Maidenhead Rowing Club
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| Location | Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°31′26″N 0°42′09″W / 51.523797°N 0.702553°WCoordinates: 51°31′26″N 0°42′09″W / 51.523797°N 0.702553°W |
| Home water | Bray Lock, River Thames |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing |
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| Notable members | |
| Bert Bushnell, William Grenfell | |
Maidenhead Rowing Club is a rowing club, on the River Thames in England at Maidenhead, Berkshire.
The club house is on the reach above Bray Lock on the Maidenhead bank of the Thames between Maidenhead Railway Bridge and Maidenhead Bridge.
The club has many wins to its credit, including 2x British rowing championship (2015 (track record) and 2016) WJ15 4x+ With Lola Harris (stroke), Beth Sinnot, Immie Harding, Millie Holgate and Toby Goodhuw (cox). National Championship 2x silvers for WJ14 4X+ A crew and B crew losing to rivals Henley Rowing Club in 2015. National Champions with bronze in the WJ15 4x+ 2016, losing to Trafford Rowing Club and Henley of course. GB vs France J16 1x with Victor Klesnevo, Victor has won many national single medals and in 2016 took part in the Maidenhead boys quad at Henley Royal Regatta, losing to Abingdon Rowing Club in the semi's by inches, this against rowers more than 2 years older than them. Other success over the years includes winning the Victor Ludorium and getting to represent Thames Upperriver at JIRR (Junior inter regionals rowing) First win at Henley Royal Regatta in 1924 in the Thames Challenge Cup.[1] In 1939, Maidenhead entered the Wyfold and won the final against Tigre Boat Club, Argentina and Bert Bushnell won The Wingfield Sculls in 1947 and more recently at Henley Women's Regatta. Also winning the Britannia Challenge Cup at Henley in 1985. It is the main organisation behind the Maidenhead Regatta.
In 2015, the club won the Victor Ludorum at the British Rowing Junior Championships.
The present boathouse was completed in June 1998 and opened by Sir Steve Redgrave. It replaced one beside Maidenhead Bridge which had been the club's home since 1926.