Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club

Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationThe Clubhouse, Lake Bank, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°37′53″N 2°06′05″W / 53.631452°N 2.101443°W / 53.631452; -2.101443
Founded1872
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - HOL
Websitewww.hollingworthlakerowingclub.co.uk

Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club is a rowing club on Hollingworth Lake and based at The Clubhouse, Lake Bank, Littleborough, Greater Manchester, England.[1]

History

The club was founded in 1872 following a meeting at Mr Yarwood's Lake Hotel.[2] The current clubhouse was built in 1972.[3]

The club has produced multiple British champions since 1978.

Honours

British champions

Year Winning crew
1978Men J18 4x composite[4]
1979Men J18 2x
1982Men J18 2- composite, Men J16 4+[5]
1983Men J16 2x[6]
1992Women 4x composite[7]
2001WJ14 2x[8]
2005WJ18 1x[9]
2007WJ18 2x composite[10]
2009OJ18 2x composite, WJ14 1x[11][12]
2010Women J15 1x[13]
2013W4x composite[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club". Rochdale Observer. 2 March 1872. Retrieved 12 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "About HLRC". Hollingworth Lake Rowing Club.
  4. ↑ Railton, Jim (17 July 1978). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". The Times. p. 11.
  5. ↑ Railton, Jim (19 July 1982). "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". The Times. p. 15.
  6. ↑ Railton, Jim (18 July 1983). "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". The Times. p. 19.
  7. ↑ Rosewell (20 July 1992). "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". The Times. p. 25.
  8. ↑ ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". The Times. 23 July 2001. pp. 10[S].
  9. ↑ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". The Times. 18 July 2005. p. 53.
  10. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "National Championships 2009". British Rowing. 10 July 2009.
  13. ↑ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "British Rowing Championships 2013". Thames Rowing Club. 20 October 2013.


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