Tyne Amateur Rowing Club

• 1852 16th December - Tyne Amateur Rowing Club founded.
• 1853 17th May - First Boathouse, a rented wooden shed, opened at Low Elswick. In first season, Tyne wins the then principal trophy, the University Plate, at Durham Regatta.
• 1854 Tyne organises Great North-of-England Regatta over 1.5 mile course from Scotswood to Benwell Fishery.
• 1859 The Scottish National Rowing Association was established with the founder members St. Andrew, Dumbarton, Stirling, Clydesdale and Tyne.
• 1861 Tyne wins Grand Challenge Cup at Durham for first time. Also win Naworth Cup at Talkin Tarn outright.
• 1863 James Wallace (Tyne) third in Wingfield Sculls.
• 1870 A report "Aquatics on the Tyne 1870" reports: George Wakefield, South Shields RC’s coach is a professional of the second rank. He appears in the NDC in 1877 as coach to a Tyne RC amateur sculler, where his coaching skills and experience are favourably remarked upon.
• 1870 Winners of Senior Fours at Hamburg Regatta.
• 1878 South Shields ARC entered a crew, T. T. Anderson; W. M' Dowell; C.H. White; J. White (stroke); J.H. Purvis (cox) to the regatta at Alnmouth in 1878, but the Alnwick Mercury report (21/09/1878) indicates they were "absent" for the foy four heats [boats provided by the ARC], giving a "row over" to the Tyne ARC.
• 1891 Club on verge of collapse, with only three oarsmen at start of season.
• 1893 15th July - New Boathouse opened at Scotswood. Cost £350. First eight-oared race on Tyne held on same day, between Nomads, Ryton, South Shields and Tyne ARC, won by Tyne.
• 1910 “Newcastle Chronicle” Challenge Cup, formerly the trophy for the English Professional Sculling Championship, donated by Mr Joseph Cowen. Renamed “Joseph Cowen” Challenge Cup, it has been the principal trophy at the “At Home” ever since.
• 1914-18 Club affairs looked after by Frank Kirby.
• 1921-38 Tyne enjoys consistent success in Senior Fours and Sculls. In 1938, Durham Grand won for 12th time.
• 1931 Tyne wins Senior Fours at Bergen Regatta.
• 1937 Club acquires first racing Eight.
• 1939-45 Club affairs in hands of Alan Anderson, who became captain in 1946.
• 1952 Centenary dinner held on 16th December in County Hotel, Newcastle.
• 1953 Tyne crew competes in Thames Head for first time.
• 1957 6th April - Third boathouse opened at Newburn. 4-lane repêchage system used for first time in England at the “At Home” Regatta.
• 1957 Due to the closure of South Shields, their boats were given to Tyne Rowing Club, and sadly, that seems to have been the very end of the South Shields Club just 11 years short of its centenary. Brian Dalkin, the then President of of Tyne ARC, said “Tyne ARC moved to Newburn in spring 1957, I remember being part of rowing the boats up from the old Scotswood boathouse. In 1954, my first year in rowing, I remember South Shields holding their Regatta at Scotswood. When I came back from my National Service one of my first tasks was helping row the Tyne club boats from Scotswood to Newburn in spring 1957".
• 1960 First winners of Page Pennant for ARA N-E League.
• 1965 Tyne placed in first 100 in Thames Head.
• 1966 Tyne Long Distance Sculling Race established.
• 1968 Tyne placed in first 50 in Thames Head.
• 1969 Three Tyne crews compete in Thames Head. October - Major boathouse extension opened by Lady Runciman, the wife of the President, Viscount Runciman. Tyne win Page Pennant for ninth time in ten years.
• 1971 Four members of the club represent the River Tyne at Saint John, New Brunswick, in re-enactment of race in 1871 during which James Renforth, the Tyne stroke, collapsed and later died.
• 1973-74 David Sturge (Tyne) wins Wingfield Sculls twice in colours of London RC.
• 1979 A Tyne women’s crew competes at local regattas for first time.
• 1980 Crew from Kennebecasis R C, Renforth, New Brunswick, visits Tyne for Newcastle 900 Festival.
• 1981 City of Newcastle RC formed. Many Senior members leave Tyne to join new club.
• 1984 John Bland records first Tyne victory at Henley, rowing in the Tyne/Notts County composite crew which won the Stewards Cup. He went on to row in the coxless fours at the Los Angeles Olympics Games. Club name changed to Tyne Rowing Club on merger with City of Newcastle.
• 1986 Tyne finish in first 30 in Thames Head. A club eight competes at Henley for first time.
• 1990 “At Home” regatta held at Gateshead Garden Festival site.
• 1992 Rowing started at Ponteland HS by Dr Peter Hoare.
• 1996 Tyne coxless four competes in 125th Renforth Anniversary race on the Kennebecasis.
• 1999 Second major extension to Newburn Boathouse, financed by FSA grant and support from University of Northumbria, opened by the President, James Nisbet.
• 2000 Tyne women’s best season to date with 3 wins in eights.
• 2002 Sesquicentenary of Club's foundation celebrated