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CUBC Dev Squad impresses at National Championships
With a squad including winning Blues and CUBC’s Development Squad athletes, the British Rowing National Championships was a successful showing for the Club. The weekend commenced with CUBC’s two Development Squad eights dominating the Club eights, finishing first and second with a 13 second gap back to the third placed crew from Northwich RC. On…
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CUBC races in Florence
Recently, a group of athletes from the Club’s Openweight and Lightweight Men’s and Women’s squads represented Cambridge in the San Giovanni Trophy , a series of 500m races on the Arno River in Florence. The races finished under the Ponte Vecchio, with heats held in the afternoon and the final under lights as part of…
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Follow CUBC’s Olympians at Paris 2024
Please note: this timetable and list of events may be affected by weather. We recognise that although some athletes may progress directly through to further rounds dependent on their results, this page shows the options that athletes may need to take to their final races Saturday 27th July 0900 – Men’s Single Scull – Dara…
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CUBC welcomes Fiona Gabrielczyk as Executive Secretary of CUBC
Later this month, Fiona will join CUBC as its new Executive Secretary, alongside Tina Goode. In Fiona’s time at Cambridge she completed a BA in Education, followed by a PGCE and an M.Ed, where she also found time to trial for CUWBC and cox for Corpus Christi. After studying at Cambridge, Fiona worked as a…
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CUBC athletes race at Henley Women’s Regatta
Alice Baines – Aspirational 1x In her heat, Alice raced Ripon of York Rowing Club, and was never headed. She drew out quickly to a lead, which she extended to over 40 seconds by the time she crossed the finish line and progressed to the quarter finals. Alice’s quarter final was a more difficult affair…
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Alumna Paige Badenhorst set to race at the Olympics
After narrowly missing qualifying for the Paris Olympics in the women’s double scull, alumna Paige Badenhorst (WBB 2022, Magdalene) was faced with another hurdle to jump in gaining the final place at the Olympics in the single scull: her double scull partner Katherine Williams. South Africa was recently allocated a single scull place for Paris…
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60 Years on – The 1964 Men’s Blue Boat and Goldie crews reunite
Representatives of the 1964 Blue Boat and Goldie crews gathered at Leander Club for a reunion on 26 June 2024. CUBC is grateful for the following recollections shared by members of the crews. Crew Recollections The President’s Recollections: Christopher Davey, 1964 President, provides his recollections on coaching, selection, and the changing landscape of the Boat…
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50 years on – The Blue Boats of 1974 enjoy their anniversary reunions and reflect on the past
The 1974 Men’s and Women’s Blue Boats joined their 2024 counterparts on the Tideway this year to watch the crews train and offer words of encouragement ahead of the Race on 30 March. 1974 was a significant year for women’s rowing in Cambridge in that it was the first year members of the Blue Boat…
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25 years on – The crews of 1999 celebrate their milestone reunions
Cambridge crews from 1999 enjoyed reunion rows and joined their 2024 counterparts in the lead up to the Boat Race, following the crews in the final stages of their preparation for the successful series of races against Oxford. Women’s Blue Boat “It was 25 years since our boat race and all nine of us met…
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CUBC Henley Results and Schedule
On this page you’ll find the results and timetable for CUBC’s 2024 campaign, along with details of events during the week for members and supporters. Tuesday: Tuesday afternoon was a pleasant introduction to the races for our PA 4+, drawing Edinburgh B. The CUBC crew took a half length lead by the end of the…