Christ Church Boat Club

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Christ Church Boat Club
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Christ Church boathouse
LocationBoathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford
Coordinates 51°44′33″N1°14′54″W / 51.742497°N 1.248350°W / 51.742497; -1.248350
Home water The Isis
FoundedPre-1817
Key people
  • Thomas Harris (President)
  • Elliot Lowe (Secretary)
  • Imogen Rickard (Women's Captain)
  • Bertie Parkes (Men's Captain)
  • Amber Softley (Captain of Coxes)
Headships
  • Summer Eights: 35
  • Torpids: 15
University University of Oxford
Colours Dark Blue
Affiliations British Rowing (boat code CHB)
First and Third Trinity Boat Club (Sister college)
Website www.chch.ox.ac.uk/current-students/boat-club

Christ Church Boat Club is a rowing club for members of Christ Church, Oxford and Kellogg College, Oxford. It is based on the Isis at Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford. [1]

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History

The club is reputedly one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world being founded before 1817. In 1817 the house crew won the title 'Head of the River' and in 1828 became the first Oxford crew to row against a crew from outside of the University, when racing Leander in London. In the inaugural 1829 boat race there were five rowers from Christ Church. [2] This led to Oxford University Boat Club adopting Christ Church's dark blue, and also inspired the shade of Oxford Blue used as the official colour of the University. [3]

Shortly after the admittance of women to the college, a crew was formed and raced for the first time in 1981. More recently three women competed in the 2019 boat race, [4] and the women's VIII went Head of the River in 2023. [5]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

YearRaces won
1846 Silver Wherries
1847 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1848 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Silver Wherries, Ladies' Challenge Plate, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1850 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1851 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1852 Silver Goblets
1854 Silver Goblets
1883 Ladies' Challenge Plate, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1889 Ladies' Challenge Plate, Thames Challenge Cup
1908 Grand Challenge Cup, Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1909 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1912 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1920 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1926 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1931 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1932 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup

Summer Eights

YearResults
1817Men's Headship
1818Men's Headship
1819Men's Headship
1825Men's Headship
1826Men's Headship
1828Men's Headship
1830Men's Headship
1831Men's Headship
1832Men's Headship
1834Men's Headship
1835Men's Headship
1836Men's Headship
1844Men's Headship
1847Men's Headship
1848Men's Headship
1849Men's Headship
1907Men's Headship
1908Men's Headship
YearResults
1909Men's Headship
1924Men's Headship
1925Men's Headship
1926Men's Headship
1927Men's Headship
1958Men's Headship
1962Men's Headship
1971Men's Headship
1973Men's Headship
1974Men's Headship
1975Men's Headship
1985Men's Headship
2009Men's Headship
2010Men's Headship
2017Men's Headship
2023Women's Headship
2024Women's Headship

Torpids

YearResults
1907Men's Headship
1908Men's Headship
1909Men's Headship
1910Men's Headship
1914Men's Headship
1920Men's Headship
1921Men's Headship
1924Men's Headship
1925Men's Headship
1948Men's Headship
1991Men's Headship
2009Men's Headship
2010Men's Headship
2011Men's Headship
2023Men's Headship

Alumni

Notable Rowers

Presidents

YearsName
2014-15James McCormick
2015-16Anna Murgatroyd
2016-17Jennifer Soderman
2017-18Rebecca Conway-Jones
2018-19Robert McCraith
2019-20Peter Kilfeather
2020-21Eoin Simpkins
2021-22Anna Betteridge
2022-23Ayman D'Souza
2023-24Benjamin Joseph
2024-25Jacob Williams
2025-26Thomas Harris

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "History". Christ Church.
  3. ↑ "Oxford Blue (colour)", Wikipedia, 9 May 2025, retrieved 6 August 2025
  4. ↑ "News". Christ Church.
  5. ↑ "OURCs: Summer VIIIs 2023". OURCs (Oxford University Rowing Clubs).


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