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The '''Orion Rowing Club''', based at Furnival Sculling Club, [[Hammersmith]],<ref>http://wikiathletic.org/wiki/Orion_Rowing_Club. Accessed: 2013-07-05. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Ht1lfb1g)</ref> was a regional rowing group for gay and lesbian rowers in the London area, facilitating social gatherings, and forming crews to compete in local and international regattas.<ref>http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/contacts/non-council-contacts/contact-orion-rowing-club.en;jsessionid=6254AA849A2F8D6DA350ED0137E5DE4C. Accessed: 2013-07-05. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Ht1G8Kno)</ref>
The '''Orion Rowing Club''', based at Furnival Sculling Club, [[Hammersmith]],<ref>http://wikiathletic.org/wiki/Orion_Rowing_Club. Accessed: 2013-07-05. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Ht1lfb1g)</ref> was a regional rowing group for gay and lesbian rowers in the London area, facilitating social gatherings, and forming crews to compete in local and international regattas.<ref>http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/contacts/non-council-contacts/contact-orion-rowing-club.en;jsessionid=6254AA849A2F8D6DA350ED0137E5DE4C. Accessed: 2013-07-05. (Archived by [[WebCite]]® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Ht1G8Kno)</ref>
The club appears to have closed in the early 21st century. According to [[QX Magazine]] it "dropped off the radar several years ago as their members began to just row for other existing clubs".<ref>http://www.qxmagazine.com/feature/a-5-ring-circus-the-qx-olympic-round-up/. Accessed: 2013-07-05. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6Ht2OxDPE</ref>


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Revision as of 14:29, 5 July 2013

The Orion Rowing Club, based at Furnival Sculling Club, Hammersmith,[1] was a regional rowing group for gay and lesbian rowers in the London area, facilitating social gatherings, and forming crews to compete in local and international regattas.[2]

The club appears to have closed in the early 21st century. According to QX Magazine it "dropped off the radar several years ago as their members began to just row for other existing clubs".[3]

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