Bedford Girls' School Rowing Club is a rowing club based on the River Great Ouse at the Harpur Trust / Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
History The boat club is owned by Bedford Girls' School with rowing being a major school sport.
In 2012, Bedford High School merged with Dame Alice Harpur School to become Bedford Girls' School, which also resulted in the Bedford High School Boat Club and Dame Harpur Alice School Boat Club merging and becoming the Bedford Girls' School Rowing Club. The boathouse is a three sectioned shared building with Bedford School Boat Club and Bedford Modern School Boat Club.
On 4 May 2022, the boathouse celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The club has produced multiple British champions.
Honours British champions (as Bedford High School) YearWinning crew/s 1987 Women J18 2x 1995 Women J18 4+ 2000 Women J16 4+ 2011 Women J18 4x, Women J15 2x
British champions (as Dame Alice Harpur School) YearWinning crew/s 2002 Women J18 1x, Women J18 4x, Women J16 1x 2009 Women 8+ composite 2010 Women 4x, composite Women 8+ composite 2011 Women J18 4x
British champions (as Bedford Girls' School) YearWinning crew/s 2014 Women J18 2x
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