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 ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting crews to send to the Home International Regatta 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 * Castle Semple Rowing Club * Clyde Amateur Rowing Club Clyde Amateur Rowing Club Oar

* Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club * Crichton University Campus Boat Club * Dundee University Boat Club * Edinburgh University Boat Club * George Heriots School Rowing Club * George Watsons College Rowing Club * Glasgow Academy Boat Club *

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 clu ...

* Glasgow Schools Rowing Club *

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 * Inverness Rowing Club * Loch Lomond Rowing Club * Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club * Robert Gordon University Boat Club *

St Andrew Boat Club St Andrew Boat Club is alongside Meggetland Sports Complex, at Meggetland, on the Union Canal, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland. SABC is affiliated to Scottish Rowing, the national governing body for rowing in Scotland. __TOC__ History The ...

* Stirling Rowing Club * Stirling University Boat Club *

Strathclyde Park Rowing Club Strathclyde Park Rowing Club (SPRC) is a rowing club which was founded in 2000 by Iain Somerside, Karen & Peter Barton and Tom Hewitt. It is the only 'open' club based at the international rowing course at Strathclyde Country Park, Motherwell, ...

* Strathclyde University Boat Club * University of St Andrews Boat Club

Performance Programme

Scottish Rowing, funded by sportscotland, 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 , mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £58.4 million (2021) , budget ...

Robert Gordon University , mottoeng = Now by all your mastered arts , established = 1992 (origins mid-18th century) , type = Public , endowment = £1.9 million (2015) , budget = £103 million (2014) , chancellor = Dame Evelyn Glennie , principal = Professor St ...

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 1 ...

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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 ...

Affiliated clubs

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