Windsor Boys' School Boat Club is a

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club based on the

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at 7 Stovell Road,

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History

On 18 January 1939 the new school site was opened and just one year later in 1940 the Boat Club was founded. The club was formed by members of

Eton Excelsior Rowing Club Eton Excelsior Rowing Club is a rowing club, on the River Thames in England. It is on the Berkshire bank of the Thames at Bray, Berkshire, on the reach above Boveney Lock. The club was founded as an intermittent club in 1821 and formally estab ...

who wanted to keep their club active during

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. The club today belongs to

The Windsor Boys' School The Windsor Boys' School is a comprehensive all-boys upper school and sixth form located on Maidenhead Road in Windsor, Berkshire, England, within the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Local Authority. The school specialises in the arts. ...

of which rowing is their primary sport. The current boathouse is situated behind the School's playing fields on the River Thames. The club had produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

Key = J junior, 2, 4, 8 crew size, 18, 16, 15, 14 age group, x sculls, - coxless, + coxed

Henley Royal Regatta

References

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