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CUBC Announces its 2024 Fours Head Crews
CUBC will be represented by four crews at The Fours Head of the River, taking place on 24 November 2024. Open Senior Academic: 4+ Lightweight Men A:Theo Hatcher (Robinson)Benjamin Isherwood (Emmanuel)Christopher Hughes (Churchill)Gianluca Maffi (Downing)Cox: Oliver Bercow (King’s) Lightweight Men B: William Morris (Caius)Josh Moore (Queens’)Alexander Tocher (Christ’s)James Richards (Girton)Cox: Isabella Fiske Harrison (Trinity) Women’s…
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Cambridge Women: Have you thought about rowing again?
By: Caroline Ng (Blue Boat ’99, ’00) and Kirsten Clayton (Blue Boat ’89) Sunday morning at Putney Embankment. The sun is shining, and the air is still and warm. Soon the towpath will be busy with families out for a walk, young parents with buggies picking up a morning cappuccino from the coffee stand at…
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Cambridge rowers claim four golds at Head of the Charles 2024
From 18-20 October, CUBC student and alumni crews raced at one of the biggest events in the global rowing calendar – The Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The race is held on the Charles River over a 3-mile course comprising several bends that require skilled coxing. Over a beautiful weekend the…
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CHANEL and The Boat Race announce long-term partnership, CHANEL becomes the first brand to be both Title sponsor and official Timekeeping Partner of the event: The CHANEL J12 Boat Race
CHANEL and The Boat Race Company Ltd have today announced the signing of a long-term partnership with CHANEL as Title Sponsor and official Timekeeping Partner. The 2025 event will become The CHANEL J12 Boat Race.The historic race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities was established nearly 200 years ago in 1829. It is the oldest major…
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CUBC Races at Head of Shanghai River Regatta
CUBC were recently invited by the organisers of the Head of Shanghai River Regatta to race in both Head and Sprint Races against crews including the GB and Australian national teams and Oxford Brookes. The weekend saw great racing by our men’s and women’s crews. The men took third in both the 4.2k Chase and…
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Medalling in the Thames
Story by Tim Koch of heartheboatsing.com. Photo credit: Tom Chivers. Many people who are fans of The Boat Race may have no connection with either university or to the sport of rowing but follow the beloved 200-year-old British national institution because of a passion for the River Thames and also for history and heritage. In such…
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The Boat Race Signs JL Racing as Official Kit Supplier
JL Racing has been appointed the official performance wear sponsor by The Boat Race Company. The partnership will see Oxford University Boat Club and Cambridge University Boat Club outfitted with JL Racing’s custom performance rowing apparel for training and racing. The world-famous sporting event between the UK’s two greatest universities now spans nearly 200 years…
