Club News

On Saturday 1 March, the CUBC Lightweights took to the water in their second fixture of The Boat Race season. The women faced Godolphin and Latymer School, with the men racing Vesta Boat Club. Cambridge Lightweight Men v Vesta Boat Club ‘A’ Result: First piece to Vesta by 1 1/4 lengths, Second piece to Vesta…

Team GB held its final open trial of the season in Boston on Saturday 8 February 2025. Cambridge University was represented by eleven athletes, facing top domestic talent across the five-kilometre course. Racing in cold, grey conditions, George Bourne (Peterhouse) and Douwe de Graaf (St Edmund’s) again formed a winning pair in the M2- with…

The Club wishes to extend its warmest congratulations to alumna Imogen Grant who was awarded an MBE in the King’s New Year Honours List. This recognition was awarded for Grant’s outstanding contribution to rowing and her exceptional sporting achievements, including her gold medal winning race in the Paris Olympics alongside her rowing partner Emily Craig,…

On Sunday 2 February, our women and men, openweights and lightweights, faced Thames Rowing Club in their first fixtures of the 2025 Boat Race campaign. With 10 weeks to go until The Boat Race, these races provided a vital opportunity to race opposition side by side on The Championship Course. Our thanks to Thames for…

The Boat Race 2025 countdown has begun. The 2025 Fixture Series commenced yesterday with our men’s ‘Blue Boat’ taking on an invitational crew composed of Olympians from Croatia, Spain, Team GB and Team USA, featuring 3x Olympic champion Valent Sinković, the Lončarić twins, and 2x Olympic medalist Tom Ford. The crews raced under a Met…

Ex-Head of Major Events for agency delivering legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to help shape long-term event strategy for The Boat Race  The Boat Race Company has appointed Iain Edmondson as a non-executive director with a remit to support the event strategy as The Boat Race approaches the 100th anniversary of the…

Team GB held closed trials in Caversham on Saturday 14 December. Cambridge University was represented by six athletes. George Borne (Peterhouse) and Douwe de Graaf (St Edmund’s) formed a winning pair. They were joined by pair Luca Ferraro (Peterhouse) and Matthew Heywood (St Edmund’s) who took 5th. James Robson (Peterhouse), also in a pair, secured…