Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in 1829.
The prime constitutional aim of OUBC is to beat Cambridge University Boat Club in the annual University Boat Race and Lightweight Boat Races on the River Thames. OUBC's Openweight Men's squad currently trail Cambridge in the series by 86 races to 81, with 1 dead heat in The Boat Race 1877, while the Openweight Women's squad trail Cambridge by 45 races to 30. The Lightweight Men's squad trail Cambridge by 29 races to 19, and the Lightweight Women's squad trail Cambridge by 22 races to 17.
The reserve crews are called Isis (Openweight Men), Osiris (Openweight Women), Nephthys (Lightweight Men) and Tethys (Lightweight Women).
OUBC was one of five clubs which retained the right until 2012 to appoint representatives to the Council of British Rowing. The others were Leander Club, London Rowing Club, Thames Rowing Club and Cambridge University Boat Club.
Facilities OUBC's boat house on the Isis (as the Thames is known at Oxford) burnt down in 1999 and much archival material, including photographs, was lost. OUBC now rows from its new purpose-built boat house in Wallingford, south of Oxford, following a successful fundraising appeal from 2004 to 2007. The boathouse was designed following a limited competition by Tuke Manton Architects LLP.Tuke Manton Architects. Accessed 2010-09-02 The club has the use of the Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake in south Oxfordshire for training purposes, along with the GB Rowing squad and University College Oxford Boat Club.
Honours British champions +YearWinning crew/s 1983 Men 8+ 1995 Men 2+ (Isis) 1996 Men 2+ 1997 Men 4x 1998 Men 4x (Isis) 2001 Men 4-, Men 8+ (with Isis) 2011 Open lightweight 2x (Isis) 2016 Open 4- (Isis) Key = 2, 4, 8 (crew size), x (sculls), - (coxless), + (coxed)
Henley Royal Regatta +YearRaces won 1843 Grand Challenge Cup 1844 Stewards' Challenge Cup 1845 Stewards' Challenge Cup 1846 Stewards' Challenge Cup 1847 Grand Challenge Cup 1848 Grand Challenge Cup 1850 Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup, Silver Goblets 1851 Grand Challenge Cup 1852 Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup 1853 Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup 1888 Silver Goblets 1890 Silver Goblets 1892 Silver Goblets 1893 Silver Goblets 1965 Thames Challenge Cup (Isis) 1968 Ladies' Challenge Plate (Cherwell) 1973 Britannia Challenge Cup (Isis) 1981 Grand Challenge Cup 1989 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis) 1995 Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis) 1997 Stewards' Challenge Cup 1998 Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis) 2004 Visitors' Challenge Cup 2005 Stewards' Challenge Cup 2006 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup 2009 Visitors' Challenge Cup (Isis)
See also List of Oxford University Boat Race crews Rowing on the River Thames University rowing (UK)
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