Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club

Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club (stylised as Nithsdale ARC) is a rowing club on the River Nith, based at Nith Avenue, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.^[1] The club was founded in 1865 and continues to be active to the present day. The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.^[2]

Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club

Location	Nith Avenue, Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Coordinates	55.071455°N 3.615870°W / 55.071455; -3.615870
Founded	1865
Key people	President: Brian Snowden Captain: Harvey Buchanan
Affiliations	Scottish Rowing
Website	www.nithsdalerowing.org

The club hosts an annual Regatta in June and enjoys close ties with other amateur Rowing organisations such as: Strathclyde Park Rowing Club, Stirling Rowing Club and the now defunct Crichton University campus boat club.

History

The club was founded in 1865 as the Nith Regatta Club but in 1890 the name was changed to its current name.^[1] In 1914 the club introduced a new flag.^[3]

The club has produced multiple British champions since 1988.

Honours

British champions

Year	Winning crew/s
1988	Women J18 4+
1991	Women J18 2-
1994	Men J18 2-
1996	Men J18 4+
1997	Women J18 8+,[4]
1998	Men J16 2-, Women J18 2x
2000	Men J18 4- [5]
2002	Women J14 1x [6]
2005	Open J16 2x [7]
2006	Women J18 2x [8]

References

1. "Club details". Nithsdale Amateur Rowing Club.
2. "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
3. "Nithsdale Rowing Club". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. 8 April 1914. Retrieved 13 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Full archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
5. "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
6. ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
7. ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
8. ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.