Wallingford Rowing Club

Wallingford Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Thames by Thames Street, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.^[1]

Wallingford Rowing Club

Emblem: light blue portcullis with crossed blades below.
Location	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates	51.5985°N 1.1224°W / 51.5985; -1.1224
Home water	Wallingford & Moulsford Reach (reach above Cleeve Lock)
Founded	1947
Affiliations	British Rowing boat code - WRC
Website	wallingfordrc.co.uk
Events
Wallingford Regatta (April/May) Wallingford Long Distance Sculls (September/October) Wallington Head of the River (November/December)
Distinctions
Shares with Oxford Brookes and Oxford University the longest stretch between locks on the Thames.

History

The club was formed in 1947 by the Wallingford Regatta committee. The club’s blade colours are scarlet with a light blue tip and a scarlet with sides trimmed light blue kit.^[2] In December 2013 the club opened a new gym facility.^[3]

The club produced five national title winning crews at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships, which was a record haul for the club.^[4]

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew
1972	Men J18 2+[5]
1974	M2+, M2-c, M4xc[6]
1975	W1x, W4x[7]
1980	ML4-[8]
1982	ML2x[9]
1983	ML2x[10]
1984	ML2x[11]
1986	Men J14 1x[12]
1987	W4+[13]
1989	Men J16 4x, Women J16 2x[14]
1993	Men J16 2x[15]
1994	Men J18 4x[16]
1995	Women J14 1x
1998	Women L1x[17]
1998	WL1x[18]
2000	WL1x [19]
2001	W1x[20]
2002	W1x, W2x, W8+c[21]
2004	WL2x[22]
2011	Women J15 1x[23]
2016	W2x
2021	Open J18 1x [24]
2023	WJ16 4+[25]
2024	WJ18 8+, WJ16 4x-[26]
2025	Wclub 4-, OJ16 2-, OJ16 4+, WJ18 4x, WJ16 4+[4]

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

Henley Royal Regatta

Year	Races won
1972	Britannia Challenge Cup
1979	Wyfold Challenge Cup
1995	Britannia Challenge Cup
2008	Remenham Challenge Cup
2009	Remenham Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup
2024	Prince Philip Challenge Trophy[27]

Notable members

• Diana Bishop
• Elizabeth Butler-Stoney
• Colin Cusack
• Michael Drury^[28]
• Katie Greves
• Zaza Horne
• Eleanor Piggott
• Carl Purchase
• Brianna Stubbs

See also

• Rowing on the River Thames