Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the

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for the sport of

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 atta ...

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. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting crews to send to the

Home International Regatta The Home International Regatta is a rowing regatta held every year for the countries of the British Isles - England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Events are held for both men and women at junior (under 18) and senior levels, including Para-rowi ...

and the

Commonwealth Rowing Championships The Commonwealth Rowing Championships are a regatta for rowers from Commonwealth nations held in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games. Rowing is classed as an 'optional' sport for the purposes of the Commonwealth Games, but is currently not in ...

. 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 Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Dee, based at 29 S Esplanade W, Aberdeen. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. History The club was founded in 1865 when four boats were purchased. Several boathouses have existed througho ...

Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association Aberdeen Schools Rowing Association (ASRA) was founded in 1960 by Robert Newton and Bryan Steel. It thrives today on the banks of the River Dee, Aberdeen, in Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. History ASRA has been very succ ...

Aberdeen University Boat Club Aberdeen University Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Dee, based at S Esplanade W, Aberdeen. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. History The club belongs to the University of Aberdeen , mottoeng = The fear of ...

Castle Semple Rowing Club Castle Semple Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Castle Semple Loch, based at Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Associ ...

* Clyde Amateur Rowing Club Clyde Amateur Rowing Club Oar

Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club (abbreviated to Clydesdale ARC, or CARC) is Scotland's largest rowing club, located on the River Clyde in the centre of Glasgow. It is successful each year in many events at the Scottish Rowing Championships and i ...

Crichton University Campus Boat Club The name Crichton () originates as the name of * Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland, which is also the site of * Crichton Castle Places and institutions It can also refer to: In Dumfries * Crichton Campus, Dumfries, part of the University of Glasgow ...

Dundee University Boat Club Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

Edinburgh University Boat Club Edinburgh University Boat Club (EUBC) is one of the oldest sports clubs of the University of Edinburgh, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Originally started in 1867 it has been going continuously ever since. The annual Edinburgh/Glasgow Boat ...

* George Heriots School Rowing Club *

George Watsons College Rowing Club George Watson's College Rowing Club (GWCRC) is the rowing club for George Watson's College, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. GWCRC is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. The club has produced multiple British champions. Honours British champion ...

Glasgow Academy Boat Club Glasgow Academy Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Clyde, based at the Glasgow Schools East boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. History The club belongs to The Glasgow Academy where rowing is a per ...

Glasgow Rowing Club Glasgow Rowing Club is a rowing club, based in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland. It is a private club, with no direct public funding. Application for membership is open to all. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. History The club w ...

Glasgow Schools Rowing Club Glasgow Schools Rowing Club (GSRC) is a rowing club on the River Clyde, based at the East Boathouse, Glasgow Green, Glasgow. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing and is a collective of Glasgow Schools whose membership fees provide a large pe ...

Glasgow University Boat Club Glasgow University Boat Club (GUBC) is the rowing club of the University of Glasgow, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. GUBC is one of the most active and successful clubs within the university, producing rowers and crews t ...

Heriot-Watt University Boat Club Heriot-Watt University ( gd, Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and subsequently granted univ ...

Inverness Rowing Club Inverness Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Caledonian Canal next to the River Ness based at Torvean, Inverness, Scottish Highlands. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Associ ...

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 Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, ...

Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Nith, based at Nith Avenue, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Associatio ...

Robert Gordon University Boat Club Robert Gordon University Boat Club (RGUBC) is the rowing club at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing. In 2012 the club formed University Rowing Aberdeen (URA) in partnership with the Aberdee ...

* St Andrew Boat Club *

Stirling Rowing Club Stirling Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Forth, based at the intersection between Dean Crescent and Queenshaugh Drive, Riverside, Stirling, Scotland. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scott ...

* Stirling University Boat Club * Strathclyde Park Rowing Club *

Strathclyde University Boat Club The University of Strathclyde Sports Union is an organisation coordinating sports for students at the University of Strathclyde. As such it is made up of many other smaller sports clubs, each participating in a particular sport. Its main centre of ...

University of St Andrews Boat Club The University of St Andrews Boat Club (UStABC), founded in 1962, is the rowing team affiliated to the University of St Andrews. Operating under the University of St Andrews Athletic Union, the club competes in head races and regattas across Sco ...

Performance Programme

Scottish Rowing, funded by

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, invests into a number of university-based rowing programmes with a view to supporting the development of talented Under 23 rowers. The universities on this programme have made a commitment to work in partnership with Scottish Rowing to establish a high performance programme led by a full-time professional rowing coach and supported by first class support services. Admission to the rowing programme at these universities is based on merit and entry is not exclusively restricted to students. A significant focus of the rowing programme is on talent identification and development working closely with the GB Rowing Team Start programme. Currently Scottish Rowing invests in the following university rowing programmes: *

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...

Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon (philanthropist), ...

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

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