St Paul's School Boat Club

St Paul's School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at St Paul's School Boathouse, Barnes, London.[1]

St Paul's School Boat Club
LocationSt Paul's School Boathouse, Barnes, London
Coordinates51.488733°N 0.235820°W / 51.488733; -0.235820
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - SPS
Websitewww.stpaulsschool.org.uk

History

The boat club is owned by St Paul's School, London and rowing is a primary school sport due to its location on the River Thames.[2]

The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on seven occasions and has won both the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the National Schools' Regatta and the Schools' Head of the River Race.[3]

The club is currently the record holders for the Championship Junior Events at the Head of the Charles Regatta, Schools' Head of the River Race, National Schools' Regatta and the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

Honours

National Schools' Regatta
Year Winning crew
2017Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2018Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2019Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2024Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Henley Royal Regatta
Year Winning crew
1950Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1953Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1957Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1979Special Race for Schools
1997Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2015Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2018Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2022Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

Schools' Head of the River Race
Year Winning crew
1946Championship Eights
1950Championship Eights
1951Championship Eights
1956Championship Eights
1957Championship Eights
1996Championship Eights
2003Championship Eights
2014Championship Eights
2018Championship Eights
2024Championship Eights

British champions
Year Winning crew/s
1983Men J16 4+, Men J16 8+[4]
1984Men J18 8+[5]
2000Men J18 4+ [6]
2021Open J18 8+ [7]

References
  1. "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. "Rowing". St Paul's School.
  3. "Handbook" (PDF). St Paul's School rowing.
  4. "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.


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