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CUBC Alumni at World Cup 2
fter strong performances at the European Championships, CUBC alumni backed up to deliver a number of excellent performances, including a World Best Time in the Lightweight Women’s 2x by Imogen Grant. Smarting from a close loss to the Swiss pair at European Championships, Tom George and Ollie Wynne-Griffith were determined to make every stroke a…
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CUBC Races at Henley Women’s Regatta
After strong time trials, CUBC’s crews progressed to their heats in their respective events at Henley Women’s Regatta. Blue Boat 5 seat Freya Keto dominated her race against Ellington of Imperial College, and progressed to her semi-final on Saturday, where she raced against GB Rowing Olympic Pathway athlete Katie Mole. The race started well, but…
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CUBC announces new Assistant Women’s Coach
CUBC is happy to announce that Matilda Horn will join its coaching staff as Assistant Women’s Coach. Matilda brings a huge understanding of the sport, with her lifelong interest in the sport commencing with the junior program at Eton Excelsior Rowing Club, and including highlights such as coxing the GB Women’s 8 at the Tokyo…
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CUBC elects its 2024 Student Presidents
Last weekend’s hustings saw the election of the Club’s 4 squad Presidents, who will lead their squads through the 2024 Boat Races season. We are pleased to introduce the 2023-24 Cambridge University Boat Club Presidents Men – Seb Benzecry (Jesus) Seb learnt to row on the Tideway at St Paul’s in 2011, graduating in 2016.…
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CUBC announces its entries for 2023’s Henley Royal Regatta
The final week of June will see a stream of CUBC entries for the 2023 Henley Royal Regatta, with crews including members of all six crews of the Club’s 2023 Clean Sweep. If you can’t make the Regatta in person, you will be able to watch the crews on the HRR YouTube Channel, BBC Red…
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CUBC takes wins and medals at Met Regatta
The highlight of the weekend’s performances was Gemma King’s win in the 1x on Sunday, but medal performances were recorded on Saturday by Freya Keto – silver in Champ W1x in her second regatta in the 1x, and is looking forward to the Princes Royal Challenge Cup. Under sunny skies at Eton Dorney, CUBC athletes…
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2003 – the closest race of all time and the first time two pairs of brothers raced against each other
At Mortlake, the 2003 Boat Race trophy was presented by five-time Olympic gold medallist, Steve Redgrave, who declared that the race “will be the greatest we will see in any of our lifetimes”. The 149th Boat Race was so close it saw Oxford winning by just one foot in the closest race of all time,…
