Eton Excelsior Rowing Club is an open rowing club, affiliated with British Rowing. It is located on the Southern bank of the River Thames, west of the town of Windsor in England (///fades.scars.c). It is located on an approximately 5 km reach of river between Bray Lock (upstream) and Boveney Lock (downstream).
The club is closest to Windsor, Slough and Eton and is open to men, women, adults, juniors and veterans. The club's colours are navy and amber.
The club's origin can be traced to 2nd January 1826 when ten men signed-up as the first members, agreeing to abide by the Club's Articles.
The club was founded as an intermittent club in 1821 and formally established in 1851.
The club's original boat house was in King Stable Street in Eton, Berkshire, close to Windsor Bridge, on the north bank of the Thames; the reach between Boveney Lock (upstream) and Romney Lock (downstream). The site was leased from Eton College until the mid-1990s when the College decided to develop much of the Eton riverside and the club had to find a new home. For five years the club rented rack space from Eton College at Andrew's Boat House (also used by the Army Rowing Clubs Association) just upstream from Boveney Lock. The club eventually found the present site which was split with Wraysbury Skiff and Punting Club who were also looking for a new site at the time. Wraysbury were able to stay at their existing site near Staines-upon-Thames and withdrew. Construction was completed in 2001 and Eton Excelsior moved in during September of that year.
The club lost nine of its members during the First World War;
The club lost eight of its members during the Second World War;
In 1940, members of the club were responsible for forming the Windsor Boys' School Boat Club when, at a Committee meeting on 2nd April 1940, it decided to start coaching boys from the Windsor County Boys' School when Excelsior's rowing assets were unused by its members during World War II.