Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Boat Club
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boat code - SWB
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| Location | Longridge, Quarry Wood Road, (until December 2025) Marlow |
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| Coordinates | 51°33′52″N 0°45′39″W / 51.564311°N 0.760862°W |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - SWB |
| Website | www |
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Boat Club is a rowing club on the River Thames based at Longridge, Quarry Wood Road, Marlow.[1] The club belongs to the Sir William Borlase's Grammar School.[2]
The club was formed in 1921.[3]
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.[4]
From 2012 to 2015, the club won the prestigious Fawley Challenge Cup three times at the Henley Royal Regatta.[5]
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.[6][7] The construction met with some controversy over using Green belt land to build the boathouse.[8]
In 2025, the club won its first national title since 2017, at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships.[9]