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Bann Rowing Club is the rowing Club of the Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the east bank of the Lower Bann river in Hanover Place south of the Old Town Bridge. Founded in 1842 <ref>http://www.bannrowingclub.org.uk/history/</ref>, Bann is one of the oldest rowing clubs in all of Ireland. The Club competes regularly in national regattas across Ireland including the annual National Championships, Cork. Bann is also known for its success at producing Olympic oarsmen including Alan Campbell, Richard Chambers and Peter Chambers.
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| location = Hanover Place, [[Coleraine]], [[Northern Ireland]]
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| home_water = [[River Bann|Lower Bann]]
| founded = {{Start date|1842}}
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| notable_members = [[Alan Campbell (rower)|Alan Campbell]], [[Richard Chambers (rower)|Richard Chambers]], [[Peter Chambers]] and [[Joel Cassells]]
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'''Bann Rowing Club''' is a [[rowing club]] in [[Coleraine]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is situated on the east bank of the [[River Bann|Lower Bann]] river in Hanover Place south of the Coleraine Bridge. Founded in 1842, Bann is one of the oldest rowing clubs in all of [[Ireland]].<ref name="bannrowingclub">{{cite web|url=http://www.bannrowingclub.org.uk/history/|title=History – Bann Rowing Club - Coleraine|publisher=bannrowingclub.org.uk|access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref>

The Club competes regularly in national regattas across Ireland including the annual National Championships, Cork.

==Notable members==
Bann is also known for its success at producing Olympic oarsmen including [[Alan Campbell (rower)|Alan Campbell]], [[Richard Chambers (rower)|Richard Chambers]] and [[Peter Chambers]]. At the [[London 2012 Olympics]] Alan won a Bronze Medal in the [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls|Men's Single Scull]]; Richard and Peter both won a Silver Medal in the [[Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four|Lightweight Men's Four]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19094384|title=BBC News - Richard and Peter Chambers: brothers' Olympic silver medallists|publisher=bbc.co.uk|access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="bbc2">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-19261142|title=BBC News - Coleraine homecoming for Olympic medal-winning rowers|publisher=bbc.co.uk|access-date=15 January 2014}}</ref>

==Honours==
===Henley Royal Regatta===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
!width=70|Year
!width=400|Races won
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| 2018 || [[Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup]]
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|}

<gallery>
File:Rowing GBR 2012 Olympics.jpg| Peter and Richard competing in the London 2012 Olympics
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
*http://www.bannrowingclub.org.uk/

{{United Kingdom rowing clubs}}

[[Category:Rowing clubs in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams established in 1842]]
[[Category:1842 establishments in the United Kingdom]]


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Revision as of 18:12, 3 April 2024

Bann Rowing Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationHanover Place, Coleraine, Northern Ireland
Home waterLower Bann
Founded1842 (1842)
Websitewww.bannrowingclub.org.uk
Notable members
Alan Campbell, Richard Chambers, Peter Chambers and Joel Cassells

Bann Rowing Club is a rowing club in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It is situated on the east bank of the Lower Bann river in Hanover Place south of the Coleraine Bridge. Founded in 1842, Bann is one of the oldest rowing clubs in all of Ireland.[1]

The Club competes regularly in national regattas across Ireland including the annual National Championships, Cork.

Notable members

Bann is also known for its success at producing Olympic oarsmen including Alan Campbell, Richard Chambers and Peter Chambers. At the London 2012 Olympics Alan won a Bronze Medal in the Men's Single Scull; Richard and Peter both won a Silver Medal in the Lightweight Men's Four.[2][3]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Races won
2018 Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup
  • Peter and Richard competing in the London 2012 Olympics
    Peter and Richard competing in the London 2012 Olympics

References

  1. ^ "History – Bann Rowing Club - Coleraine". bannrowingclub.org.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. ^ "BBC News - Richard and Peter Chambers: brothers' Olympic silver medallists". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  3. ^ "BBC News - Coleraine homecoming for Olympic medal-winning rowers". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 January 2014.


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