Tynemouth Rowing Club (TRC) operates out of its clubhouse: the sandy cove of Priors Haven,

Tynemouth Tynemouth () is a coastal town in the metropolitan borough of North Tyneside, North East England. It is located on the north side of the mouth of the River Tyne, hence its name. It is 8 mi (13 km) east-northeast of Newcastle upon T ...

, England.

History

Tynemouth Rowing Club was founded in 1867 after members left Northern Rowing Club and is situated in Priors Haven by the North Pier at the entrance of the

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. The club's colours reflect the two thin stripes of Royal Navy (#1A0076; 82% blue, 18% red) and otherwise: white. The notable northern rower

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was employed as a coach for Tynemouth RC in 1869. He was paid 3

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s for two weeks work. In 1871, the club had a victory at the

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...

, where

William Fawcus William Fawcus (born 10 October 1850) was a British rower and member of Tynemouth Rowing Club. He won the Wingfield Sculls and the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1871, being the first provincial competitor to do so. Fawcu ...

won the

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. The club is the only open club from the North East to have won this event.

also claimed victory in the

Wingfield Sculls The Wingfield Sculls is a rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake. The race is between single scullers and is usually on the Saturday three to four weeks before the Sc ...

the same year. He was the first provincial sculler to win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley and also the first to win the Wingfield Sculls. In 2005, the club christened a new safety boat on its open day. Since 2011, the club has hosted the finishing ceremony of the Great Tyne Row, which is an Explore Rowing event, rowed over 25 kilometres, starting at

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and ending at Tynemouth. Chris Dixon, chairman of Tynemouth Rowing Club, said of the inaugural event, "This was a great opportunity for us to welcome rowers from across the country and to show off the wonderful experience rowers at our club get to enjoy."

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

References

External links

*"Argonaut"
"The Past Quarter"
''The Field Quarterly Magazine and Review'', Volume 2, page 204, August 1872.
Social rowing taking off across the UK

Tonyblairoffice.org
*Adam Steel
"Rowing: Tees team make mark on busy weekend"
''Teesseide Live'', 14 June 2012
Mouthofthetyne.com
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