Whakatane Rowing Club
Whakatāne, Bay of Plenty
Rows on the Whakatane River from the Landing Road clubrooms, with learners, school-age crews and masters.
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Whakatane Rowing Club rows on the Whakatane River from its clubrooms on Landing Road in Whakatāne, with a circuit of about 20 km of rowing water. Rowing began on the river in 1910, the club was formed in 1913, and school rowing began at the club in 1935. The Landing Road clubrooms opened in 1957.
The club caters for learners, school-age rowers and masters, at levels from social to competitive. It works with the local high schools and supports the secondary school rowing teams of Whakatāne High School and Trident High School. Students interested in a school team enquire through their own school.
Club rowers have won Olympic gold in the coxed four in 1968 and in the eight in 1972, and a world title in the coxless pair in 2005. The club won the Dewar Challenge Shield in 2015 and 2017.
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