Birmingham Rowing Club
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Birmingham Rowing Club is an amateur
rowing
club, based at Birmingham
in England. It is situated on Edgbaston Reservoir
in the centre of Birmingham. The club was founded in 1873 although there is reference to a Birmingham Soh club using the reservoir earlier in 1859.
The club, which serves Birmingham is an open rowing club for men, women, adults, juniors and veterans. It is affiliated to the ARA
.
The club's earliest win at Henley Royal Regatta
was the Wyfold Challenge Cup
in 1904. A dearth of further successes was ended with successes in the late 1940s and 1950s with Ken Tinegate, Graham Beech and George Justicz. The club's president is Sir Adrian Cadbury
.
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 at Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
in England. It is situated on Edgbaston Reservoir
Edgbaston Reservoir
Edgbaston Reservoir, originally known as Rotton Park Reservoir and referred to in some early maps as Rock Pool Reservoir, is a canal feeder reservoir in the Ladywood district of Birmingham, England...
in the centre of Birmingham. The club was founded in 1873 although there is reference to a Birmingham Soh club using the reservoir earlier in 1859.
The club, which serves Birmingham is an open rowing club for men, women, adults, juniors and veterans. It is affiliated to the ARA
Amateur Rowing Association
British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association , is the governing body in England for the sport of rowing. It is also responsible for the development and organisation of international rowing teams representing Great Britain...
.
The club's earliest win at 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...
was the Wyfold Challenge Cup
Wyfold Challenge Cup
The Wyfold Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club. Boat clubs from any university, college or secondary school are not permitted.The trophy...
in 1904. A dearth of further successes was ended with successes in the late 1940s and 1950s with Ken Tinegate, Graham Beech and George Justicz. The club's president is Sir Adrian Cadbury
Adrian Cadbury
Sir George Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury is a former British Olympic rower and Chairman of Cadbury and Cadbury Schweppes for 24 years. He has been a pioneer in raising the awareness and stimulating the debate on corporate governance and produced the Cadbury Report, a code of best practice which served...
.