Tees Rowing Club
Rowing club in Stockton-on-Tees, England
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Tees Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the River Tees in Northeast England. The club is currently based at the River Tees Watersports Centre in Stockton-on-Tees and is affiliated to British Rowing.
| Emblem: Shield with three ships above a maroon riverside landscape beneath three maroon dots set amid crossed square (old "standard") oars. | |
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| Location | River Tees Watersports Centre in Stockton-on-Tees, North East England |
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| Coordinates | 54.566°N 1.304°W |
| Home water | River Tees |
| Founded | 1864 |
| University | Close links to University of Teesside Rowing Club (UT): shared site. |
| Colours | Maroon and light or (for blades) vivid sky blue |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - TEE |
| Website | www |
| Events | |
| Tees Regatta (around late May)[1] | |
The blade colours are or were "white, with a light blue and maroon stripe"; kit: maroon with two light blue side stripes.[2] The blade without white is a recent photography-based variant and likely post-dates 2020, due to a change of colours.
History
The club was founded in 1864,[3] with the first boathouse opened one year later.[4]
The Roll of Honour at the club includes 2012 Olympic gold medal winner Kat Copeland and 2016 Paralympic gold medal winner Laurence Whiteley.[5][6]