Established in March as the boat club for Armstrong College, it celebrated its centenary in , when was also appointed High Performance Programme for heavyweight men and women by British Rowing.
In the past 20 years current students and alumni won 60 international vests for GB. The club trains on the River Tyne from a purpose-built boathouse on the south bank of the river in the village of Newburn , five miles upriver from the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Built in the s, the boathouse is home to the clubs boats, private single sculls and coaching launches; was redeveloped with work finished in Rowers have access to 35 km 22 mi of tidal water, extending from the picturesque parkland around Wylam , through the former industrial heartland of the city to Tynemouth.
Whilst most training places place along the Wylam, Newburn and Blaydon stretches of river, extended paddles offers crews the opportunity to row under the famous Tyne Bridge on Newcastle's quayside.
Land training takes place at two sites within the city itself. The club uses the University Sports centre in Newcastle and Sports ground at Longbenton, with Concept2 rowing ergometers, RowPerfect and Concept2 Dyno machines and a fully stocked free weights suite. The club also has use of the university's main sports centre, with access to further rowing machines, weights facilities, fitness suite and sports halls for circuit training.
