Bedford Modern School Boat Club Explained

Bedford Modern School Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Great Ouse at the Harpur Trust / Longholme Boathouse, The Embankment by Butterfly Bridge, Bedford, Bedfordshire^[1]

History

The boat club is owned by Bedford Modern School with rowing being a major school sport, currently under the control of Mark Bavington.^[2] The club participates in the Henley Royal Regatta, Henley Women's Regatta, Schools' Head of the River Race, and National Schools' Regatta.^[3] The boathouse is a three sectioned shared building with Bedford School Boat Club and Bedford Girls' School Rowing Club.

The club has produced multiple British champions.

Honours

British champions

width=70	Year	width=400	Winning crew/s
	Men J18 2-, Men J18 2+
	Men J18 2+, Men J18 4-, Men J18 8+
	Men J18 4-
	Men J18 2-
	Men J16 2-
	Men J18 2-
	Open J16 4+ [4]
	Open J18 4+ [5]
	Women U23 2x [6]

National Schools' Regatta

width=70	Year	width=400	Winning crew
2009	Eight - Child Beale Cup [7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club details. British Rowing.
2. Web site: School Rowing. Bedford Modern School.
3. Web site: About Us. Bedford Modern School Boat Club.
4. Web site: "The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28. Times Digital Archives.
5. Web site: "Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53. Times Digital Archives.
6. Web site: 2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing. British Rowing Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20161206055602/http://britchamps.org/sites/default/files/resultsarchive/res10sun.html. 2016-12-06.
7. Web site: Results 2009 – Saturday Races. 28 October 2020. National Schools Regatta .