University of Bristol 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 ...

club on the River Avon based at the Saltford Rowing Centre, Bath Road, Saltford,

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History

The club was founded in 1909 and the boathouse is shared between the Avon County Rowing Club,

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Boat Club, Canoe Avon and the Bristol Empire Dragon Boat club. The club won the prestigious

Henley Prize The Henley Prize is a title which has been used at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England as a prize for new events which do not yet have their own trophies. In 1968, it was used for an event for men's ...

at the Henley Regatta in 1991.

Henley Royal Regatta

References

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