St Catherine's College Boat Club (SCCBC) is the rowing club of St Catherine's College, Oxford. Established in 1875 originally as St. Catharine's Boat Club, the club takes part in Torpids and Summer Eights and is affiliated to the British Rowing and Oxford University Boat Club and is sometimes referred to as St Catz BC.[1]
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| Coordinates | 51°44′32″N 1°14′59″W / 51.742171°N 1.24961°W |
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| Home water | The Isis |
| Founded | 1875 |
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| University | University of Oxford |
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| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code SCO) Robinson College, Cambridge (Sister college) |
| Website | catzrowing |
History
editIn 1868, the University established a society for non-Collegiate students, members of which in 1874 founded St. Catharine's Club; from this sprang St. Catharine's Boat Club (SCBC) in 1875. In 1919, the Boat Club changed the spelling to St. Catherine. The Boat Club became the SCCBC. In Oxford, SCCBC first took part in Torpids and Summer Eights in 1876.[2]
Notable members
editThe club achieved its first Blue in 1967 and first women Blues in 1976. Crews have participated in regattas, starting with an entry for the Wyfold Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1883. International representation began with the Commonwealth Games in 1958, and since 1986 SCCBC men and women have filled places in national crews.
Matthew Pinsent was the first Olympic Gold associated with the club, winning at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Since then, British Olympic gold medallist Andrew Triggs Hodge, and silver medallist Colin Smith have rowed for the college.
Honours
editBoat Race representatives
editThe following rowers were part of the rowing club at the time of their participation in The Boat Race.[3][4]
Men's boat race
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Women's boat race
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| 2018 | Morgan McGovern |
References
edit- ↑ "St Catherine's College (Oxford) BC – Assistant and Novice Coaches". British Rowing. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Oxford Bumps Charts". Earth Observation Data Group. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "Crews & Results". Oxford University Boat Club. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ Dodd, Christopher (1983). The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race. Stanley Paul & Co Ltd. ISBN 0-948955-61-9.