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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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St Paul's School Boat Club

St Paul's School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at St Paul's School Boathouse, Barnes, London.

History

The boat club is owned by St Paul's School, London and rowing is a primary school sport due to its location on the River Thames.

The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on eight occasions and has won both the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the National Schools' Regatta and the Schools' Head of the River Race.

The club is currently the record holders for the Championship Junior Events at the Head of the Charles Regatta, Schools' Head of the River Race, National Schools' Regatta and the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta.

Honours

National Schools' Regatta

Year Winning crew
2017 Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2018 Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2019 Queen Mother Challenge Cup
2024 Queen Mother Challenge Cup

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Winning crew
1950 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1953 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1957 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
1979 Special Race for Schools
1997 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2015 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2018 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2022 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup
2024 Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

Schools' Head of the River Race

Year Winning crew
1946 Championship Eights
1950 Championship Eights
1951 Championship Eights
1956 Championship Eights
1957 Championship Eights
1996 Championship Eights
2003 Championship Eights
2014 Championship Eights
2018 Championship Eights
2024 Championship Eights

British champions

Year Winning crew/s
1983 Men J16 4+, Men J16 8+
1984 Men J18 8+
2000 Men J18 4+
2021 Open J18 8+

References

  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "Rowing". St Paul's School.
  3. ^ "Handbook" (PDF). St Paul's School rowing.
  4. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Problems for British selectors." Times, 18 July 1983, p. 19". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 16 July 1984, p. 21". Times Digital Archives.
  6. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  7. ^ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.