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CUBC alumni strike gold at the 2023 World Rowing Cup III
The Women’s Eight (W8+) was one of the ‘races of the day,’ with cox Henry Fieldman (Blue 2013) and his crew taking the gold medal thanks to a sprint finish in the final seconds. Says Lauren Irwin, “Henry was just calling ‘Go now, go now!’ and we trusted every word that he said. Inching back,…
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In 1983 the Women’s Blue Boat were a length down and came back to beat Oxford
The only crews celebrating in 1983 were the Women’s Blue Boat, winning by 11 seconds at Henley, and the Men’s Lightweight crew. Kate Panter was at Downing College studying medicine, and a member of the winning women’s crew that year. When she arrived in Cambridge, she was quickly given a place in the Blue Boat and…
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Race Results: CUBC Henley Tuesday
Race 23: Temple Challenge Cup Cambridge University vs. Durham University “C” – congratulations to our crew, who had a dominant performance against Durham, and will progress to the next round, where they will have a tough tussle against Princeton “A”. A well-rowed also to our alumni crew Crabtree, who faced title holders Thames A in…
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Henley Finals Day with 4 wins for our alumni
CUBC hopes were carried today by our alumni on finals day, and they brought four wins in a great day of racing at Henley. Goldie’s Tom Strudwick raced Thames A in the final of the Thames Challenge Cup, facing K.A.R.Z. De Hoop of Holland. Thames led from the start in a strong race where the…
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Celebrating 25 years – 1998 was a record-breaking year for the Men’s Blue Boat
The 1998 victorious Men’s Blue Boat recorded the fastest ever Boat Race crew, breaking the record by 26 seconds in a time of 16 minutes 19 seconds – a record that still stands today. The 5 man was Toby Wallace who learned to row at Cambridge and was the heaviest bow man ever in the…
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Henley Race Reports
Wednesday We saw some some great racing today from our squad and recent alumni, but with mixed results. It was a packed afternoon, with our Temple 8+ kicking off proceedings at 2.00 pm against Princeton A. The Lightweight/Goldie crew took the race to the Americans, never losing contact to their more highly favoured opposition, and…
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CUBC Crews at Henley Royal Regatta Qualifiers
CUBC wishes its crews well in their efforts to qualify for Henley Royal Regatta. The Stewards have required that the following crews must seek to qualify for the Regatta. The Hambleden Pairs Challenge Cup – 3.22 pm – 2 crews to qualify from 6 entries I.T. Bastian & C.S. Dempsey (Cambridge University) – qualified G.L. King & M.A. Foxell…
