The Queen's College Boat Club

College Boat Clubs of the University of Oxford
The Queen's College Boat Club

Boathouse (right) and the club rowing blade
                   
Established 1827
Head of the River – Men Eights 1833, 1837, 1957
Location The Isis 51°44′35″N 1°14′58″W / 51.743114°N 1.249395°W / 51.743114; -1.249395Coordinates: 51°44′35″N 1°14′58″W / 51.743114°N 1.249395°W / 51.743114; -1.249395
Sister college Pembroke College, Cambridge
Senior Member Dr. Martin Edwards
Men's Captain Alexander Smith
Women's Captain Hannah Reynolds
Captain of Coxes Jordan Docking
www.queensrowing.co.uk

The Queen's College Boat Club (abbreviated QCBC) is the rowing club for members of The Queen's College, Oxford. It is one of the oldest boat clubs in the world, being founded in 1827.

History

In 1837, the Club represented Oxford in the third Boat Race against Lady Margaret Boat Club, representing Cambridge, and won. This event, held on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, is credited with leading to support from the town for the establishment of the Henley Royal Regatta.

The club was last Head of the River in Eights in 1957, and in Torpids in 1958.

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