Fitzwilliam College Boat Club
CUCBC | |
Website | www |
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Notable members | |
Sarah Winckless |
Fitzwilliam College Boat Club is the
The women's 1st VIII held a position in the top-half of the 1st division briefly in the 1980s, but fell from 6th to 39th position when the May Bumps were re-organised in 1990, with the introduction of coxed-eights. Between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, the women fell 20 places in the Lent Bumps. The 1st Men won blades in Lent Bumps 2006. In the May Bumps 2011, the Women's 1st VIII won blades. In 2006 1st Novice Men Won the Fairbairns Cup Novice Division. The club repeated this victory in the Novice Division race in 2007 and again in 2009. In 2014, the 2nd Novice Men won the Clare Novices Plate whilst the 1st Novice Men won Emma Sprints. In the Lent Bumps 2015, the 1st Men won superblades, bumping five crews in four days and finishing in the top division. May Bumps 2022 marked a particularly successful campaign for the club, with the 1st Men winning blades and the 1st Women bumping three times finishing 8th on the river, the highest position of Fitz women ever.
The Boat Club is supported by an active dedicated society, The Billygoats, whose membership is open to all who have rowed for Fitzwilliam College Boat Club. The Billygoats, often affectionately referred to as the 'Billyguts' after the typical shape of middle-aged former oarsmen, organises social events at the May Bumps and Henley Royal Regatta as well as raising funds to support the Boat Club.
Honours
Henley Royal Regatta
Year | Winning crew |
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1970 | Visitors' Challenge Cup |
References
- ISBN 0-9538475-1-9