City of Oxford Rowing Club

City of Oxford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames based on Meadow Lane, Donnington, Oxford, Oxfordshire.^[1]

City of Oxford Rowing Club

Location	Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates	51.735556°N 1.240667°W / 51.735556; -1.240667
Home water	Thames, The Isis
Founded	1968
Affiliations	British Rowing boat code - COX
Website	oxfordrowingclub.org.uk
Events
Oxford City Bumps, Oxford City Royal Regatta, Isis Sculls

History

The club was founded in 1968 following the amalgamation of two clubs; Neptune and Hannington.^[2]

The club won ten events at the 2002 Oxford City Royal Regatta.^[3]

The club have provided nine senior national champion crews since 1988,^[4] with the most recent being at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships.^[5]

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew
1988	ML8+
1993	M2+
2004	W4-, WL4-
2007	W4-[6]
2008	WJ18 4-, WJ16 1x, WJ14 2x [7]
2009	W4+ [8]
2010	W2-, WJ18 4-, WJ18 4+, OJ15 1x [9]
2011	W2-, W4+ [10]
2025	Women Lwt 1x[5]

Key = O open, M men, W women, +coxed, -coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight

Notable rowers

Christine Aherne (2004 national champion)[4] Andrew Baker (cox) (2009 national champion)[11] Katy Day (2004 national champion)[4] Andrea Dennis (2004 lightweight national champion)[4] Mike Edge (1993 national champion)[4] Sian Findlay (2011 national champion)[11] Adrian Graham (1993 national champion)[4]

Amy Jackson (2004 national champion)[4] Dave Locke (cox)(2011 national champion)[11] Jane Loveday (2011 national champion)[11] Zoe Lundy (2009 national champion)[11] Rachel Luxton (2007 national champion)[6] Clare Major (2007, 2009 national champion)[6] Anna Reid (2009 national champion)[11]

Becky Slater (2007 national champion)[6] Nicola Smith (2011 national champion)[11] Elizabeth Southey (2007 national champion)[6] Rachel Urwin (2004 national champion)[4] Keren Ward (2009 & 2011 national champion)[11]

See also

• Rowing on the River Thames