Kingston Rowing Club

Kingston Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's emblem
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationKingston upon Thames
Coordinates51°25′8″N 0°18′20″W / 51.41889°N 0.30556°W / 51.41889; -0.30556 (Kingston Rowing Club)
Home waterTeddington Lock
Founded1858 (1858)
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - KRC
Websitewww.kingstonrc.co.uk
Events
Kingston Regatta, Kingston Head, Kingston Small Boats Head

Kingston Rowing Club (KRC) is a rowing club in England founded in 1858 and a member club of British Rowing.

The club is located on the River Thames at Kingston upon Thames, downstream and north-east of Kingston Bridge and Kingston Railway Bridge. On a long wide stretch, its rowers and scullers have the final and the second longest section of the weir-controlled river. Kingston have produced a significant list of international level oarsmen and oarswomen throughout its history and has won events at the British Rowing Championships and Henley Royal Regatta through the years.

Kingston Rowing Club is the supporting club for Kingston Regatta which is held above Kingston Bridge. Kingston organises Kingston Head of the River Race which is a warm-up for the national Head of the River Race on the Championship Course on the following weekend.