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Loch Lomond Rowing Club
Loch Lomond Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Leven, based at Heather Avenue, Balloch, Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. History The club was established on Loch Lomond in 1827 and is the oldest rowing club in Scotland. In the early 1970s the clubhouse moved to its present location next to the Angling Club. The club has produced several national champions. Notable members *Jim McNiven James McNiven (born 3 June 1965) is a British lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis with the lightweight men's eight. He also competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the ... *Jim Paton * Peter Haining Honours National champions References Sport in West Dunbartonshire Rowing clubs in Scotland {{rowing-club-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire
Alexandria ( sco, The Vale, gd, Alexandria) is a town in , . The town is on the River Leven, north of and north-west of . Demographics In 2016, the esti ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Rowing
Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Scotland. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting crews to send to the Home International Regatta and the Commonwealth Rowing Championships. In addition, Scottish Rowing also runs three of the major regattas of the year, Strathclyde Park Regatta, the Scottish Rowing Championships and the Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships. Affiliated clubs * Aberdeen Boat Club * Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association * Aberdeen University Boat Club * Castle Semple Rowing Club * Clyde Amateur Rowing Club * Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club * Crichton University Campus Boat Club * Dundee University Boat Club * Edinburgh University Boat Club * George Heriots School Rowing Club * George Watsons College Rowing Club * Glasgow Academy Boat Club * Glasgow Rowing Club * Glasgow Schools Rowing Club * Glasgow University Boat Club * Heriot-Watt Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing (sport)
Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is divided into two disciplines: sculling and sweep rowing. In sculling, each rower holds two oars—one in each hand, while in sweep rowing each rower holds one oar with both hands. There are several boat classes in which athletes may compete, ranging from single sculls, occupied by one person, to shells with eight rowers and a coxswain, called eights. There are a wide variety of course types and formats of racing, but most elite and championship level racing is conducted on calm water courses long with several lanes marked using buoys. Modern rowing as a competitive sport can be traced to the early 17th century when professional watermen held races (regattas) on the River Thames in London, England. Often prizes were offered by the London G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Leven, Dunbartonshire
The River Leven (''Uisge Leamhna'' in Gaelic) is a stretch of water in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, flowing from Loch Lomond in the North to the River Clyde in the South. The river is about long. It is very popular with salmon and sea trout anglers, trying to catch one of these migratory fish going up to Loch Lomond. The Vale of Leven is a collection of communities in the northern part of the river, whilst the town of Dumbarton sits at the southern end. Dumbarton Castle sits at the confluence of the river with the Clyde. The Leven is a relatively short river but is widely claimed to be the second fastest flowing river in Scotland, after the River Spey. Possibly because of this, or possibly because it passes through a built-up area, it has a reputation as a dangerous river with many drownings over the years. The Linnbrane Hole in Alexandria is reputed to be the most dangerous spot. The river is crossed by nine bridges and two weirs. There is a path for pedestrians and cyclist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McNiven
James McNiven (born 3 June 1965) is a British lightweight rower. He won a gold medal at the 1994 World Rowing Championships in Indianapolis with the lightweight men's eight. He also competed in the men's lightweight coxless four event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1965 births Living people British male rowers World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1996 Summer Olympics {{England-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Haining (rower)
Peter Moir Haining (born 3 April 1962) is a male Scottish-born rower and three-time World Lightweight Sculling Champion who competed for Great Britain and England. Biography Haining was born at Dumbarton, Scotland, the son of Jackie and Betty Haining.Christopher Dodd ''The Lightweight Champion of Champions'' British Rowing Almanack 1996 His father and sister were rowers, and he learnt to row at Loch Lomond Rowing Club. He attended Levenvale Primary School and Vale of Leven Academy and left school to start apprenticeship as painter and decorator, but as international level rowing in the UK at the time was centred on London he went south to join London Rowing Club. In 1984 he went to Nottingham to the National lightweight squad after being impressed by a Nottinghamshire County Rowing Association four at Henley. His first international success came in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, where the GB lightweight four, rowing as England, won gold. Haining would never row for Scotland at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 British Rowing Championships
The 2007 British Rowing Championships were the 36th edition of the National Championships, held from 20–22 July 2007 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. They were organised and sanctioned by British Rowing, and are open to British rowers. Senior Medal summary Lightweight Medal summary Coastal Medal summary U 23 Medal summary Junior Medal summary Key References {{English and British National Champions British Rowing Championships British Rowing Championships The British Rowing Championships usually take place every year. The event is held at the National Water Sports Centre, Holme Pierrepont (Nottingham) with occasional championships held at the Strathclyde Country Park. The championships original ... British Rowing Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 British Rowing Junior Championships
The 2019 British Rowing Junior Championships were the 48th edition of the National Junior Championships, held from 19–21 July 2019 at the National Water Sports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham. They are organised and sanctioned by British Rowing, and are open to British junior rowers. Winners References {{English and British National Champions British Rowing Junior Championships British Rowing Junior Championships British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ... British Rowing Junior Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport In West Dunbartonshire
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
