St Anne's College Boat Club (SABC) is a rowing club for members of St Anne's College, Oxford. It is based on the Isis at Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxford.

History St Anne's students have been rowing since at least the 1890s. The two earliest photographs held by the college, that of the Oxford Home-Students (the predecessor to St Anne's College) were both taken on the river. The history of SABC since then is a long path that traces the formation of St Anne's College, the acquisition of a fleet, the fundraising and construction of the Boathouse, and the rise of the first Eight's to reach 1st Division (women) and 2nd Division (men).College Archives, St Anne's College

St Anne's students made up many of the women who rowed in the early women's boat races which started in 1927. The first women's representative in the Boat Race was D. Morely, who rowed at the bow position in the pioneering inaugural race in 1927.

Originally the boat club was restricted to an allocated space within the St John's College boathouse. In 1985 new boathouse plans were submitted with the help of a major donation from Peter de Savary. The boathouse was subsequently built in 1989/90, on a plot next to many other University boathouses on Boathouse Island. Current president is Ben O'Donnell. The boathouse building is in three sections and shared with Wadham College Boat Club and St Hugh's Boat Club with St Annes's in the centre section.

In 2003, the club's first men's representative in the Boat Race was Matt Smith.

Honours Boat Race representatives The following rowers were part of the rowing club at the time of their participation in The Boat Race.

Men's boat race YearName 2003 Matt J. Smith 2006 Paul Daniels 2011 Ben Ellison

Women's boat race

YearName 1927 D. Morely 1929 Montgomery 1929 Cattle 1929 Fenning 1929 Hammond 1929 Francombe 1934 M. Morant 1934 M. C. Heathcote 1934 A. Ebrand 1934 L. M. Bristowe 1934 S. Aldwinckle 1934 L. Priestly 1934 K. L. Box

YearName 1936 E. Johnstone 1936 M. Beale 1936 B. George 1936 M. Lovegrove 1936 P. Dolby 1936 P. Walker 1936 L. Dillon 2019 Amelia Standing 2021 Amelia Standing 2022 Christine Cavallo 2022 Amelia Standing 2022 Joe Gellet (cox) 2023 Esther Austin

See also University rowing (UK) Oxford University Boat Club Rowing on the River Thames

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