Club News

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…

Topping off a strong first term’s work, Cambridge showcased the strength of the squads over the full course from Putney to Mortlake on Monday 16 December.  Trial VIIIs, the UK’s last racing event of the year, is a dress rehearsal for The Boat Race where two evenly matched CUBC crews row the full Championship Course…

Senior and U23 Selection Trials for Team GB took place in Boston, Lincolnshire from 9-10 November 2024. Cambridge University entered a formidable team of 11 rowers at the GB November trials. Two additional men were present to facilitate the team’s racing. The 2k tests on Saturday produced a series of competitive results, with several athletes…