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CUBC names its 2024 Henley Royal Regatta Crews
In the most sizeable entry for CUBC in several years, CUBC has entered 1 women’s and 3 men’s crews as it seeks to take wins in both student and intermediate events for the first time in several years. The Visitors’ Challenge Cup: 2025 Openweight President Luca Ferraro (King’s) is joined by 2024 Blue Boat athlete…
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Boat Races 2025 Date announced
The Boat Races Company Limited (BRCL) today announced the date for the 2025 Boat Races, in which the CUBC Blue Boats will seek to maintain their string of wins against OUBC. The Races will take place on Sunday 13th April, 2025, on the Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake, and will be televised on BBC1…
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CUBC athletes named to Olympic and Paralympic Teams
This week saw a number of CUBC athletes officially named to Olympic and Paralympic Teams, and CUBC wishes to acknowledge the achievements and efforts of those individuals and to wish them well for the Paris Olympics and Paralympics Men’s Single Scull – Dara Alizadeh (Hughes Hall) Ready for his second Olympics representing Bermuda, Dara qualified…
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CUBC supports Ely College learn to row events
Over 50 students from 5 schools visited CUBC’s Ely Boathouse to participate in a learn-to-row programme and experience the possibilities that rowing can open up for them. After learning the basics on the ergo, then racing on the erg, students took to the water for a short-course regatta in front of the Ely Boathouse. After…
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CUBC takes on London Met Regatta
In one of their key tune-ups for Henley Royal Regatta, a number of CUBC crews took to the waters at Dorney Lake to seek both good racing and pre-qualifying for Henley. The CUBC highlight for the weekend was a win in Championship 8s for the Men’s Blue Boat/Goldie composite, but solid results and racing were…
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CUBC alumni race at World Rowing Cup II in Lucerne
The “Lake of the Gods” in Lucerne hosted the second of this year’s Rowing World Cups with CUBC alumni playing a leading part as they move closer to the Olympics and Paralympics. Men’s Single Scull: Dara Alizadeh (BER – Hughes Hall) Having recently qualified for Paris at the American Qualification Regatta, Dara, coached by CUBC…
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CUBC Alumna Paige Badenhorst vies for Olympic Qualification at the “Last Chance Regatta”
2022 CUBC Women’s Blue Boat Member Paige Badenhorst (Magdalene 2021), having narrowly missed qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympics, raced for the last 2 places in the Openweight Double with partner Katherine Williams. Racing 6 crews, including Swiss former World Single Scull Champion Jeanne Gmelin, and a number of Olympians including GB’s Mathilda Hodgkins-Byrne, Paige…
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CUBC’s Blue Boats take Gold and Silver in Croatia
For CUBC’s crews, racing at the FISU International Universities’ Sveti Duje Regatta in Split has become an annual tradition and a highlight of the post-race season. The Club has maintained tight links with the regatta, and double Blue Matthew Holland has become the UK liaison for the regatta. Departing on Friday for the opening ceremony…
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CUBC takes Championship wins at BUCS
Over three days at BUCS, CUBC crews acquitted themselves well against the best University competition in the country, winning three championships and a number of other medals. It was also the first outing for our 2024 Development Squads. Gold CUBC recorded strong performances in almost too many categories to list, recording a 4th overall in…
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CUBC athletes go for Gold at European Rowing Championships
Szged, Hungary was the venue for this weekend’s European Rowing Championships where 5 Cambridge graduates sought to take one of rowing’s major prizes. Imogen Grant (Women’s Lightweight Double Scull – Trinity) sought to lengthen her unbroken winning streak in the double scull with partner Emily Craig, but due to injury to Emily, raced with Olivia Bates…