Barn Elms Rowing Club
{{short description|British rowing club}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox Rowing Club
| ClubName = Barn Elms Rowing Club
| ClubhouseImage =
| BladeColourImage = Barn_Elms_Rowing_Club_rowing_blade.gif
| Location = Barn Elms Boathouse, Queen Elizabeth Walk, (Barnes) London SW13 0DG{{cite web | url=https://www.britishrowing.org/rowing-activity-finder/club/?clubid=522 | title=Rowing Club }}
| Coordinates = {{coord|51.474|-0.225|scale:2000_region:GB|display=inline,title|name=Barnes Elms RC}}
| Founded = 1967
| HomeWater = Tideway
| Website = {{URL|https://www.enablelc.org/bebh/}}
| Affiliations = British Rowing
boat code: BAE
}}
Barn Elms Rowing Club is a rowing club in the east extreme of Barnes, London, close to Putney. The boathouse is located between Putney and Hammersmith Bridges, forming part of the larger Barn Elms Sports Centre. Opposite it on the river is Craven Cottage, the home of Fulham F.C.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/club/barn-elms-rc/ |title=Club details |website=British Rowing |access-date=7 August 2023}} The boathouse is shared with Parr's Priory Rowing Club. Activities include beginner courses, juniors and a junior racing squad, adults beginner and intermediate courses, in addition to recreational participation.
History
The origins of the club started with the construction of the London County Council boathouse in the winter of 1959/60 at the cost of £14,000.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004076/19600401/176/0010 |title=Rowers clinch national title |website=Streatham News |date=1 April 1960 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 February 2025 }} The facility was used by schoolchildren form London and the club became known as Barn Elms. In 1960, the club featured in the Associated Television programme 'Seeing Sport'.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002308/19600325/159/0010 |title=Rowing Tips |website=Norwood News |date=25 March 1960 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 February 2025 }} By 1968, the club had the use of an early rowing tank.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwS7uBA13qk |title=Barn Elms - Rowing Tank Aka Children Learn To Row On Indoor Tank (1968) |website=You Tube / British Pathe |access-date=7 February 2025 }}
In 1991, the London Dragons' Dawn Raiders, which were part of the club had their first major success when winning the British Dragon Boat Racing Association's National Charity Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003293/19910912/036/0036 |title=Rowers clinch national title |website=Westminster & Pimlico News |date=12 September 1991 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=7 February 2025 }}
In recent years the club has had success and won a gold medal at the 2023 British Rowing Junior Championships{{cite web|url=https://rowresults.co.uk/brjc23 |title=Race Information results |website=Row results |access-date=7 August 2023}} and 2024 British Rowing Championships, which included winning gold medals in the WJ16 single sculls.
Honours
= British junior championships =
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| width=70|Year
!width=400|Winning crew/s | |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Women J16 1x |
| 2024 | Women J16 1x{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/events/events-calendar/british-rowing-club-championships/brjscc-results/ |title=2024 British Rowing Junior and Senior Club Championships Results |website=British Rowing |access-date=7 February 2025 }} |
See also
References
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{{Tideway rowing clubs}}
{{United Kingdom rowing clubs}}
Category:Sport in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames