Lea Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Hackney, London, England, on the River Lea.
Founded in 1980 by the merger of several clubs, it is now the largest club in East London, catering for adults and children who want to compete at the highest level nationally and internationally, as well as those who want to enjoy rowing socially. In 2022, the club won the British Rowing "Club of the Year" award.
History Lea Rowing Club was founded in 1980 by the members of all of the five rowing clubs then active on the Springhill, Hackney site. The clubs that merged were Crowland, Gladstone Warwick, City Orient, and Britannia rowing clubs, joined by the women's club, Stuart Ladies.
The club has produced multiple British champions. It has also won several times at Henley Royal Regatta.
Honours
British champions YearWinning crew/s 1972 J16 2- (As City Orient Rowing Club) 1973 Women 4+ (As Stuart Ladies) 1975 Women 2-, Women 4+, Women 4x (As Stuart Ladies) 1979 Men L2x, Men J16 2- & Men J16 4- (As City Orient Rowing Club) / Women 2- (As Stuart Ladies) 1980 J16 1x (As City Orient Rowing Club) 1981 Women 2-, WJ18 4+ 1982 Men 2x, J18 4x, WJ18 2- 1984 Men 2+ 1985 Men L4+ 1986 Men 4x, Women 2+, Men L4- 1987 Men 2x, Men 4-, Men 4+ 1989 Men L4X+, WJ16 4x+ 1990 Men 2+, Men 4+ 1993 WJ18 1x, WJ18 2- 1995 Men 4+, Women 1x 2009 WJ18 4x 2010 WJ18 4x 2012 WJ18 1x 2015 J16 4x 2016 J15 2x 2017 J16 2x, WJ16 4+ 2018 WJ18 2-, WJ16 4+ 2022 J15 2x 2024 Open 1x, J18 4x, WJ18 2x, J18 2x
Henley Royal Regatta YearRaces won 1968 Henley Prize (as Crowland Rowing Club). 1977 Wyfold Challenge Cup (as City Orient) 1979 Britannia Challenge Cup (as City Orient) 1983 Wyfold Challenge Cup, Britannia Challenge Cup 1987 Britannia Challenge Cup 1992 Thames Challenge Cup 1995 Wyfold Challenge Cup
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