Calcutta Rowing Club

Calcutta Rowing Club
ক্যালকাটা রোয়িং ক্লাব
Location15 Rabindra Sarobar, Calcutta-700029, Kolkata, India
Coordinates22°30′44″N 88°21′17″E / 22.512275°N 88.354725°E / 22.512275; 88.354725 (Calcutta Rowing Club)
Home waterRabindra Sarobar
Founded1858 (1858) [1]
Key people
Chandan Roy Chowdhury (Honorary Secretary)[2]
Affiliations
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Websitecalcuttarowingclub.org

The Calcutta Rowing Club (CRC), located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, was founded in 1858[4] and is one of the oldest rowing clubs of its kind outside the United Kingdom.

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  2. ^ "Asian School indoor rowing inaugurated in Kolkata". Business Standard. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  3. ^ Yacht and Rowing Club Buttons of the British Isles, 1750-1950. Lulu. 19 January 2010. ISBN 9781445225593. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Homepage". Calcutta Rowing Club. Retrieved 23 June 2020.