Royal Chester Rowing Club

{{Infobox rowing club

| name = Royal Chester Boat Club

| location = Chester, Cheshire, England

| ClubhouseImage = File:Royal Chester Rowing Club - geograph.org.uk - 7260273.jpg

| BladeColourImage = File:Royal Chester Rowing Club blade.jpg

| Emblem =

| founded = {{Start date|1838}}

| membership =

| home_water = River Dee

| website = {{URL|https://www.royalchester.org/}}

| affiliations = British Rowing
boat code - RCH

| events = North of England Head, Chester Long Distance Sculls

| distinctions =

}}

Royal Chester Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the Groves in Chester, England.{{cite news |url=http://www.chesterchronicle.co.uk/all-about/royal-chester-rowing-club |title=Chester Chronicle: Royal Chester Rowing Club}} It rows on the River Dee with both men's and women's squads and members ranging from juniors of 14 upwards to Veteran oarsmen and women{{cite web |url=http://royalchester.org |title=Royal Chester Rowing Club}} and hosts the North of England Head and Chester Long Distance sculls.

The boathouse is adjacent (on the east side) of The King's School Rowing Club.

History

File:Royal Chester Rowing Club. - panoramio.jpg

The club was formed as the Chester Victoria Rowing Club on 9 July 1838, following a meeting at the Castle of Chester.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000342/18380713/034/0002 |title=Rowing Club |website=Chester Chronicle |date=13 July 1838 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 February 2025 }} Two years later, in 1840, the club added the appellation of Royal after gaining Royal Patronage, becoming Royal Chester Rowing Club.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000342/18400626/016/0003 |title=Chester Victoria Rowing Club |website=Chester Chronicle |date=26 June 1840 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription |access-date=13 February 2025 }}

Royals compete at events around the country, and in 2017 sent two eights to Henley Royal Regatta.{{cite web |url=http://royalchesterrowingclub.co.uk/latest-news/4577328153/Royals-have-two-eights-at-Henley/11190343 |title=Royals have two eights at Henley - Royal Chester Rowing Club |website=royalchesterrowingclub.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409172031/http://royalchesterrowingclub.co.uk/latest-news/4577328153/Royals-have-two-eights-at-Henley/11190343 |archive-date=2018-04-09}}

Honours

= Henley Royal Regatta =

width=70\|Year !width=350\|Races won
class="wikitable"
1855	Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup
1856	Grand Challenge Cup, Ladies' Challenge Plate
1882	Thames Challenge Cup
1891	Wyfold Challenge Cup
1892	Stewards' Challenge Cup
1924	Wyfold Challenge Cup

= British champions =

width=70\|Year !width=350\|Winning crew/s
class="wikitable"
1986	Men J18 4+{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503057718/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=662d5d60\|title=Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28\|newspaper=The Times\|date=21 July 1986\|page=28\|last1=Railton\|first1=Jim}}
1989	Men J18 4+{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501769731/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=4784adf3\|title=a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32\|newspaper=The Times\|date=17 July 1989\|page=32}}
1994	Women 4x{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502059071/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=e712239c\|title="For the Record." Times, 18 July 1994, p. 22\|newspaper=The Times\|date=18 July 1994\|page=22}}
2002	Women J18 2x{{cite news\|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\|newspaper=The Times\|date=22 July 2002\|page=26}}
2003	Men J18 4x{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0501617650/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=5a0eda47\|title="Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32\|newspaper=The Times\|date=21 July 2003\|page=32}}
2005	Open J16 4-{{cite news\|url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0502771409/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=545d2520\|title="Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53\|newspaper=The Times\|date=18 July 2005\|page=53}}
2010	Women J18 1x{{cite web\|url=http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/res10sun.html\|title=2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing\|website=British Rowing Championships\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206055602/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/res10sun.html\|archive-date=6 December 2016}}

References

Category:Rowing clubs in England

Category:Sport in Chester

Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1838

Category:1838 establishments in England

Category:Rowing clubs of the River Dee