Overview
Thames Rowing Club was founded in Putney in 1860 for 'organised pleasure or exercise rowing' and soon made its name at Henley, winning its first trophy there (the Wyfold) in 1870 and 21 more by 1890, including four Grand Challenge Cups. It rows from its own boathouse on Putney Embankment on the Tideway, admitted women in 1973 and became a powerhouse of women's rowing, with members in Britain's first women's Olympic rowing medal crew in 2000, and has won at Henley Women's Regatta more than 50 times.
- Founded
- 1860
- Federation
- British Rowing
- hello@thamesrc.co.uk
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- 1860The club is founded in Putney, based first at Simmons Boathouse and the Red Lion Hotel
- 1865First recorded win, against the Excelsior Boat Club of Greenwich
- 1870First Henley Royal Regatta trophy, the Wyfold Challenge Cup
- 1890By now the club has 22 Henley titles, four of them the Grand, and its own boathouse on Putney Embankment
- 1973The club votes to accept women; United Universities Women's Boat Club moves into the boathouse
- 2000Club members row in the quad that wins Britain's first women's Olympic rowing medal (silver, Sydney)
Location
- Position
- 51°28.18′ N 0°13.25′ W
51.46974, -0.22082 - Address
- Putney Embankment
Frequently asked
When was Thames Rowing Club founded?
In 1860.
Where is Thames Rowing Club?
Putney Embankment.