Upper Thames Rowing Club
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Upper Thames Rowing Club is an English rowing club. It has a large clubhouse at Remenham in Berkshire, on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames and is set back by its lawn frontage from the first half of the course of Henley Royal Regatta. The club was established in 1963.[1]
History
In 1964 the club entered its first crew for Henley Royal Regatta in the Thames Cup. The crew was composed of:
- Kevin O' Sullivan at bow (Eton Excelsior)
- Alan Smiter (also Eton Excelsior and the Club's first captain)
- Bill Rawson (Reading R.C.)
- Charles Hawtrey (a First and Third man from Cambridge)
- John Wingfield (Jesus College, Cambridge)
- David Neal (Henley R.C.)
- Hugh Cochrane (Reading R.C.)
- David Mayers stroke (Shrewsbury and Clare College, Cambridge)
- J Hooper (Marlow R.C.) as cox
One of the earliest crews to enter for the World Veteran Rowing Championships (the World Masters Regatta) was a coxless four from Upper Thames comprising Peter Sutherland, Sid Rand, Derek Thurgood and Glynne Davies in the early 1970s.
A number of renowned oarsmen have passed through the club membership, including many World and Olympic medalists. In 2014 two crews won the club's first trophies at Henley. They were:
- Ed Couldwell
- Michael Nagi
- Joe Perry
- Lewis Beech
- Luke Wootton
- Graham Hall
- Sam Barnes
- Jake Davidson
- Scott Smith (cox).
Honours
British champions
| Year | Winning crew/s |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Women J18 4+ [2] |
| 1983 | Women 4x [3] |
| 1990 | Men 4x[4] |
| 1991 | Women J18 1x[5] |
| 1992 | Men lightweight 2-[6] |
| 1994 | Men 1x, Women lightweight 2-[7] |
| 1997 | Women lightweight 4- [8] |
| 1998 | Men 2+, Women 2-, Women 4-, Men L2-, Women L2x, Women L4- [9] |
| 1999 | Women L4-[10] |
| 2000 | Women 8+[11] |
| 2001 | Men J16 4+[12] |
| 2002 | Men 2+, Men L2-, Women L4x[13] |
| 2003 | Women L2x, Men J16 2x[14] |
| 2004 | Open J16 2x[15] |
| 2005 | Women J18 2x[16] |
| 2007 | Open L4x, Women U23 1x[17] |
| 2012 | Open L1x, Women 4+[18] |
Notable members
- Maj. -Gen. Roy Wood[19]
- Guin Batten
- Miriam Batten
- Sir Steve Redgrave
See also
References
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- ↑ Wood, Maj.-Gen. Roy, (born 1940), Trustee, Map Action, 2008–19 (International Director, 2006–11; Chairman, 2011–15). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, OUP, Oxford from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-40570.