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City of Oxford Rowing Club

City of Oxford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames based on Meadow Lane, Donnington, Oxford, Oxfordshire.[1]

City of Oxford Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationOxford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°44′08″N 1°14′26″W / 51.735556°N 1.240667°W / 51.735556; -1.240667
Home waterThames, The Isis
Founded1968
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - COX
Websiteoxfordrowingclub.org.uk
Events
Oxford City Bumps, Oxford City Royal Regatta, Isis Sculls

History

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The club was founded in 1968 following the amalgamation of two clubs; Neptune and Hannington.[2]

The club won ten events at the 2002 Oxford City Royal Regatta.[3]

The club have provided nine senior national champion crews since 1988,[4] with the most recent being at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships.[5]

Honours

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British champions

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Year Winning crew
1988ML8+
1993M2+
2004W4-, WL4-
2007W4-[6]
2008WJ18 4-, WJ16 1x, WJ14 2x [7]
2009W4+ [8]
2010W2-, WJ18 4-, WJ18 4+, OJ15 1x [9]
2011W2-, W4+ [10]
2025Women Lwt 1x[5]

Key = O open, M men, W women, +coxed, -coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight

Notable rowers

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  • Christine Aherne (2004 national champion)[4]
  • Andrew Baker (cox) (2009 national champion)[11]
  • Katy Day (2004 national champion)[4]
  • Andrea Dennis (2004 lightweight national champion)[4]
  • Mike Edge (1993 national champion)[4]
  • Sian Findlay (2011 national champion)[11]
  • Adrian Graham (1993 national champion)[4]
  • Amy Jackson (2004 national champion)[4]
  • Dave Locke (cox)(2011 national champion)[11]
  • Jane Loveday (2011 national champion)[11]
  • Zoe Lundy (2009 national champion)[11]
  • Rachel Luxton (2007 national champion)[6]
  • Clare Major (2007, 2009 national champion)[6]
  • Anna Reid (2009 national champion)[11]
  • Becky Slater (2007 national champion)[6]
  • Nicola Smith (2011 national champion)[11]
  • Elizabeth Southey (2007 national champion)[6]
  • Rachel Urwin (2004 national champion)[4]
  • Keren Ward (2009 & 2011 national champion)[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "About Us". City of Oxford Rowing Club. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Royal seal of approval". Bucks Advertiser & Aylesbury News. 23 August 2002. Retrieved 11 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Hall of Fame". City of Oxford Rowing Club.
  5. 1 2 "All results". Row results. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "ROWING: City grab gold in nationals". Oxford Mail.
  7. ↑ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.


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