Elected in June 2026, CUBC’s Presidents work in close partnership with each other and the Club’s Board of Directors.
Simon Hatcher (Peterhouse)
Men’s President
Simon started rowing at age 13 at Oregon Rowing Unlimited in Portland, Oregon, USA. He studied mechanical engineering at Brown University. While at Brown, he rowed on the USA U23 team in 2021, won bronze at the 2022 IRA championships, and trained with the Green Racing Project in Craftsbury, Vermont.
In 2024, he started trialling at Cambridge while completing an MPhil in Nuclear Energy, then began his PhD in engineering in 2025. He sat in the bow seat of the winning 2025 and 2026 Men’s Blue Boats. He wants to make sure that Cambridge wins every boat race for the rest of time, beginning with this year.
Eloise Etherington (Caius)
Women’s President
Eloise began rowing as a junior at Globe Rowing Club, before moving to Wycliffe College Boat Club, where she won multiple national titles and represented GB at the U19 World Championships. She started at the University of Cambridge in 2024 and is now entering her third year of an undergraduate degree in Natural Sciences, specialising in Chemistry.
This will be her third campaign with CUBC, having been victorious in Blondie (Women’s Reserve crew) in 2025 and 2026. She is excited to step into the role of president and lead the squad in the 100th year of the Women’s Boat Race.
Archie Smith (King’s)
Lightweight Men’s President
Archie learned to row at King’s College Boat Club in 2024 in his first year of studying Mathematics. He spooned with King’s in May Bumps in 2025 and served as Vice-President of KCBC in his second year. During the summer of 2025, he rowed with Southampton University Boat Club, where he got his first experience of off-the-Cam racing at City of Oxford Regatta.
Archie began trialling for CUBC in September of 2025 and went on to stroke the Lightweight Men’s Boat to victory. He served as Vice-President during his first year of trialling and is now looking forward to continuing to support and lead the crew as President.
Lauren Allegretti (Lucy)
Lightweight Women’s President
Lauren learned to row at Lucy Cavendish College Boat Club in October 2023 after moving to Cambridge to begin a PhD in Clinical Neurosciences. Before discovering rowing, she was a competitive gymnast, football, and basketball player. During her time at Lucy, she served as Women’s Captain in 2024-25 and most recently won blades in May Bumps 2026 with the O1 crew.
In September 2025, Lauren began trialling with CUBC and was a member of the victorious 2026 Lightweight Women’s Boat. Following The Boat Race, she raced for Cambridge at BUCS, winning a bronze medal in the Championship Lightweight 4-. Lauren is honoured to serve as Lightweight Women’s President and is excited to build on the squad’s recent success while helping future athletes experience everything that makes lightweight rowing at Cambridge so special.