| Location | Darley Grove, Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire |
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| Coordinates | 52°55′53″N 1°28′42″W / 52.931439°N 1.478389°W |
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code DBY) |
| Website | derbyrowingclub |
Derby Rowing Club is a rowing club on the River Derwent, based at Darley Grove, Darley Abbey, Derby, Derbyshire.[1]
Derby Rowing Club was founded by a few friends who wanted to row. They worked for the train network and met in a pub by St. Mary's bridge each week before deciding that they wanted to start rowing. Initially, they rented some land by the river from the rail company and made a small boathouse (which was called the shed). Over time expansion was needed and one cold winter when the river froze, the clubhouse was moved across to the other side of the river, where it is located today. Throughout the years, many improvements have been made, the latest of which is the addition of an extension which is now our erg room and many boats have been added to our fleet. Our members have competed at the highest levels with members racing in the Boat Race, World Championships and at Henley Royal Regatta.
DRC consists of four core squads; men's, women's, junior's and masters.
All squads are composed of active members who train regularly and go away to race for the club at various events whether that be Henley Royal Regatta, Henley Women's Regatta or some smaller provincial regattas such as Peterborough Summer Regatta. Our squads also cater for members who are perfectly happy to come down to the club on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon to go and have a paddle with their friends.
The University of Derby Rowing Club is affiliated to Derby Rowing Club.
| Year | Winning crew | Athlete(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Wyfold Challenge Cup | Phil Phillips, Mervyn Theaker, Andy Bayles, Matthew Cooper |
| Year | Winning crew | Athlete(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Quad Fours | Lisa Crofts, Bev Gough, Amanda Sharman, Julie Pryce |
| Year | University | Athlete |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Cambridge University Boat Club | Murray King |
| 2007 | Cambridge University Boat Club | Pete Champion |
| 2016 | Oxford University Boat Club | George Mckirdy |
| Year | Winning crew(s) | Athlete(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Women 2x composite, Women 4x composite[2] | |
| 1976 | Women 2-[3] | |
| 1981 | Men J18 2+ composite, Women J18 2-[4] | |
| 2008 | MasF.4- | Cavell Portman, Fred Hollis, Graham Garner, Peter Holland-Lloyd |
| 2009 | MasF.8+ | Arnold Cooke, Cavell Portman, Fred Hollis, Graham Garner, John Stoddart, Mervyn Theaker, Peter Holland-Lloyd, Tim Lincoln |
| 2016 | MasA.4+ | Chris Baillon, Mark Rowbottom, Stuart West, Toby Venn |
| 2016 | MasA.IM3.2x | Stuart West, Toby Venn |
| 2017 | Women's Lightweight 4x composite | Phoebe Cook |
| 2021 | Women's Mas.A 2x | Sarah Rouke, Martha Nutkins |
| 2021 | Op Mas.H 4+ | Viv Lewis (cox), Fred Hollis, Peter-Holland Lloyd, Neil Shorrock, Max Hunt |
| 2022 | Op Mas.H 4+ | Viv Lewis (cox), Fred Hollis, Peter-Holland Lloyd, Neil Shorrock, Max Hunt |
| 2022 | Op MasB 2x | Matt Ley, Ashley Prestige |
| 2022 | Op Mas.A 4+ | James Ryder (cox), Josh Rhodes Hook, Marcus Shreeve, Tom Holmes, Phil Naylor |
| 2022 | Women's Mas.A 2- | Sarah Rouke, Martha Nutkins |
| Year | Winning crew(s) | Athlete(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Women 2x composite, Women 4x composite[5] |
| Year | President | Secretary | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | F. Hollis | G. Dean | P. Champion |
| 2015 | F. Hollis | G. Dean | P. Champion |
| 2016 | F. Hollis | G. Dean | P. Champion |
| 2017 | F. Hollis | G. Dean | S. Cook |
| 2018 | P. Newbury | G. Dean | T. Hallett |
| 2019 | C. Heldreich | M. Hubbard | M. J. Nutkins |
| 2020 | C. Heldreich | D. Smith (Hon) | M. J. Nutkins |
| 2021 | M. Ley | D. O'Sullivan | M. J. Nutkins |
| 2022 | M. Ley | L. Redfern | M. J. Nutkins |