Christ Church Boat Club

Christ Church Boat Club is a rowing club for members of Christ Church, Oxford and Kellogg College, Oxford. It is based on the Isis at Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford.[1]

Christ Church Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
Christ Church boathouse
LocationBoathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxford
Coordinates51°44′33″N 1°14′54″W / 51.742497°N 1.248350°W / 51.742497; -1.248350
Home waterThe Isis
FoundedPre-1817
Key people
  • Eoin Simpkins (president)
  • Sebastien Laclau (captain)
  • Anna Betteridge (captain)
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
ColoursDark Blue
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code CHB)
First and Third Trinity Boat Club (Sister college)
Websitewww.chch.ox.ac.uk/current-students/boat-club

History

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The club is reputedly one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world being founded before 1817. In 1817 the house crew won the title 'Head of the River' and in 1828 became the first Oxford crew to row against a crew from outside of the University, when racing Leander in London. In the inaugural 1829 boat race there were five rowers from Christ Church.[2] Shortly after the admittance of women a crew was formed and raced for the first time in 1981. More recently three women competed in the 2019 boat race,[3] and the women's VIII went Head of the River in 2023. [4]

Honours

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Henley Royal Regatta

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Year Races won
1846 Silver Wherries
1847 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1848 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Silver Wherries, Ladies' Challenge Plate, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1850 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1851 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1852 Silver Goblets
1854 Silver Goblets
1883 Ladies' Challenge Plate, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1889 Ladies' Challenge Plate, Thames Challenge Cup
1908 Grand Challenge Cup, Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1909 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1912 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1920 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1926 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1931 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1932 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ^ "History". Christ Church.
  3. ^ "News". Christ Church.
  4. ^ "OURCs: Summer VIIIs 2023". OURCs (Oxford University Rowing Clubs).