Upper Thames Rowing Club is an English rowing club. It has a large clubhouse at Remenham in Berkshire, on the River Thames near the town of Henley-on-Thames and is set back by its lawn frontage from the first half of the course of Henley Royal Regatta. The club was established in 1963.

History In 1964 the club entered its first crew for Henley Royal Regatta in the Thames Cup. The crew was composed of: Kevin O' Sullivan at bow (Eton Excelsior) Alan Smiter (also Eton Excelsior and the Club's first captain) Bill Rawson (Reading R.C.) Charles Hawtrey (a First and Third man from Cambridge) John Wingfield (Jesus College, Cambridge) David Neal (Henley R.C.) Hugh Cochrane (Reading R.C.) David Mayers stroke (Shrewsbury and Clare College, Cambridge) J Hooper (Marlow R.C.) as cox

One of the earliest crews to enter for the World Veteran Rowing Championships (the World Masters Regatta) was a coxless four from Upper Thames comprising Peter Sutherland, Sid Rand, Derek Thurgood and Glynne Davies in the early 1970s.

A number of renowned oarsmen have passed through the club membership, including many World and Olympic medalists. In 2014 two crews won the club's first trophies at Henley. They were:

The Wyfold Challenge Cup Ed Couldwell Michael Nagi Joe Perry Lewis Beech

The Britannia Challenge Cup Luke Wootton Graham Hall Sam Barnes Jake Davidson Scott Smith (cox).

Honours British champions YearWinning crew/s 1977 Women J18 4+ 1983 Women 4x 1990 Men 4x 1991 Women J18 1x 1992 Men lightweight 2- 1994 Men 1x, Women lightweight 2- 1997 Women lightweight 4- 1998 Men 2+, Women 2-, Women 4-, Men L2-, Women L2x, Women L4- 1999 Women L4- 2000 Women 8+ 2001 Men J16 4+ 2002 Men 2+, Men L2-, Women L4x 2003 Women L2x, Men J16 2x 2004 Open J16 2x 2005 Women J18 2x 2007 Open L4x, Women U23 1x 2012 Open L1x, Women 4+

Notable members Maj. -Gen. Roy WoodWood, Maj.-Gen. Roy, (born 1940), Trustee, Map Action, 2008–19 (International Director, 2006–11; Chairman, 2011–15). WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO, OUP, Oxford from https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-40570. Guin Batten Miriam Batten Sir Steve Redgrave

See also Rowing on the River Thames

References

External links Upper Thames Rowing Club official web site