Avon County Rowing Club

Avon County Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Avon based at the Saltford Rowing Centre, Bath Road, Saltford, Bristol, England.^[1]

Avon County Rowing Club

Location	Saltford Rowing Centre, Bath Road, Saltford, Bristol, England
Coordinates	51.398521°N 2.447412°W / 51.398521; -2.447412
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code AVN)
Website	avoncountyrowingclub.org.uk

History

The club was founded in 1973 as a result of a merger between two clubs called the Avon Rowing Club and Bristol Rowing Club. The first honours were won at the Llandaff Regatta the same season.^[2]

The boathouse is shared between the University of Bristol Boat Club, Monkton Combe School Boat Club, Canoe Avon and the Bristol Empire Dragon Boat club.^[3]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew/s
1999	Women lightweight 4-[4]
2000	Women lightweight 4-[5]
2001	Women J15 2x [6]
2003	Women J18 2x [7]
2004	Women J18 2x, Women J18 4x[8]
2009	Women J18 8+ [9]
2014	Women J14 2x [10]
2015	Women J15 2x [11]

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. "Season's first by Avon County crew". Western Daily Press. 16 July 1973. Retrieved 11 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "About the Clubs". Avon County Rowing Club.
4. ""For the Record." Times, 19 July 1999, p. 40". Times Digital Archives.
5. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
6. ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". Times Digital Archives.
7. ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
8. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
9. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
10. "Juniors defy weather to flourish at Brit Champs". British Rowing. 21 July 2014.
11. "2015 British Rowing Junior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.