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De Montfort University Rowing Club

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contributed £10,000 of partnership funding towards the building of Leicester Rowing Clubs boathouse, this gave the opportunity for the University to store 4 coxed fours and one eight for their squads to use. There have been DMURC / Leicester RC composite boats in the past (Women's 8+, WEHORR, 1996).
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DMURC has had many different styles of kit over the years, ranging from tech tops to all in ones. Not only have the garments themselves changed but also the colours. Post 2002 the colours have been consistently: main, Navy / secondary, Red & White; this deviates from the more common De Montfort
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The club then changed the blade colours to navy with a red tip. As the students were painting the blades themselves this was a practical design as the colours were easy to get hold of and the design could be replicated without difficulty. The club raced with these blades until late 2009 when Louis
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Regatta – DMURC competes at the British Universities Regatta every year, entering freshmen and seniors. Notable performances over the last few years include a beginner women's coxed four reaching the semi-finals in 2012 and an intermediate men's coxed four reaching the semi-finals in 2009.
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in a solid purple colour, the same as the first all in one. It is presumed that the change from purple and white to navy, red and white was made because there were a few other clubs with the same colours including
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Regatta – The club has competed at Shrewsbury Regatta for nearly 10 years and DMURC have a close relationship with Pengwern Boat Club who organise the regatta.
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The DMURC blade colours closely follow the all in one design through the years it has progressed. Prior to 2002 the club blades have been seen in photo’s at
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In the future the club plans to continue to grow acquiring more support each year from DMU Athletics Union due to improving success and progression.
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DMURC has fluctuated in size through its years currently standing at about 80–90 members; in 2007 the club size was at about 25–30 members.
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There are a few annual regattas that the rowing club has frequented over the last 10 years, these mainly include
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DMURC blade history; A comparison of DMURC Blade colours from pre‑2002 to 2010+
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DMURC All In Ones; A comparison of DMURC All In Ones from pre-2002 to 2010+
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Watson, Phil Reilly and Joe Brunton decided to re-paint the main set of
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Senior Men's 8+ making their way to some heats at BUCS Regatta 2010
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University and college rowing clubs in the United Kingdom
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Senior Women's 8+ after winning at Monmouth Regatta 2010
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The club has always had a close association with both
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Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
Leicester
Coordinates
52°37′30″N 1°08′37″W / 52.62489°N 1.143643°W / 52.62489; -1.143643 (De Montfort University Rowing Club)
River Soar
De Montfort University
British Rowing
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De Montfort University
Leicester
River Soar
Further and Higher Education Act 1992

Leicester Rowing Club
University of Leicester Boat Club
De Montfort University

Monmouth
BUCS
Peterborough
Ironbridge
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury

BUCS


Holme Pierrepont
Durham University Boat Club
University of London Boat Club

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