King's College School Boat Club is the rowing club of King's College School, Wimbledon, London, England.
The club's boat house is based on the towpath (embankment) in Putney, south-west London, on the River Thames. It was previously owned by Barclays. It is used by Cambridge University Boat Club when practising and competing in their annual Boat Race against Oxford University Boat Club on the Tideway.
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