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| Motto | French: Comme je trouve |
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| Location | Durham, England |
| Coordinates | 54°46′24″N1°34′20″W / 54.773204°N 1.572232°W |
| Home water | River Wear |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Affiliations | British Rowing |
| Website | https://butlerboatclub.wordpress.com |
Butler College Boat Club (BCBC) is the rowing club of Josephine Butler College at Durham University on the River Wear in England. [1]
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BCBC is a registered Boat Club through British Rowing with the boat code BTL [2] and is a member organisation of Durham College Rowing. [3]
In Durham, the club is a regular participant at Durham Regatta, [4] races across the north east, the Head of the River Race [5] and Durham College Rowing events. In 2023, BCBC set the course record at the Derwent Water Head over the 3km course, the first major headrace on this stretch since 1870. [6] [7]
BCBC was founded in 2006 and is based at Dunelm House on the River Wear between Kingsgate Bridge and Elvet Bridge, alongside Grey College Boat Club. [8]
