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Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club

Location	Shrewsbury School Boathouse, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands
Coordinates	52°42′16″N 2°45′37″W / 52.704355°N 2.760414°W / 52.704355; -2.760414
Founded	1866
Affiliations	British Rowing boat code - SHR
Website	www.shrewsbury.org.uk/page/rowing-rssbc

Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club (RSSBC) is a rowing club based on the River Severn at Shrewsbury School Boathouse, Kingsland, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands.

History

The Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club (RSSBC) is one of the oldest school rowing clubs, having begun as an unofficial sport frowned upon by the authorities, in the late 18th or early 19th century and the first official event being known to have happened in 1839, complete with military bands. The boat club was finally officially constituted in 1866.

The club has won the prestigious Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta on four occasions and has won both the Queen Mother Challenge Cup at the National Schools' Regatta (three times) and the Schools' Head of the River Race eights (four times).

In 1982 the club was the first to be undefeated in Schools rowing in a single season, winning The Schools' Head of The River, Queen Mother Challenge Cup at National Schools' Regatta and Henley Royal Regatta. They won the Special Race For Schools at Henley Royal Regatta but had defeated Eton College, the winners of the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in all of their races that year.

Pengwern Rowing Club

The Pengwern Boat Club shares the same stretch of the river and is located immediately to the west of the RSSBC.

Honours

National Schools' Regatta

Henley Royal Regatta

Schools' Head of the River Race

British champions

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. "1839 – First Shrewsbury School Rowing Regatta | Shrewsbury School". www.shrewsbury.org.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
3. "1866 – Founding of the Royal Shrewsbury School Boat Club | Shrewsbury School". www.shrewsbury.org.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
4. "School Rowing". Shrewsbury School.
5. "Results of Final Races - 1946-2003". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
6. "History". Pengwern Boat Club.
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9. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 17 July 1978, p. 11". Times Digital Archives.
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11. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
12. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
13. "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
14. "Railton, Jim. "Hampton's victory is pinched." Times, 20 July 1987, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
15. "a Special Correspondent. "Chuter to resolve selection dispute." Times, 17 July 1989, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
16. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
17. "2009 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
18. "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.

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