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Location | Water Row, Newburn,Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 8NL, England |
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Coordinates | 54°58′55″N1°44′42″W / 54.982073°N 1.744889°W /54.982073; -1.744889 |
Home water | River Tyne |
Founded | 1852 (1852) |
Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - TYN |
Website | www |
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Tyne Amateur Rowing Club (TARC) is the longest establishedrowing club on theRiver Tyne inNewcastle upon Tyne, England. The club have active squads for men, women, masters, novices and juniors.[1]
Founded in 1852 the club is affiliated toBritish Rowing and rows from their dedicated facility on the banks of the Tyne in NewburnTyne and Wear.[2]
In 2016, a new boathouse was built at the cost of £1 million. The construction was assisted by a bequest from former member John Dalkin and was opened by theJane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland.[3]
Also in 2016, former club rowerWill Fletcher represented Great Britain in themen's lightweight double sculls event at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.[4]
Year | Races won |
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1984 | Stewards' Challenge Cup |
2008 | Wyfold Challenge Cup |
Year | Winning crew/s |
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2006 | Open J16 2-, Open J16 4-[5] |
2007 | Open J18 2-, Open J18 4-[6] |
2008 | Open L2x composite[7] |
2012 | Open J14 1x[8] |
2014 | Women J18 2-[9] |
2024 | Women J18 4-[10] |
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