Kingston Rowing Club
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Kingston Rowing Club is an amateur
rowing
club, based in England
, founded in 1858.
The club is one of the world's oldest and most successful amateur rowing clubs. Based on the River Thames
at Kingston upon Thames
on the outskirts of Greater London
in southern England
between Kingston Bridge
and Teddington Lock
, KRC rowers enjoy one of the longest and calmest stretches of rowing water in the UK.
The club caters for all levels, demonstrated by both a thriving Novice Squad and social events calendar, through to medallists in two consecutive Olympic Games
. Kingston have produced a significant list of international level oarsmen throughout its history and has regularly won events at Henley Royal Regatta
through the years.
The club also has a growing Juniors squad, developed under the Project Oarsome initiative to introduce younger rowers to the club, and perhaps create olympian
s in years to come.
Kingston Rowing Club is a founding member of the Remenham Club
and is the supporting club for Kingston Regatta
.
on the Thames between Kingston and Surbiton. In 1935 the club moved downstream to the Albany Boathouse before moving into its purpose-built facilities in Canbury Gardens
in 1968.
Although associated with Kingston Amateur Regatta since the club's founding, the regatta actually predates the club by one year.
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 England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, founded in 1858.
The club is one of the world's oldest and most successful amateur rowing clubs. Based on the River Thames
River Thames
The River Thames flows through southern England. It is the longest river entirely in England and the second longest in the United Kingdom. While it is best known because its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford,...
at Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames
Kingston upon Thames is the principal settlement of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London. It was the ancient market town where Saxon kings were crowned and is now a suburb situated south west of Charing Cross. It is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the...
on the outskirts of Greater London
Greater London
Greater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
in southern England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
between Kingston Bridge
Kingston Bridge, London
Kingston Bridge is a road bridge at Kingston upon Thames in London, England, carrying the A308 across the River Thames. It joins the town centre of Kingston in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, to Hampton Court Park, Bushy Park, and the village of Hampton Wick in the London Borough of...
and Teddington Lock
Teddington Lock
Teddington Lock is a complex of three locks and a weir on the River Thames in England at Ham in the western suburbs of London. The lock is on the southern Surrey side of the river....
, KRC rowers enjoy one of the longest and calmest stretches of rowing water in the UK.
The club caters for all levels, demonstrated by both a thriving Novice Squad and social events calendar, through to medallists in two consecutive Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. Kingston have produced a significant list of international level oarsmen throughout its history and has regularly won events 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...
through the years.
The club also has a growing Juniors squad, developed under the Project Oarsome initiative to introduce younger rowers to the club, and perhaps create olympian
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
s in years to come.
Kingston Rowing Club is a founding member of the Remenham Club
Remenham Club
The Remenham Club is a private members club near the village of Remenham on the Berkshire bank of the River Thames near Henley-on-Thames, on the reach of the river that plays host to the annual Henley Royal Regatta....
and is the supporting club for Kingston Regatta
Kingston Regatta
Kingston Regatta is a rowing regatta, on the River Thames in England which takes place at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey on the reach above Teddington Lock....
.
History
Originally housed in Messenger’s Boathouse, Kingston, from 1861 to 1935 the club was situated on Raven's AitRaven's Ait
Raven's Ait is an ait in the Thames at Surbiton, in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London, England, in the reach above Teddington Lock. It is situated upstream of Queen's Promenade where it departs from the river, and opposite Thames Sailing Club, home of the Thames A Class Raters...
on the Thames between Kingston and Surbiton. In 1935 the club moved downstream to the Albany Boathouse before moving into its purpose-built facilities in Canbury Gardens
Canbury Gardens
Canbury Gardens is a public space in Kingston upon Thames, along the Lower Ham Road, covering 14-and-a-half-acres area between the road and the towpath along the River Thames, downstream from Kingston Railway Bridge.-History:...
in 1968.
Although associated with Kingston Amateur Regatta since the club's founding, the regatta actually predates the club by one year.