Castle Semple Rowing Club

Castle Semple Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationLochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland
Coordinates55°47′52″N 4°37′10″W / 55.797658°N 4.619434°W / 55.797658; -4.619434
AffiliationsScottish Rowing
Websitewww.castlesemplerc.co.uk

Castle Semple Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Castle Semple Loch, based at Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland.[1] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.[2]

History

In 1986 club members James Sloan and Martin Holmes represented Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the lightweight single sculls and the coxless fours and eights respectively.[3]

The club won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2015.[4]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

Year Winning crew/s
1988Men J18 1x
1989Men 8+
1998Men 2x
1999Men 8+
2005Open J18 2-[5]
2006Open J18 2-, Open J18 4-[6]
2007Open J15 2x[7]
2012Women J18 2-[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". Castle Semple Rowing Club.
  2. ↑ "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
  3. ↑ "Rowing Two in Sponsor Plea". Paisley Daily Express. 10 May 1986. Retrieved 11 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Castle Semple first Rowing Club in Scotland to be recognised with Queen's Award for Voluntary Service". Scottish Rowing.
  5. ↑ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ↑ ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ↑ "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.