Bedford Modern School Boat Club

Rowing club in Bedfordshire, England

52°07′59″N 0°27′14″W / 52.133170°N 0.453998°W / 52.133170; -0.453998AffiliationsBritish Rowing
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Bedford Modern School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Great Ouse at the Harpur Trust / Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford, Bedfordshire^[1]

History

The boat club is owned by Bedford Modern School with rowing being a major school sport, currently under the control of Mark Bavington.^[2] The club participates in the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley Women's Regatta, Schools' Head of the River Race, and National Schools' Regatta.^[3] The boathouse is a three sectioned shared building with Bedford School Boat Club and Bedford Girls' School Rowing Club.

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions


Year	Winning crew/s
1977	Men J18 2-, Men J18 2+
1988	Men J18 2+, Men J18 4-, Men J18 8+
1992	Men J18 4-
1995	Men J18 2-
1997	Men J16 2-
1998	Men J18 2-
2004	Open J16 4+ ^[4]
2005	Open J18 4+ ^[5]
2010	Women U23 2x ^[6]

National Schools' Regatta


Year	Winning crew
2009	Eight - Child Beale Cup ^[7]

References

^ "Club details". British Rowing.
^ "School Rowing". Bedford Modern School.
^ "About Us". Bedford Modern School Boat Club.
^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
^ "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06.
^ "Results 2009 – Saturday Races" (PDF). National Schools Regatta. Retrieved 28 October 2020.