King's School Worcester Boat Club is a

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...

club on the

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, based at the Michael Baker Boathouse, Severn Street,

Worcester, Worcestershire Worcester ( ) is a cathedral city in Worcestershire, England, of which it is the county town. It is south-west of Birmingham, north of Gloucester and north-east of Hereford. The population was 103,872 in the 2021 census. The River Severn f ...

History

The club was founded in 1877 and belongs to the

King's School, Worcester The King's School, Worcester is a Private schools in the United Kingdom, private co-educational day school refounded by Henry VIII of England, Henry VIII in 1541. It occupies a site adjacent to Worcester Cathedral on the banks of the River Sev ...

. A new boathouse was built in 2012 following a donation of £2.5 million by former pupil Michael Baker. The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

Henley Royal Regatta

References

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