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Paddy Ryan is chief women’s coach at Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC) and has been part of the team since 2013, when he joined as the assistant coach of Cambridge University Women’s Boat Club (CUWBC), years before the three separate university rowing clubs unified. Matilda Horn joined CUBC in 2023, as assistant women’s coach and…

Rob Baker is Chief Men’s Coach at Cambridge University Boat Club and Bill Lucas is Assistant Men’s Coach. In this heartfelt conversation they share their thoughts on the monumental clean sweep of 2023 and the challenges ahead for both Oxford and Cambridge. We all know what it’s like to watch a closely contested Boat Race…

CUBC named its crews to take on OUWRLC and OULRC in the Interactive Investor Boat Races on Monday 20 March. The CUBC Women’s Lightweight Crew Name College Course Stroke Olivia Alliott Jesus PhD Population Health 7 Lauren Britten Magdalene Vet Medicine 6 Livia Lisi-Vega Downing PhD Cancer Biology 5 Katy Hempson Christ’s Medicine 4 Gemma…

Carina Graf, Emmanuel, is studying a PhD in Clinical Neuroscience, but still finds time for the challenging commitment of being in the CUBC squad. Having rowed in Blondie in 2022 and the winning Blue Boat in 2023, she brings valuable experience to her fellow rowers. Here she shares her story, the benefits of rowing and…

Gus John, affectionately known by his fellow rowers as Augustus Gloop, and perhaps more frequently, Goose, started rowing in the CUBC squad for the first time this season. Currently studying a MPhil in Medieval History, Gus has proven that genuine hard work and resilience is key to success – and that sometimes, parents do know…

CUBC will race crews from one of the UK’s leading universities, Oxford Brookes, and one of its leading clubs, London Rowing Club, this Sunday on the Tideway. The Club’s Lightweight Women will lead off against Brookes “C” at 1230 Position Name College Bow Maddy Jackson St. Edmund’s 2 Claire Cooper Sidney Sussex 3 Charlotte Macey…

Six CUBC crews took to the Tideway Course this weekend as CUBC’s crews took on crews from university, club, schools, and national teams. Lightweight Women vs. Godolphin The weekend opened on Satruday with CUBC’s Lightweight Women racing Godolphin and Latimer. A strong lightweight crew which was also preparing for Sunday’s internal seat racing put up a…