Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Thames based at Longridge, Quarry Wood Road, Marlow. The club belongs to the Sir William Borlase's Grammar School.
History The club was formed in 1921.
The club shared the boathouse facility at Longridge Activity Centre on Quarry Wood Road, with Great Marlow School Boat Club when the latter moved there in 2009.
From 2012 to 2015, the club won the prestigious Fawley Challenge Cup three times at the Henley Royal Regatta.
The facilities for rowing at the Longridge Outdoor Activity Centre were limited with boats being operated from outdoor racks, which led to a 20 year search at 15 locations before an application for a new boathouse was submitted at Gossmore Lane on the opposite side of the river. The facility called the Marlow and District Schools Boathouse is due to open in December 2025. The construction met with some controversy over using Green belt land to build the boathouse.
In 2025, the club won its first national title since 2017, at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships.
Honours British champions YearWinning crew 1984 Men J16 2x 1986 Men J16 4- 1988 Men J16 4+, Men J16 4- 1993 Men J14 4x 1994 Women J15 4x 1995 Men J16 4x 1996 Men 4x 2003 Women J16 2x 2008 Open J18 4x, Women J18 4x, Women J16 2x 2010 OJ16 4-, WJ18 2x, WJ16 1x, WJ16 4x 2011 W4-, OJ14 4x+, WJ18 2x, WJ16 4+ 2012 J18 4+ WJ16 4 + 2014 O4x 2017 OJ15 4x+2025 Open J16 2x Key= O Open, W Women, +coxed, -coxless, x sculls, J junior, 18 16 age group
Henley Royal Regatta YearRaces won 1984 Visitors' Challenge Cup 2012 Fawley Challenge Cup 2014 Fawley Challenge Cup 2015 Fawley Challenge Cup
See also Rowing on the River Thames
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