The River Wear is home to a number of sports rowing clubs. These clubs are based in Durham, Chester-le-Street and Sunderland. All clubs are members of British Rowing and all the Durham College clubs are members of Durham College Rowing.
Durham
In Durham, there are 23 clubs based on the river, with 18 from Durham University, three school clubs, one police force and one public club.
| Club | Blade colours | Boat code |
|---|---|---|
| Butler College Boat Club |  |
BTL |
| Collingwood College Boat Club |  |
COC |
| Durham Amateur Rowing Club |  |
DUR |
| Durham Constabulary Rowing Club | |
DMC |
| Durham High School for Girls | Blue blade with gold chevron | DUH |
| Durham School Boat Club |  |
DUS |
| Durham University Boat Club |  |
DUB |
| Grey College Boat Club |  |
GRC |
| Hatfield College Boat Club |  |
HAT |
| Hild Bede Boat Club |  |
SHB |
| John Snow College Boat Club |  |
JSC |
| South College Boat Club | Dark blue blade | SOU |
| St Aidan's College Boat Club |  |
AID |
| St Chad's College Boat Club |  |
SCH |
| St Cuthbert's Society Boat Club |  |
SCB |
| St John's College Boat Club |  |
SJC |
| St Leonard's School Boat Club |  |
SLS |
| St Mary's College Boat Club |  |
SMC |
| Stephenson College Boat Club |  |
GSC |
| Trevelyan College Boat Club |  |
TRV |
| University College Boat Club |  |
UCD |
| Ustinov Boat Club |  |
UST |
| Van Mildert Boat Club |  |
VAN |
Chester-le-Street
In Chester-le-Street there is one club on the river:
| Club | Blade colours | Boat code |
|---|---|---|
| Chester-le-Street Amateur Rowing Club |  |
CLS |
Sunderland
In Sunderland there are two rowing clubs:
| Club | Blade colours | Boat code |
|---|---|---|
| Sunderland City Rowing Club | Light blue blade with dark blue tip | CSN |
| Sunderland University Rowing Club | Blue blade with gold tip | USN |
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