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Trinity College Boat Club

Not to be confused with First and Third Trinity Boat Club or Trinity Hall Boat Club.

Trinity College Boat Club (TCBC) is the rowing club of Trinity College, Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom. The club's members are students and staff from Trinity College and, occasionally, associate members from other colleges.

Trinity College Boat Club
                     
Boathouse
Trinity College Boathouse (right) and rowing blade colours
Coordinates51°44′33″N 1°14′55″W / 51.7426°N 1.2486°W / 51.7426; -1.2486
Home waterThe Isis
Foundedc. 1837 (1837)
Key people
  • Harry Walton (President)
  • Christopher Ferguson (Senior Member)
  • Olivia Burgess (Secretary)[1]
Head of the River
  • Men: 1861-64, 1938, 1939, 1946-49
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Colours 
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code TRO)
Churchill College, Cambridge (Sister college)
WebsiteTCBC Website

The boat club is based in its boathouse on the Isis, which is shared with Lady Margaret Hall Boat Club (LMHBC), Linacre College Boat Club and Magdalen College Boat Club.[1]

History

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Rowing as an organised inter-collegiate sport became increasingly popular in Oxford during the early decades of the nineteenth century; the first organised bumps races was held at around that time. A Trinity rower in 1831 by the name of James Pycroft detailed how the men in the crew would pay for a college boat themselves, and would levy a rate upon all members of the college to help pay for it, "it being considered that the boat and its anticipated victories were for the honour of the college generally".[2] Even at the outset of rowing at Trinity in the 1830s, Pycroft records in his memoirs an incident in which a scholar named Thomas Lewin "had thoughts of joining the boat, but received a hint that it would not do";[2] because members of the boat club were known to be uproarious, riotous and generally interested in having a good time while they studied.[citation needed]

In 1838 Trinity join the records, which can still be seen in the college's boathouse, and moved up three places over the week's rowing from eighth to fifth. Trinity's first rowing Blues are both depicted in the earliest known depiction of a Trinity crew, from 1842. John Cox and Edward Breedon both rowed in the sixth boat race on the Westminster to Putney course in 1842.[citation needed]

Another nineteen years passed with rowing at Trinity growing in its importance within the college, until finally during the Eights in 1861, Trinity bumped University College, Brasenose College, Exeter and finally Balliol College to go Head of the River. The run of great rowing continued until 1865, which marked the beginning of a disastrous few years of racing at Trinity. However, the period at the head was matched with a similar stretch of dominance at the top of Division One, just a few months before the start of World War II in 1939. Several of Trinity's former members rowed at that time and experienced being the best of the Oxford college crews on the Isis.[citation needed]

In addition to this, past Trinity crews were involved in many regattas outside of the college, including the Henley Royal Regatta and the Thames Regatta.[citation needed]

Results

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Equipment

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Fleet

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  • 2019 Hudson 8+ "De Jagerbomb"
  • 2014 Filippi 8+ "Spirit of Myrtle"
  • 2008 Empacher 8+ "Parni"
  • 2008 Stampfli 8+ "Magnificat"
  • 2008 Stampfli 4+
  • 2003 Janousek 4+ "Judith Beloff"
  • 2000 Sims 8+ "Lady Elizabeth"
  • c.1990 Janousek 8+ "Richard Hillary"

Blues

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Trinity College Boat Club – University Rowers
Year Name Crew Blue Result
2021 Benjamin de Jager OULRC Full Blue Won by 11⁄2 lengths
2021 Katherine Ferris OUWLRC Full Blue Lost by 21⁄2 lengths
2021 Luke Robinson Isis Half Blue Lost by 6 lengths
2021 Emma Hewlett Osiris Half Blue Lost by 7 lengths
2020 Amanda Thomas OUWLRC Full Blue Lost by 6 lengths
2019 Katherine Ferris OUWLRC Full Blue Won by 21⁄2 lengths
2019 Charles Pearson OUBC Full Blue Lost by 1 length
2019 Luke Robinson Isis Half Blue Lost by 1 length
2019 Henry Smith OULRC Full Blue Won by 21⁄4 lengths
2018 Luke Robinson Isis Half Blue Lost by 21⁄2 lengths
2017 Henry Smith OULRC Half Blue Lost by 13⁄4 lengths
2017 Alexander Miles OULRC Half Blue Lost by 13⁄4 lengths
2017 Michael Di Santo OUBC Full Blue Won by 11⁄4 lengths
2016 Henry Smith OULRC Half Blue Lost by verdict of easily
2015 Constantine Louloudis OUBC Full Blue Won by 61⁄2 lengths
2015 Michael Di Santo OUBC Full Blue Won by 61⁄2 lengths
2015 Emily Reynolds OUWBC Full Blue Won by verdict of easily
2014 Constantine Louloudis OUBC Full Blue Won by 11 lengths
2014 Michael Di Santo OUBC Full Blue Won by 11 lengths
2014 James Fraser-Mackenzie Isis Half Blue Won by 13 lengths
2013 Constantine Louloudis OUBC Full Blue Won by 11⁄3 lengths
2013 Katherine Rollins OUWLRC Full Blue Won by 43⁄4 lengths
2012 Lotti Trigle OUWBC Full Blue Lost by 1/4 length
2011 Constantine Louloudis OUBC Full Blue Won by 4 lengths
2011 Nat Upton OUWBC Full Blue Won by 1 length
2010 Ellen Kempston OUWBC Half Blue Won by 31⁄2 lengths
2009 Alexander Hearne OUBC Full Blue Won by 31⁄2 lengths
2008 Henry Sheldon (President) OULRC Half Blue Won by 21⁄2 lengths
2007 Henry Sheldon OULRC Half Blue Won by 1 length
2004 Rachel Gray OUWLRC Full Blue Won by 3⁄4 length
2002 Charlotte Rooke (Captain) Osiris Half Blue Won by 11⁄2 lengths
2002 Katie King Osiris Half Blue Won by 11⁄2 lengths
2001 Katie King Osiris Half Blue Won easily
2000 Katie King Osiris Half Blue Lost by 13⁄4 lengths
1999 Melissa Carson (President) OUWLRC Half Blue Won by 3⁄4 length
1998 Claire Booth OUWLRC Half Blue Won by a canvas
1996 Nathan Tamblyn OULRC Half Blue Won (Cambridge disqualified)
1996 Pete Richens OULRC Half Blue Won (Cambridge disqualified)
1987 Rachel Barton OUWLRC Half Blue Lost
1984 Joanna Armstrong Osiris Half Blue Won
1982 Finlay Decker OUWBC Full Blue Lost
1980 Christian Holland OURFC Blue Won by 9 lengths
1978 John Chadwick OULRC Half Blue Lost
1977 Mike Ridley OULRC Half Blue Won
1956 N. Paine OUBC Full Blue Lost by 1 1/4 length
1955 J. M. Wilson OUBC Full Blue Lost by 16 lengths
1954 J. J. H. Harrison OUBC Full Blue Won by 4 1/2 lengths
1953 J. M. Wilson OUBC Full Blue Lost by 8 lengths
1952 Christopher Davidge OUBC Full Blue Won by a canvas
1951 Christopher Davidge (P) OUBC Full Blue Lost by 12 lengths (Oxford sank.)
1951 David Callender OUBC Full Blue Lost by 12 lengths (Oxford sank)
1950 David Callender OUBC Full Blue Lost by 3 1/2 lengths
1950 J. E. C. Hinchliffe (cox) OUBC Lost by 3 1/2 lengths
1949 Christopher Davidge OUBC Full Blue Lost by 1⁄4 length
1949 Tony Rowe (P) OUBC Full Blue Lost by 1⁄4 length
1949 T.D Raikes OUBC Full Blue Lost by 1⁄4 length
1948 Tony Rowe OUBC Full Blue Lost by 5 lengths
1948 R.G.B. Faulkner (Cox) OUBC Lost by 5 lengtths
1947 T.D Raikes OUBC Full Blue Lost by 10 lengths
1946 R.M.T Raikes OUBC Full Blue Won by 3 lengths
1939 Frank Waldron OUBC Full Blue Lost by 4 lengths
1938 Frank Waldron OUBC Full Blue Won by 2 lengths
1938 Henry Melvin Young OUBC Full Blue Won by 2 lengths
1937 Henry Melvin Young Isis Half Blue
1842 John Cox OUBC Full Blue Won by 13 seconds
1842 Edward Breedon OUBC Full Blue Won by 13 seconds

Presidents

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Year Name
2011-12 Matt Mair
2012-13 Charles McMillan
2013-14 Jonathan Ranstrand
2014-15 Katherine Wensley
2015-16 Lucy Martin
2016-17 Rob Jones
2017-18 Gemma Francis
2018-19 Ben de Jager
2019-20 Ben de Jager
2020-21 Charlotte Green
2021-22 Kate Adams
2022-23 Rose Faure
2023-24 Harry Walton

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Trinity College: OURCs". OURCs. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b J. Pycroft, ‘Memoires’
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