Christ's College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Christ's College, Cambridge. It inhabits the oldest wooden framed boathouse on the river, the nearest to Jesus Lock.

Christ's has taken women's headship once during the 2015 Lent Bumps and the men's headship once during the 1833 Bumps.

History The men's 1st VIII, having started the Lent Bumps near the bottom of the table, quickly moved up. They had reached the 1st division by 1897, where they remained until 1972. Since the 1980s, the 1st VIII has remained largely in the middle or lower half of the 1st division. In the May Bumps, Christ's started in the 1st division, but dropped away into the 2nd by the mid-1890s. It had recovered a few years later, and largely remained in the 1st division until 1974. Since then, the 1st VIII has spent most of its time in the lower half of the 1st division, occasionally rising into the top-10.Durack, John; Gilbert, George; Marks, Dr. John (2000). The Bumps: An Account of the Cambridge University Bumping Races 1827-1999

Christ's men are yet to take a headship in the Lent or May Bumps (but were head of the river for the previous combined bumps events in 1833), although the 1st VIII have been as high as 4th in the May Bumps and 2nd in the Lent Bumps. On the final day of the 1996 Lent Bumps, Christ's, starting from 2nd position, managed to get overlap (i.e. their bows beyond the stern of the crew they were chasing) on the head crew, Downing, but failed to make contact, and were eventually bumped themselves by at the Railway Bridge.

In 1926 the club won the Colquhoun Sculls, following the success of T. E. Letchworth.

The women's boat first raced in 1980, and has largely remained in the top-half of the 2nd division or bottom-half of the 1st division, but has risen to Head of the River in the Lent Bumps and as high as 3rd in the May Bumps. Christ's 1st women became Head of the River on the 3rd day of Lent bumps in 2015 and rowed over on the last day. To celebrate, a boat (acquired from Lady Margaret Boat Club) was burnt in Third Court of the college grounds. Between 2007 and 2010, the Christ's 1st women bumped 26 times in 32 races without themselves being bumped, including bumping on 17 consecutive days of racing.

Honours Henley Royal Regatta

YearRaces won 1853 Silver Goblets 1906 Thames Challenge Cup 1907 Thames Challenge Cup 1927 Visitors' Challenge Cup 1933 Visitors' Challenge Cup 1963 Visitors' Challenge Cup

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 1842 J. Royds 1845 W. S. Lockhart 1868 W. H. Lowe 1869 F. J. Young 1870 W. H. Lowe 1871 W. H. Lowe 1872 M. Robinson 1881 C. W. Moore 1882 C. W. Moore 1883 C. W. Moore 1884 C. W. Moore 1920 A. F. W Dixon 1920 E. T. Johnstone

YearName 1946 M. S. Allman-Ward 1947 W. A. D. Windham 1948 E. A. P. Bircher 1949 E. A. P. Bircher 1949 T. R. Ashton (cox) 1950 E. A. P. Bircher 1951 W. A. D. Windham 1957 J. A. Pitchford 1958 J. A. Pitchford 1964 M. Muir-Smith 1984 P. M. Hobson (cox) 1999 Kieran West 2001 Kieran West

Women's boat race YearName 2018 Tricia Smith 2019 Tricia Smith 2019 Pippa Whittaker 2025 Katy Hempson

See also Cambridge University Combined Boat Club Christ's College, Cambridge

References

External links Cambridge University Combined Boat Club Christ's College Boat Club