Bedford School Boat Club
{{short description|Rowing club in Bedfordshire, England}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox rowing club
| ClubName = Bedford School Boat Club
| ClubhouseImage = 250px
| caption = Bedford School's boathouse is on the left
| BladeColourImage = Peterhouse rowing blade.svg
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| Location = Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
| Coordinates = {{coord|52.133170|-0.453998|display=inline,title}}
| Founded = 1861
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| Website = {{url|https://www.bedfordschool.org.uk/upper-school/sport/rowing/}}
| Affiliations = British Rowing
boat code - BDS
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Bedford School Boat Club (BSBC) is a rowing club based on the River Great Ouse at Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.{{cite web|url=https://www.britishrowing.org/club/bedford-school-bc/|title=Club details|website=British Rowing}}
History
File:Bedford School boathouse (1978) - geograph.org.uk - 857672.jpg
The boat club was founded in 1861 making it the sixth oldest school boat club in England. It is owned by Bedford School with rowing being a major school sport.{{cite web|url=https://www.bedfordschool.org.uk/upper-school/sport/rowing/|title=School Rowing|website=Bedford School}} The boathouse is a three sectioned shared building with Bedford Modern School Boat Club and Bedford Girls' School Rowing Club.
The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on four occasions and has also won the non championship eights (formerly Child Beale Trophy) at the National Schools' Regatta in 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm |title=Results of Final Races - 1946-2003 |access-date=2020-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716161931/http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1946-2000.htm |archive-date=2011-07-16}}
On 4 May 2022, the boathouse celebrated its 100th anniversary.{{cite web|url=https://www.bedfordschool.org.uk/schools-boathouse-100-year-anniversary/ |title=Schools' Boathouse 100 Year Anniversary |website=Bedford School |date=22 April 2022 |access-date=16 February 2025 }}
Honours
= Henley Royal Regatta =
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!width=400|Winning crew | |
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| 1880 | Public Schools Challenge Cup |
| 1881 | Public Schools Challenge Cup |
| 1946 | Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup |
| 1947 | Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup |
| 1948 | Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup |
| 1951 | Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup |
| 1978 | Special Race for Schools |
= National Schools' Regatta =
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| 2018 | Non championship eights |
=British champions=
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| 1987 | Men J18 8+ |
| 1991 | Men J18 2- |
| 1994 | Men J16 8+ |
| 1995 | Men J18 4-, Men J16 4+ |
| 1996 | Men J18 8+ |
| 1997 | Men J18 8, Men J16 4+ |
| 1998 | Men J18 4-, Men J18 4+ |
| 1999 | Men J16 4- |
| 2000 | Men J18 4+{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501381695/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=b87db8a0|title=National Championships|website=Times Digital Archives}} |
| 2002 | Men J18 4-{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502445903/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=5a02c165|title="The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26|website=Times Digital Archives}} |
| 2004 | Open J18 4- {{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502883463/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=05acb27f|title="The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28|website=Times Digital Archives}} |
| 2005 | Open J18 4-,{{cite web|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502771409/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=545d2520|title="Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53|website=Times Digital Archives}} |
References
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Category:Sport in Bedfordshire
Category:Rowing clubs in England
Category:Rowing clubs of the River Great Ouse
Category:Scholastic rowing in the United Kingdom
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