Collingwood College Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's emblem
MottoAime le meilleur
LocationCollingwood College Boat House, Durham [1]
Coordinates54°46′34″N 1°33′46″W / 54.77611°N 1.56278°W / 54.77611; -1.56278 (Collingwood College Boat Club)
Home waterRiver Wear
Founded1981; 43 years ago (1981)[2]
AffiliationsBritish Rowing, Collingwood College, Durham University
Websitecollingwood.rowing.org.uk

Collingwood College Boat Club (CCBC) is the rowing club of Collingwood College, part of Durham University. CCBC was formed in 1981 and is housed in the Collingwood College boathouse on the River Wear.

Collingwood is widely held as the most successful college rowing club at Durham University, with last year's (2021) highest ever placing at HORR of 101st, the highest placing of all Durham College crews, and two out of the four Durham University team boats. In the 2017/18 season they were the 3rd most successful university boat club in the country.

The club is led by an executive committee elected by the boat club members. The current president for 23/24 is Tom Bates, the Women's Captain 23/24 is Kasia Macklow-Smith and the Men's Captain 23/24 is Will Hartshorn.

Racing

CCBC competes in many races and regattas both in the North East and the rest of the United Kingdom, winning the college Victor Ludorum at Hexham Regatta 4 years in a row (2012-2016) and at Durham Regatta 3 years in a row (2018-2022). Below are some of the events CCBC has competed in over the last few years:

International events

National events

Regional events

  • Bradford Sprint Regatta
  • Chester-le-Street Regatta
  • Durham Autumn Small Boats Head
  • Durham City Regatta
  • Durham Long Distance Sculls
  • Durham Small Boats Head
  • Hexham Regatta
  • North East Indoor Rowing Championships
  • Tees Small Boats Head
  • Tyne Head of the River
  • Tyne United New Years Head
  • Tyne United Small Boats Head
  • Wansbeck Regatta
  • York Small Boats Head
  • York Spring Regatta
  • York Summer Regatta

College events

  • Admirals Regatta
  • Butler Head
  • Hayward Cup (Stockton)
  • Mildert Head
  • Novice Cup & Head
  • Senate Cup & Head

Henley Royal Regatta

CCBC has raced at Henley Royal Regatta four times.

Event Year Round Crew
The Visitors' Challenge Cup 2015 Round 1 N. Connell, J. Ballinger, E. Ninham, A. Wilson
The Prince Albert Challenge Cup 2006 Round 1 H. Lester, R. Dimock, C. Carey, J. Watkins, O. Harvey
The Temple Challenge Cup 2005 Round 1 R. Fisher, R. Dimock, J. Strang, N. Scott, G. Lindop, S. Cooper, C. Carey, S. Doody, K. Smith
The Britannia Challenge Cup 2000 Round 2 R. Collings, E. Killick, S. Wood, R. Robson, K. Paget

Henley Women's Regatta

Event Year Round Crew
The Frank V Harry Cup 2019 Round 1 A. Hindmarsh, M. Halpin, L. Newbould, I. Webb, R. Carty

Head of the River Races

CCBC regularly enters several crews into The Head of the River Race and Women's Head of the River Race. The highest placed finishes are recorded below.

Event Crew Year Place Time Crew
The Head of the River Race 1st VIII 2022 101st 19:42.90 G. Senthilnathan, W. Harshorn, A. Waring, J. Bird, S. Young, B. Meehan, B. Williams, A. Loveday, T. Osrin
The Head of the River Race 1st VIII 2015 131st 19:28.00 D. Yu, N. Connell, S. Jamieson, C. Stayton, R. Barton, B. Balmforth, J. Ballinger, A. Wilson, E. Ninham
The Head of the River Race 2nd VIII 2018 213th 20:50.50 R. Carty, E. Cazzoli, J. Chouard, R. Barton, T. Honeywell, A. Galbraith, F. Wojtan, N. Ayers, J. Emery
The Head of the River Race 2nd VIII 2001 308th 20:39.27
The Head of the River Race 3rd VIII 2022 270th 23:26.90 H. Maxwell, A. Trott, A. Osborne, K. Peirbody, D. Lehmann, C. Scott, J. Hircock, J. Baxter, D. Ridges
The Head of the River Race 4th VIII 2023 T. Roose, J. Jacouris, D. Ridges, J Peggie, O. Taylor, W. Hurst, S. Bilacz, O. Coote, H. Stevens
Women's Head of the River Race 1st VIII 2003 103rd 23:16.22
Women's Head of the River Race 1st VIII 2010 139th 21:17.67 E. Cox, E. Mollett, J. Flack, H. Horton, O. Mercer, E. Brewer, S. Norden, J. Guderley, R. Upstill-Goddard
Women's Head of the River Race 2nd VIII 2022 251st 26:11.50 J. Barton, S. Rollason, J. Adam, K. Macklow-Smith, G. Murphy, K. Tan, E. Bennett, H. Mottram, N. Barry

See also

References

  1. ^ "River_wear.PNG (1024x768 pixels)". Archived from the original on 28 July 2012.
  2. ^ "About – Collingwood College Boat Club".

External links

Durham University Rowing
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