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Oxford University Boat Club

British rowing club

Summary

British rowing club

FieldValue
nameOxford University Boat Club
emblemOxford_-_OUBC_logo.jpg
image_nameOxford University Boat Club (OUBC) - geograph.org.uk - 1117388.jpg
blade_imageOxford University Boat Club.svg
locationWallingford, Oxford
home_waterRiver Thames
founded
universityUniversity of Oxford
affiliationsBritish Rowing
website
eventsUniversity Boat Race

Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in 1829.

The prime constitutional aim of OUBC is to beat Cambridge University Boat Club in the annual University Boat Race and Lightweight Boat Races on the River Thames. OUBC's Openweight Men's squad currently trail Cambridge in the series by 86 races to 81, with 1 dead heat in The Boat Race 1877, while the Openweight Women's squad trail Cambridge by 45 races to 30. The Lightweight Men's squad trail Cambridge by 29 races to 19, and the Lightweight Women's squad trail Cambridge by 22 races to 17.

The reserve crews are called Isis (Openweight Men), Osiris (Openweight Women), Nepthys (Lightweight Men) and Tethys (Lightweight Women).

OUBC was one of five clubs which retained the right until 2012 to appoint representatives to the Council of British Rowing. The others were Leander Club, London Rowing Club, Thames Rowing Club and Cambridge University Boat Club.

Facilities

OUBC's boat house on the Isis (as the Thames is known at Oxford) burnt down in 1999 and much archival material, including photographs, was lost. OUBC now rows from its new purpose-built boat house in Wallingford, south of Oxford, following a successful fundraising appeal from 2004 to 2007. The boathouse was designed following a limited competition by Tuke Manton Architects LLP. The club has the use of the Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake in south Oxfordshire for training purposes, along with the GB Rowing squad and University College Oxford Boat Club.

Honours

British champions

YearWinning crew/s
1983Men 8+
1995Men 2+ (Isis)
1996Men 2+
1997Men 4x
1998Men 4x (Isis)
2001Men 4-, Men 8+ (with Isis)
2011Open lightweight 2x (Isis)
2016Open 4- (Isis)

Key = 2, 4, 8 (crew size), x (sculls), - (coxless), + (coxed)

Henley Royal Regatta

YearRaces won
1843Grand Challenge Cup
1844Stewards' Challenge Cup
1845Stewards' Challenge Cup
1846Stewards' Challenge Cup
1847Grand Challenge Cup
1848Grand Challenge Cup
1850Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup, Silver Goblets
1851Grand Challenge Cup
1852Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup
1853Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup
1888Silver Goblets
1890Silver Goblets
1892Silver Goblets
1893Silver Goblets
1965Thames Challenge Cup (Isis)
1968Ladies' Challenge Plate (Cherwell)
1973Britannia Challenge Cup (Isis)
1981Grand Challenge Cup
1989Stewards' Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis)
1995Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis)
1997Stewards' Challenge Cup
1998Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis)
2004Visitors' Challenge Cup
2005Stewards' Challenge Cup
2006Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
2009Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis)

References

References

  1. "Sports Yearbook 2012". University of Cambridge Sport.
  2. (October 2025). "The Boat Race: Results". Boat Race Company Ltd.
  3. "The Lightweight Boat Races: Results".
  4. "Corporate Governance Structure". British Rowing.
  5. [http://www.tukemanton.co.uk/ Tuke Manton Architects]. Accessed 2010-09-02
  6. (23 July 2001). ""The Daily results service." Times, 23 July 2001, p. 10". The Times.
  7. "2011 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing".
  8. "2016 British Rowing Senior Championships".
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