Rowing Clubs

Rowing, whether recreational or racing, has long been a popular sport amongst the British with long traditions going back as far as to the competitive rowing races that the professional water men—those providing ferry services on the River Thames—arranged during the 1700s. In fact, one such rowing race is still held annually from London Bridge to Chelsea.

The most famed rowing race in the UK is undoubtedly 'The Boat Race', an annual rowing race held in the Spring between the rowing clubs of Oxford University and Cambridge University on the River Thames, from Putney to Mortlake, where an estimated quarter of a million spectators watch the race from the river's banks.

So what's special about rowing? What is it that attracts people to the sport and to join a rowing club?

First of all, rowing gets you out into the fresh air and, if you join a rowing club, offers community membership where you can meet and socialise with others who share your hobby. But more importantly, rowing is a fitness activity that simply cannot be compared with any other. Rowing exercises all the major muscle groups and is one of the few aerobic exercises that can actually strengthens your back. Rowing also improves flexibility around major joints, is an excellent calorie burner and can be enjoyed by all generations from young children to grandparents.

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