University of Birmingham Boat Club
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| Location | The Towpath, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, England |
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| Coordinates | 52°11′23″N 2°13′28″W / 52.189799°N 2.224447°W |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code UBI) |
| Website | universitybirminghamrowing |
University of Birmingham Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Severn, based at The Towpath, New Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.[1] A second boathouse is also used for the development squad which is shared with Birmingham Rowing Club.[2]
History
The club was founded in 1949 and belongs to the University of Birmingham.[3] The senior squad row out the Worcester boathouse while the development squad row out of the Birmingham Rowing Club boathouse on Edgbaston Reservoir.[2]
Claire Parker represented England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[4]
The club produced national champions in 1986, 2009, and 2025.
Honours
National champions
| Year | Winning crew/s |
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| 1986 | Women 2x[5] |
| 2009 | Open Ltw 4x[6] |
| 2025 | Open club 2x[7] |
Henley Women's Regatta
| Year | Winning crew/s | Time |
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| 2025 | The Haslam Trophy – for lightweight double sculls (CLwt 2x)[8] | 5:43 |
Notable members
References
- ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
- 1 2 "Facilities". University of Birmingham Boat Club.
- ↑ "Rowing". University of Birmingham.
- ↑ "Rowing". Stratford-upon-Avon Herald. 20 June 1986. Retrieved 14 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
- ↑ "All results". Row results. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ↑ "HWR Winners 2025". HWR. Retrieved 7 November 2025.