Willem III Rowing Club
| Willem III Rowing Club | |
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| Location | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Home water | River Amstel |
| Founded | 22 August 1882 |
| Membership | ~ 800 |
| Affiliations | Royal Dutch Rowing Federation |
| Website | www |
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| Head of the River Amstel | |
| Notable members | |
| Nico Rienks, Ester Workel | |
Willem III Rowing Club is one of the largest and oldest rowing clubs in The Netherlands. It is located on the south side of Amsterdam, on the bank of the River Amstel. The club also has training facilities near the Bosbaan, the former Olympic course on the southwest side of Amsterdam. It is a member of the Royal Dutch Rowing Federation (KNRB).
Willem III members include famous rowers like Nico Rienks (gold medals at the 1996 and 1988 Olympic games), Ester Workel (silver medal at the 2004 Olympic games and 2005 World Championship and Herman Boelen (medal at the 1964 Olympic games).
Willem III organises the Head of the River Amstel every year. This is an annual rowing race between Amsterdam and Ouderkerk aan de Amstel
Willem III Rowing Club was founded on 22 August 1882 by five friends: 15-year-old Arent Daniel Meyjes, his younger brother Gottfried and the brothers Egbert, Fije and Kees Bok. The boys were too young to join the existing rowing clubs, and therefore decided to start their own club. Their first base was the shipbuilding yard 'De Gouden Leeuw' the Meyjes brothers' father in the Kleine Kattenburgerstraat in Amsterdam. The fleet consisted of one (borrowed) sloop, the membership fee was 5-10 guildercent per week, and the annual budget amounted to 25 guilders. When naming their club after Willem III of the Netherlands, the boys did not realize that they needed permission from the monarch. They applied for this permission in 1885, which was granted on 18 December 1886 by the king.
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