St. Catharine's College Boat Club (Cambridge)

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St. Catharine's College Boat Club (or Catz for short) is the rowing club for members of St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. In the Lent Bumps, the men's 1st VIII resided largely near the boundary of the 1st and 2nd divisions, but spent a few years in the top-10, reaching as high as 6th in the 1930s and in 1968 - and currently resides in 12th. In the May Bumps, St. Catharine's spent most of the time before the 1940s in the 2nd division, but rose to 4th in 1947 and 1961, with the 2nd VIII reaching the 1st division in 1963. It's interesting to note that in 1967, the 2nd VIII actually managed to bump the 1st VIII on the 2nd day, but the 1st VIII bumped back the following day. Since then, the 1st VIII have spent most of the time in the middle to lower-half of the 1st division. Between 1998 and 2004, the men's 1st VIII were bumped only once and rose to 2nd position, partially helped by having a large number of oarsmen trialling for University crews, but St. Catharine's have never yet taken a headship. The 1st women's VIII first raced in 1980, and in the Lent Bumps have spent most of the time since 1990 in the 1st division, rising as high as 6th in 1997. In the May Bumps, St. Catharine's 1st women's IV rose quickly to 3rd in 1989. When the races were reorganised following the change to eight-oared boats, the 1st women's VIII were placed in 8th. In 2002, they managed to get to 7th, the highest they've yet managed in eight-oared boats in the May Bumps, but the following 3 years have seen St. Catharine's fall to the top of the 2nd division.