Christ Church Boat Club

Christ Church Boat Club (ChChBC) 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.

Christ Church have enjoyed success in intercollegiate bumps racing, having won 50 headships across both Summer Eights and Torpids - the second most of any Oxford college - and have provided more rowers for The Boat Race than any other Oxford college.

History Christ Church Boat Club is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, being founded before 1817. In 1817 the Men's crew won 'Head of the River' at VIIIs, and in 1828 they 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. 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.

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, and the Women's VIII went Head of the River in 2023 and 2024.

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 Year Results 1817Men's Headship 1818Men's Headship1819Men's Headship1825Men's Headship1826Men's Headship1828Men's Headship1830Men's Headship1831Men's Headship1832Men's Headship1834Men's Headship1835Men's Headship1836Men's Headship1844Men's Headship1847Men's Headship1848Men's Headship1849Men's Headship1907Men's Headship1908Men's Headship Year Results 1909Men's Headship1924Men's Headship1925Men's Headship1926Men's Headship1927Men's Headship1958Men's Headship1962Men's Headship1971Men's Headship1973Men's Headship1974Men's Headship1975Men's Headship1985Men's Headship2009Men's Headship2010Men's Headship2017Men's Headship2023Women's Headship2024Women's Headship

Torpids Year Results 1907Men's Headship1908Men's Headship 1909Men's Headship1910Men's Headship1914Men's Headship1920Men's Headship1921Men's Headship1924Men's Headship1925Men's Headship1948Men's Headship1991Men's Headship2009Men's Headship2010Men's Headship2011Men's Headship2023Men's Headship

Boat Race representatives The following rowers were part of the rowing club at the time of their participation in The Boat Race.

Men

YearName 1829 J. E. Bates 1829 C. Wordsworth 1829 G. B. Moore 1829 T. Staniforth 1829 W. R. Fremantle + 1836 William Baillie 1836 Justinian Vere Isham 1836 Frederick Luttrell Moysey 1839 Samuel Edward Maberly 1839 Wm. Jas. Garnett 1840 S. E. Maberley 1841 Ed. Vaughan Richards 1845 M. Haggard 1845 W. H. Milman 1845 F. M. Wilson 1846 E. C. Burton 1846 W. H. Milman 1849 H. H. Tremayne 1849 E. C. Burton 1849 A. Mansfield 1849 W. G. Rich 1858 Richard Wm. Cotton + 1852 Philip Henry Nind 1852 Richard Wm. Cotton + 1854 T. H. Blundell 1854 Philip Henry Nind 1856 A. B. Rocke 1858 C. G. Lane 1859 C. G. Lane 1859 A. J. Robarts + 1860 T. F. Halsey 1860 A. J. Robarts + 1862 O. S. Wynne 1862 W. B. R. Jacobson 1862 R. E. L. Burton 1862 F. Hopwood + 1863 W. B. R. Jacobson 1863 F. Hopwood + 1864 W. B. R. Jacobson 1864 C. R. W. Tottenham + 1865 H. P. Senhouse 1865 C. R. W. Tottenham + 1866 H. P. Senhouse 1866 C. R. W. Tottenham + 1867 C. R. W. Tottenham + 1868 C. R. W. Tottenham + 1871 E. Giles 1872 T. H. Houblon 1873 J. B. Little 1873 W. E. Sherwood 1874 W. E. Sherwood 1875 E. O. Hopwood 1880 L. R. West 1881 L. R. West 1883 L. R. West 1884 A. G. Shortt 1885 F. O. Wethered 1886 F. O. Wethered 1887 F. O. Wethered 1888 M. E. Bradford 1890 W. A. L. Fletcher

YearName 1900 Lord Grimston 1900 H. B. Kittermaster 1904 H. W. Jelf 1904 E. C. T. Warner + 1906 Albert Gladstone 1907 G. E. Hope 1907 E. H. L. Southwell 1907 Albert Gladstone 1908 Harold Barker 1908 Albert Gladstone 1909 Albert Gladstone 1909 Harold Barker 1909 R. C. Bourne 1910 E. Majolier 1911 R. C. Bourne 1922 A. V. Campbell 1924 G. E. G. Gadsden 1925 C. E. Pitman 1925 E. C. T. Edwards 1925 M. R. Grant 1925 G. E. G. Gadsden 1925 A. V. Campbell 1926 P. W. Murray-Threipland 1926 T. W. Shaw 1926 W. Rathbone 1926 Hugh Edwards 1926 E. C. T. Edwards 1926 C. E. Pitman 1927 E. C. T. Edwards 1927 W. Rathbone 1927 T. W. Shaw 1928 T. W. Shaw 1928 P. W. Murray-Threipland 1930 Hugh Edwards 1930 Lewis Clive 1931 Lewis Clive 1931 W. D. C. Erskine-Crum 1932 W. D. C. Erskine-Crum 1933 W. D. C. Erskine-Crum 1933 J. M. Couchman 1933 P. R. S. Bankes 1934 J. M. Couchman 1934 P. R. S. Bankes 1935 P. R. S. Bankes 1935 J. M. Couchman 1936 J. S. Lewes 1946 J. R. L. Carstairs 1948 R. A. Noel 1950 P. Gladstone 1952 P. Gladstone 1955 G. Sorrell 1957 G. Sorrell 1957 P. F. Barnard 1958 G. Sorrell 1958 F. D. M. Badcock 1958 D. C. R. Edwards 1959 D. C. R. Edwards 1959 J. R. H. Lander 1962 J. Y. Scarlett 1963 D. C. Spencer 1964 D. C. Spencer

YearName 1965 D. C. Spencer 1970 J. K. G. Dart 1970 S. E. Wilmer 1971 K. Bolshaw 1971 S. D. Nevin 1971 C. R. W. Parish 1971 M. T. Eastman + 1972 K. Bolshaw 1972 P. D. E. M. Moncreiffe 1973 R. G. A. Westlake 1973 David Sawyier 1974 S. D. Nevin 1974 David Sawyier 1975 A. G. H. Baird 1975 J. E. Hutchings 1976 K. C. Brown 1976 A. G. H. Baird 1981 R. P. Emerton 1985 C. L. Richmond 1986 A. S. Green + 1987 Hugh M. Pelham 1988 Hugh M. Pelham 1988 Jonny Searle 1989 Jonny Searle 1990 Jonny Searle 1992 Elizabeth Chick + 1994 Elizabeth Chick + 2001 Robin Bourne-Taylor 2001 Jeremy C. Moncrieff + 2002 Robin Bourne-Taylor 2003 David Livingston 2003 Robin Bourne-Taylor 2004 David Livingston 2005 Robin Bourne-Taylor 2006 Jamie Schroeder 2008 Ben Smith 2008 Will England 2009 Benjamin Harrison 2010 Tyler Winklevoss 2010 Cameron Winklevoss 2012 Hanno Wienhausen 2012 Alexander Davidson 2013 Geordie Macleod 2013 Alexander Davidson 2013 Sam O'Connor 2014 Tom Swartz 2014 Sam O'Connor 2015 Sam O'Connor 2016 James White 2016 Nik Hazell 2017 William Warr 2017 Oliver Cook 2018 Claas Mertens 2018 Will Cahill 2018 Benedict Aldous 2019 Benedict Aldous 2022 Barnabé Delarze

Women YearName 2017 Harriet Austin 2018 Sara Kushma 2019 Anna Murgatroyd

Men (Kellogg College) YearName 2005 Joseph von Maltzahn 2008 Toby Medaris 2008 Charlie Cole 2009 Ante Kušurin 2010 Simon Gawlick 2013 Paul Bennett 2016 Leo Carrington 2021 Martin Barakso

Key + = coxswain

Alumni Notable Rowers Sir Albert Gladstone - British Rower, Olympic gold medalist in 1908 Harold Barker - British Rower, Olympic silver medalist in 1908 Lewis Clive - British Rower, Olympic gold medalist in 1932 Hugh Edwards - British Rower, Olympic gold medalist in 1932 Charles Grimes - American Rower, Olympic gold medalist in 1956 David Sawyier - American Rower, Olympian in 1972 Jonny Searle - British Rower, Olympic gold medalist in 1992 and bronze medalist in 1996 Robin Bourne-Taylor - British Rower, Olympian in 2004 and 2008 Jamie Schroeder - American Rower, Olympian in 2004 and 2008 Cameron Winklevoss - American Rower, Olympian in 2008 Tyler Winklevoss - American Rower, Olympian in 2008 Barnabé Delarze - Swiss Rower, Olympian in 2016 and 2020 Oliver Cook - British Rower, Olympian in 2020

See also University rowing (UK) Oxford University Boat Club Christ Church, Oxford Rowing on the River Thames

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