Lea Rowing Club
English Rowing club
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Lea Rowing Club is a rowing club based in Hackney, London, England, on the River Lea.[1]
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 Lea Rowing Club, Spring Hill, Clapton | |
| Location | Hackney, London, England |
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| Coordinates | 51.573197°N 0.059176°W |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - LEA |
| Website | www |
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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.[2]
The club has produced multiple British champions. It has also won several times at Henley Royal Regatta.
Honours
British champions
| Year | Winning crew/s |
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| 1972 | J16 2- [3] (As City Orient Rowing Club) |
| 1973 | Women 4+ [4] (As Stuart Ladies) |
| 1975 | Women 2-, Women 4+, Women 4x[5] (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[6] (As City Orient Rowing Club) |
| 1981 | Women 2-, WJ18 4+[7] |
| 1982 | Men 2x, J18 4x, WJ18 2-[8] |
| 1984 | Men 2+[9] |
| 1985 | Men L4+[10] |
| 1986 | Men 4x, Women 2+, Men L4-[11] |
| 1987 | Men 2x, Men 4-, Men 4+[12] |
| 1989 | Men L4X+, WJ16 4x+[13] |
| 1990 | Men 2+, Men 4+[14] |
| 1993 | WJ18 1x, WJ18 2-[15] |
| 1995 | Men 4+, Women 1x |
| 2009 | WJ18 4x [16] |
| 2010 | WJ18 4x [17] |
| 2012 | WJ18 1x [18] |
| 2015 | J16 4x [19] |
| 2016 | J15 2x [20] |
| 2017 | J16 2x, WJ16 4+ [21] |
| 2018 | WJ18 2-, WJ16 4+ [22] |
| 2022 | J15 2x |
| 2024 | Open 1x, J18 4x, WJ18 2x, J18 2x [23] |
Henley Royal Regatta
| Year | Races won |
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| 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 |