Bærum RK
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Bærum Roklubb is a sports club from Bærum
, Norway
.
Established in 1917, its only sport is sport rowing
. It is based at Kalvøya
outside of Sandvika
, and has shared the current locality with the canoeing club Bærum KK
since 1972. Bærum RK originally had its own house at Kalvøya, but this was moved to Kadettangen
in 1925, and sold in 1936 due to financial problems. Between 1936 and 1972 the rowing club used a house constructed on the tiny islet Danmark. In 1972 the new clubhouse on Kalvøya was finished and both Bærum rowing club and Bærum KK moved in to the new clubhouse. The house was burned to the ground during a fire in 1996, but a new club house was opened in May 2000.
Well-known members include Ole Nafstad
, Svein Nielsen and Vetle Vinje
.
It was founded by physician Peter Torgersen, who was a leading proponent of "useful sports", the notion that sports practice should come in useful on other fields in life. For Bærum RK, this meant that the rowers used regular rowing boats. Torgersen wanted men to be able to escape in lifeboats, should they be on board a "torpedoed Norwegian ship". The Norwegian Rowing Association was strictly against this.
Bærum
is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sandvika. Bærum was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. A suburb of Oslo, Bærum is located on the west coast of the city....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Established in 1917, its only sport is sport rowing
Rowing (sport)
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...
. It is based at Kalvøya
Kalvøya
Kalvøya is situated in the inner Oslofjord. The island is right outside of Sandvika in Bærum. The island has been connected to the mainland by a suspension bridge to Kadettangen since 1963.Kalvøya is one of the most popular bathing spots in Bærum...
outside of Sandvika
Sandvika
is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. It was declared a city by the municipal council in Bærum on 4 June 2003.Sandvika is situated approximately west of Oslo. It is the main transportation hub for Western Bærum, and has a combined bus and railway station. Sandvika is...
, and has shared the current locality with the canoeing club Bærum KK
Bærum KK
Bærum Kajakklubb is a sports club from Bærum, Norway.Established in 1935, its only sport is canoe racing. It is based at Kalvøya outside of Sandvika, and has shared the locality with the rowing club Bærum RK since 1972....
since 1972. Bærum RK originally had its own house at Kalvøya, but this was moved to Kadettangen
Kadettangen
Kadettangen is a small peninsula outside of Sandvika in Bærum, Norway. Originally named Sandvikstangen, it got its current name from the cadet training conducted by the Norwegian Military Academy for the better part of the nineteenth century...
in 1925, and sold in 1936 due to financial problems. Between 1936 and 1972 the rowing club used a house constructed on the tiny islet Danmark. In 1972 the new clubhouse on Kalvøya was finished and both Bærum rowing club and Bærum KK moved in to the new clubhouse. The house was burned to the ground during a fire in 1996, but a new club house was opened in May 2000.
Well-known members include Ole Nafstad
Ole Nafstad
Ole Sverre Nafstad is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in coxless fours at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, together with Finn Tveter, Rolf Andreassen, and Arne Bergodd.He represented the club Bærum RK. He resides at Kolsås.-References:*...
, Svein Nielsen and Vetle Vinje
Vetle Vinje
Vetle Vinje is a Norwegian competition rower and Olympic medalist.He received a silver medal in quadruple sculls at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, together with Alf Hansen, Rolf Thorsen, and Lars Bjønness....
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It was founded by physician Peter Torgersen, who was a leading proponent of "useful sports", the notion that sports practice should come in useful on other fields in life. For Bærum RK, this meant that the rowers used regular rowing boats. Torgersen wanted men to be able to escape in lifeboats, should they be on board a "torpedoed Norwegian ship". The Norwegian Rowing Association was strictly against this.