The club badge logo features region peculiar Sika deer winged and above the Abingdon bridge arch holding the two lightnings representing Culham and Harwell science campuses, honouring the academics and professionals who largely constituted and contributed to Abingdon Rowing Club.

[4] Rowing activity commenced immediately through generous help from Abingdon Boys School Boat Club, which donated the first shell and a set of blades bought from Oxford City.

was on 2 August 1958 at St Neots regatta, where Abingdon won its first race against Crowland rowing club but lost in the final against Nottingham University.

After initial success at British rowing competitions in 1958 and 1959, the club was stagnating in the 1959/1960 season because of the lack of a proper boathouse.

At the beginning of 1964, Abingdon town and Vale of White Horse region decided to further develop Abbey Meadows with a public swimming pool, hotel and new residential block, meaning the rowing club had to relocate.

Since the mid-1960s to early 1990s, the club has had steady success, winning in multiple boat classes across junior and senior categories for men and women at national regattas and the British Rowing Championships.

has also continued with an average success in its primary senior rowing although with only occasional appearances on Head of The River Race and Henley Royal Regatta.

As the event is held in mid-April with longer daylight and summer daylight-saving time, it accommodates four divisions and allows a full day of rowing racing for 360 crews.