Auriol Kensington Rowing Club
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Auriol Kensington Rowing Club is an amateur
rowing
club, based in Hammersmith
in west London
, England
. The club was formed in 1981 by the amalgamation of two separate clubs - Auriol Rowing Club which was founded in 1896, and Kensington Rowing Club which was founded in 1872. The clubhouse is on Lower Mall, adjacent to Hammersmith Bridge
.
Rowing is divided into two large senior squads for oarsmen and women, a novice group for beginners and a veterans section.
Groups compete throughout the year at events such as the Head of the River Fours
, the Women's Eights Head of the River Race
, the Head of the River Race
, the Veterans Head
during the winter and, in the summer, Henley Women's Regatta
and Henley Royal Regatta
. The club and its predecessors have a good record of winners of the Wingfield Sculls.
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
rowing
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club, based in Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
in west London
London
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, England
England
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. The club was formed in 1981 by the amalgamation of two separate clubs - Auriol Rowing Club which was founded in 1896, and Kensington Rowing Club which was founded in 1872. The clubhouse is on Lower Mall, adjacent to Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge is a crossing of the River Thames in west London, just south of the Hammersmith town centre area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on the north side of the river. It allows road traffic and pedestrians to cross to Barnes on the south side of the river...
.
Rowing is divided into two large senior squads for oarsmen and women, a novice group for beginners and a veterans section.
Groups compete throughout the year at events such as the Head of the River Fours
Head of the River Fours
The Fuller's Head of the River Fours is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the 4¼ mile Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.-History:...
, the Women's Eights Head of the River Race
Women's Eights Head of the River Race
The Women's Eights Head of the River Race is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the 4¼ mile Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney....
, the Head of the River Race
Head of the River Race
The Head of the River Race is a processional rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the 4.25 mile Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.-History:...
, the Veterans Head
Veterans Head
The Vesta Veterans International Eights Head of the River Race is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames over the Championship Course. The direction in which the event is raced changes from year to year, dependent on the time of the tides: some years it is raced from Mortlake to Putney...
during the winter and, in the summer, Henley Women's Regatta
Henley Women's Regatta
Henley Women's Regatta is a rowing regatta held at Henley-on-Thames, England. It was formed as a result of the lack of women's events at Henley Royal Regatta and first held in 1988...
and Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
. The club and its predecessors have a good record of winners of the Wingfield Sculls.