History
The SRA was founded on 6 February 1901 by delegates from a number of clubs and regattas under the leadership of F. S. Lowe. The SRA affiliated to the ARA (the predecessor of British Rowing) almost immediately. In the founding year there were eleven affiliations.
- Broxbourne Rowing Club
- Maidenhead Rowing Club
- Reading Rowing Club
- The Skiff Club
- Bourne End Regatta
- Cookham Regatta
- Sunbury Regatta
- Wargrave Regatta
- Windsor and Eton Regatta
- Teddington Reach Amateur Aquatic Sports
- Hampton Court and Dittons Amateur Aquatic Sports and Venetian Fete
The club and regatta affiliations have changed over the years with new clubs and regattas joining and old ones leaving.
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