Quintin Boat Club (QBC) is a

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club based at the

University of Westminster , mottoeng = The Lord is our Strength , type = Public , established = 1838: Royal Polytechnic Institution 1891: Polytechnic-Regent Street 1970: Polytechnic of Central London 1992: University of Westminster , endowment = £5.1 million ...

Boathouse on the

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, close to

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in Chiswick, West London. Formally constituted in 1907, it evolved out of the

Regent Street Polytechnic The University of Westminster is a public university, public university based in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1838 as the Royal Polytechnic Institution, it was the first Polytechnic (United Kingdom), polytechnic to open in London. The Polyte ...

’s rowing club which was started in 1879. In 1888, the polytechnic's founder, Quintin Hogg, paid to have a boathouse built for it at Chiswick and also paid for a fleet of boats.University of Westminster ''Play the Game''
/ref> The club's first appearance at

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was in 1920 and they participated at the first

Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') sport rowing, rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of ...

in 1926.Club history
/ref> Women were first admitted as members in 1999, and by 2009 formed about a quarter of the membership.

Membership

As a main centre for mature rowing and

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which consists of multiple Masters categories, the club has had successes at Henley Masters' Regatta, the National Masters Championships ('National Masters') and the World Masters Regatta. In recent years the club's men squad has had success at various multi lane regattas, Henley Royal Regatta, and consistently finishing top 10 in various 8's head races. The women's squad also has had a strong presence at local regattas, winning various categories from novice to Elite.

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

British champions

References

External links

* Tideway Rowing clubs Sports clubs established in 1907 1907 establishments in England University of Westminster Chiswick Buildings and structures in Chiswick Rowing clubs of the River Thames {{rowing-club-stub