] (As City Orient Rowing Club)
1981Women 2-, Women J18 4+[7]
1982Men 2x, Men J18 4x, Women J18 2-[8]
1984Men 2+[9]
1985Men L4-c[10]
1986Men 4x, Women 2-c, Men L4-[11]
1987Men 2x, Men 4-, Men 4+[12]
1989Men L4xc, Women J16 4xc[13]
1990Men 2-c, Men 4+[14]
1993Women J18 1x, Women J18 2-[15]
1995Men 4+, Women 1x
2009Women J18 4x [16]
2010Women J18 4x [17]
2012Women J18 1x [18]
2015Open J16 4x [19]
2016Open J15 2x [20]
2017Open J16 2x, Women J16 4+ [21]
2018Women J18 2-, Women J16 4+ [22]
2022Open J15 2x


Henley Royal Regatta

Year Races won
1968Henley Prize (as Crowland Rowing Club).
1977Wyfold Challenge Cup (as City Orient)
1979Britannia Challenge Cup (as City Orient)
1983Wyfold Challenge Cup, Britannia Challenge Cup
1987Britannia Challenge Cup
1992Thames Challenge Cup
1995Wyfold Challenge Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Club History".
  3. ↑ Railton, Jim (21 July 1972). "Railton, Jim. "Nottingham in their Olympic stride." Times, 21 July 1972, p. 10". The Times. p. 10.
  4. ↑ Railton, Jim (23 July 1973). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". The Times. p. 7.
  5. ↑ Railton, Jim (21 July 1975). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 21 July 1975, p. 6". The Times. p. 6.
  6. ↑ ""Rowing." Times, 21 July 1980, p. 12". The Times. 21 July 1980. p. 12.
  7. ↑ Railton, Jim (20 July 1981). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". The Times. p. 14.
  8. ↑ Railton, Jim (19 July 1982). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
  9. ↑ Railton, Jim (16 July 1984). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". The Times. p. 21.
  10. ↑ Railton, Jim (22 July 1985). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  11. ↑ Railton, Jim (21 July 1986). "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". The Times. p. 28.
  12. ↑ Railton, Jim (20 July 1987). "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
  13. ↑ "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". The Times. 17 July 1989. p. 32.
  14. ↑ Rosewell, Mike (21 July 1990). "Rosewell, Mike. "Duckings and diving are not permitted." Times, 21 July 1990, p. 32". The Times. p. 32.
  15. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1993, p. 20". The Times. 19 July 1993. p. 20.
  16. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13.
  17. ↑ "British Rowing Championships 2010". British Rowing. 8 July 2010.
  18. ↑ "British Rowing Champions 2012 declared". British Rowing. 16 July 2012.
  19. ↑ "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  20. ↑ "2016 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  21. ↑ "2017 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  22. ↑ "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
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