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Castle Semple Rowing Club

Castle Semple Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationLochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland
Coordinates55°47′52″N 4°37′10″W / 55.797658°N 4.619434°W / 55.797658; -4.619434
AffiliationsScottish Rowing
Websitewww.castlesemplerc.co.uk

Castle Semple Rowing Club is a rowing club on the Castle Semple Loch, based at Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland.[1] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.[2]

History

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In 1986 club members James Sloan and Martin Holmes represented Scotland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the lightweight single sculls and the coxless fours and eights respectively.[3]

The club won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2015.[4]

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

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British champions

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Year Winning crew/s
1988Men J18 1x
1989Men 8+
1998Men 2x
1999Men 8+
2005Open J18 2-[5]
2006Open J18 2-, Open J18 4-[6]
2007Open J15 2x[7]
2012Women J18 2-[8]

References

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  1. "Club details". Castle Semple Rowing Club.
  2. "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
  3. "Rowing Two in Sponsor Plea". Paisley Daily Express. 10 May 1986. Retrieved 11 February 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Castle Semple first Rowing Club in Scotland to be recognised with Queen's Award for Voluntary Service". Scottish Rowing.
  5. ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.[dead link]
  6. ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.[dead link]
  7. "2007 archive of results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.
  8. "2012 results". Web Archive. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.