Durham Amateur Rowing Club (DARC) is a rowing club on the River Wear, based at City Boathouse, Green Lane, Old Elvet, Durham, County Durham, England.
History The club was founded in 1860 and is affiliated to British Rowing. The original boathouse was built in 1897 near Prebends Bridge and DARC shared the facilities with St Leonard's School Boat Club.
In 1969 DARC moved to its present boathouse site at Green Lane.
On 14 September 2007 the boathouse was rebuilt.
The club has produced multiple British champions, with the most recent being two national titles at the 2025 British Rowing Club Championships.
Honours British champions YearWinning crew/s 1974 Men 4x, Women 4x, Men L1x 1992 Men J16 2x, Men J14 1x, Women J16 2x 1996 Men J182x, Women J16 2x, Women J15 1x 1999 Men U23 1x 2000 Women J15 2x 2003 Women 4-, Women L4x 2007 Women J16 1x2024 Open J15 1x2025 Open J18 1x, Open J16 1x
See also List of rowing clubs on the River Wear
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