Upper Thames Rowing Club is an
English 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. It has a large clubhouse at
Remenham
Remenham is a village and civil parish on the Berkshire bank of the River Thames opposite Henley-on-Thames in southern England. It is particularly well known for the steep approach, known as Remenham Hill or White Hill (due to the chalky nature ...
in
Berkshire, on the
River Thames
The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the second-longest in the United Kingdom, after the R ...
near the town of
Henley-on-Thames and is set back by its lawn frontage from the first half of the course of
Henley Royal Regatta. The club was established in 1963.
History
In 1964 the club entered its first crew for
Henley Royal Regatta in the Thames Cup. The crew was composed of:
* Kevin O' Sullivan at bow (Eton Excelsior)
* Alan Smiter (also Eton Excelsior and the Club's first captain)
* Bill Rawson (Reading R.C.)
* Charles Hawtrey (a First and Third man from Cambridge)
* John Wingfield (Jesus College, Cambridge)
* David Neal (Henley R.C.)
* Hugh Cochrane (Reading R.C.)
* David Mayers stroke (Shrewsbury and Clare College, Cambridge)
* J Hooper (Marlow R.C.) as cox
One of the earliest crews to enter for the World Veteran Rowing Championships (the World Masters Regatta) was a coxless four from Upper Thames comprising Peter Sutherland, Sid Rand, Derek Thurgood and Glynne Davies in the early 1970s.
A number of renowned oarsmen have passed through the club membership, including many World and Olympic medalists. In 2014 two crews won the club's first trophies at Henley. They were:
The
Wyfold Challenge Cup
The Wyfold Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from a single rowing club. Boat clubs from any university, colle ...
* Ed Couldwell
* Michael Nagi
* Joe Perry
* Lewis Beech
The
Britannia Challenge Cup
* Luke Wootton
* Graham Hall
* Sam Barnes
* Jake Davidson
* Scott Smith (cox).
Honours
British champions
See also
*
Rowing on the River Thames
The Thames is one of the main rowing rivers in Europe. Dorney Lake between Slough and Windsor, Berkshire is an international Cup, standard-distance rowing lake besides the Thames, and hosts the three main annual entry regattas for Henley: sti ...
References
External links
Upper Thames Rowing Club official web site
{{United Kingdom rowing clubs
Sports clubs established in 1963
Rowing clubs of the River Thames
Rowing in Berkshire
Sports clubs in Berkshire