King's School Canterbury Boat Club
LocationBrett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent
Coordinates51°18′05″N 1°07′53″E / 51.301454°N 1.131340°E / 51.301454; 1.131340
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - KCA
Websitewww.kingsrowing.co.uk

King's School Canterbury Boat Club is a rowing club based at Brett Sturry Quarry, Westbere Lakes, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent.[1]

History

The club has a boathouse at Plucks Gutter on the River Stour and is owned by The King's School, Canterbury, with rowing being a major school sport.[2]

The club is very successful and has produced several British champions.[3]

Honours

Schools' Head of the River Race

Year Winning crew
1960J18 eights
1961J18 eights
1964J18 eights

British champions

Year Winning crew
1977Men J16 2+ [4]
1978Men J16 2x [5]
1998Women 2x, Women 4x [6]
2015Open J18 4- [7]
2016Open J18 2-[8]
2018Open J16 2- [9]
2019Open J18 2-, Open J16 2- [10]

Key

  • J junior
  • 2, 4, 8 crew size
  • 18, 16, 15, 14 age group
  • x sculls
  • - coxless
  • + coxed

References

  1. ↑ "Kings School Canterbury BC". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Kings School Canterbury Boat Club". Kings School Rowing.
  3. ↑ "Sport". Kings School Canterbury.
  4. ↑ Railton, Jim (18 July 1977). "British eight reinforced after disappointment". The Times. p. 7 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  5. ↑ Railton, Jim (17 July 1978). "Injury to Roberts give the selectors a problem". The Times. p. 11 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  6. ↑ "For the Record". The Times. 20 July 1998. p. 6 – via Gale Primary Sources.
  7. ↑ "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  8. ↑ "2016 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  9. ↑ "2018 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
  10. ↑ "Thrills and spills at the 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships". British Rowing.



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