# Trinity College 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.
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.

## History

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". 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"; because members of the boat club were known to be uproarious, riotous and generally interested in having a good time while they studied.
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.
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.
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.

## Results

* Men's Summer Eights Headship: 1861–64, 1938, 1939, 1946–49
* Men's Summer Eights Spoons: 2016
* Henley Royal Regatta Stewards' Challenge Cup: 1949
* Henley Royal Regatta Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup : 1923
* Henley Royal Regatta Ladies' Challenge Plate : 1923
* Henley Royal Regatta Thames Challenge Cup : 1894, 1898
* Henley Royal Regatta Wyfold Challenge Cup : 1896, 1928
* Henley Royal Regatta Visitors' Challenge Cup : 1895, 1897,

## Equipment
### Fleet

* 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

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

| 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 |