Oriel College Boat Club
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 Boathouse shared with Lincoln and The Queen's | |||||||||||||
| Location | Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxford | ||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 51°44′36″N 1°14′57″W / 51.7432°N 1.2493°WCoordinates: 51°44′36″N 1°14′57″W / 51.7432°N 1.2493°W | ||||||||||||
| Home water | The Isis | ||||||||||||
| Founded | pre-1828 | ||||||||||||
| Head of the River Torpids Headship |
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| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||
| Affiliations | British Rowing (boat code ORO) Clare BC (Sister college) | ||||||||||||
| Website | orielrowing | ||||||||||||
Oriel College Boat Club (OCBC) is the rowing club of Oriel College, Oxford.[2] Rowing at Oriel is carried out from the college's own boat-house across Christ Church Meadow, on Boat House Island. Oriel has a reputation for its success in rowing, in particular the two intercollegiate bumps races, Torpids and Eights Week.[3]
Racing[]
The club is one of the most successful Oxford college boat clubs. As of 2020, Oriel holds 37 Torpids Headships, the most of any college and 33 Summer Eights Headships.[citation needed]
From 1972 to 1998 Oriel's Mens First Boat was undefeated in Torpids, the longest run of any college by far.[citation needed] In 2006 Oriel claimed the first ever double headship in Torpids, rowing over as Head of the River in both the men's and women's first divisions. In 2018 Oriel repeated this victory with their second double headship. It is the only college to possess a double headship in Torpids.[4]
The women's and men's second boats have long been in "fixed divisions" in the bumps charts and, as such, are guaranteed a place in racing each year. The college usually fields third boats (and sometimes more) for the bumps events.[citation needed] More extensive information on the results of Torpids and Eights can be found here: Oxford Bumps Charts
In addition to the Oxford-based races, Oriel crews compete in external events including the Fairbairn Cup, the Head of the River Race, the Women's Eights Head of the River Race, the Henley Boat Races and many regional and national events.[citation needed]
In 2016 the men's first boat won the men's eights collegiate event at the Fairbairn Cup, it won again in 2017 and won the entire event in 2018.[5]
Colours and Emblems[]
The general emblem of the Oriel College Boat Club is the three ostrich feathers, an example of Oriel College's use of the Prince of Wales's feathers. In recent years this has been augmented by the addition of crossed-oars below the feathers.[citation needed] The first boats row under the emblem of the Tortoise Club, detailed below, a tradition established from when OCBC would race at external regattas as The Tortoise Club.[citation needed] The boat club's colours are the same as the College's: two white stripes on navy.[citation needed]
Oriel Rowing Jackets[]
Until 2009 the wearing of Boat Club Jackets (ivory with navy blue piping and cuff rings, bearing the three ostrich feather emblem on the left breast) was limited to the 1st and 2nd Summer VIII's and Torpids and the Oriel College Boat Club Committee. At that time cuff ring designations were: Three rings for 1st Summer VIII and 1st Torpid; two rings for Boat Club Committee; one ring for 2nd Summer VIII 2nd Torpid. These now obsolete designations can still be seen at the Walters of Oxford website.[6]
Changes brought about in the Oriel Blazer Act of 2009 to become more inclusive of lower-boats' alumni (3rd, 4th, and sometimes 5th VIII's as well as boat coxswains) reformed the cuff ring designations as follows: Three rings for 1st Summer VIII; two rings for 1st Torpid and those awarded Tortoise membership at the Tortoise Council's discretion; one ring for general boat club members (no specific distinction for committee members exists today).[citation needed]
Cultural Presence[]
In Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes, Oriel's win in the 1842 Head of the River Race, with Oriel bumping Trinity, was re-written as Tom's college, "St Ambrose" taking first place and "Oriel" in second place.[7]
Oriel College, in particular the Boat Club Captains' rooms, as well as Oriel memorabilia and references are also present in Oxford Blues (1984) and True Blue (1991).[citation needed]
Oriel Regatta[]
During the 7th week in Trinity Term, OCBC hosts the annual Oriel Regatta; events in this competition are Mixed Eights and Crewdate Eights. Mixed Eights are crews from a single college that must contain at least four womens rowers. For Crewdate Eights one enters as a group of four rowers with or without a coxswain and are then matched up with another group, where possible creating a mixed college and mixed gender crew. The final two crews have a crewdate paid for them by the Regatta. It is a fun event with which to end the years collegiate racing schedule. The course runs upstream from the Longbridges Boathouse to past the end of boathouses on Christ Church Island and races are conducted in knock-out format.[citation needed]
Alumni[]
The Tortoise Club[]
The purpose of the Tortoise Club is two-fold: the recognition and celebration of outstanding Oriel rowing; and the financial support of the OCBC.[citation needed] Membership is by election: proposal by the Men's Captain of Boats, Women's Captain of Boats and the President of the Tortoise Club. Election is by the approval of the Tortoise Council.[citation needed]
Members must be Orielenses (excepting Honorary members) who have represented OCBC with excellence. Members of the men's and women's 1st Summer VIII and 1st Torpid are judged to have fulfilled these criteria but still must be approved by the Tortoise Council. All other potential members are at the Council's discretion.[citation needed]
The unique emblem of the Tortoise Club is the tortoise badge.[8] The College of Arms' narrative should not be misunderstood to imply the use of the Tortoise emblem by the general Oriel College Boat Club membership or members of the Oriel Society – these have their own appropriate emblematic devices.[citation needed]
The Blessed Virgins Club[]
The Blessed Virgins Club was the female counterpart of the Tortoise Club. As of 2016, the women of Oriel College Boat Club are inducted into the Tortoise Club on the same terms as men and the Blessed Virgins Club is defunct. At the creation of the Oriel College Women's Boat Club in 1986,[9] Oriel's female rowers in the 1st VIII and 1st Torpid became members of The Blessed Virgins Club, in like fashion and styling as their male counterparts in the Tortoise Club. The respective unique emblem of The Blessed Virgins was a pair of (angelic) wings. The choice of "Blessed Virgins" is a play on the official name of the college, that being 'The House of Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford'.[10]
Noteworthy rowers[]
- Anthony Purssell – British rower, Olympian in 1948
- Chris Mahoney – British rower, Olympian in 1980 and 1984; President of the OUBC in 1981.
- Daniel Lyons – American rower, World Champion in 1986; Olympian in 1988
- Terence Dillon – British Rower, Olympian in 1988 and 1992.
- Michael Wherley – American rower, three times World Champion, 1997, 1998 and 1999; Olympian in 2000 and 2004; won the 2008 Boat Race (as the oldest rower in the history of the event); and was inducted into the US National Rowing Hall of Fame in 2014.
- George Bridgewater – New Zealand rower, Olympian in 2004 and Bronze medallist in the pair at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Peter Hackworth – British coxswain, cox of the 2002 Blue Boat
- Sjoerd Hamburger – Dutch rower, Olympian in 2008 and 2012
- Chris Mahoney – British rower, Olympic silver medallist in 1980
- Lucas McGee – American rower, USRowing Men's National Team coach
- Malcolm Howard – Canadian rower, Olympic Gold medallist in 2008 and Silver medalist in 2012; 2014 OUBC President
- Pete Reed – British rower, Olympic gold medalist in 2008, 2012 and 2016
Captains of Boats[]
| Year | Men's Captain of Boats | Women's Captain of Boats |
| 1861 | R.Roberts (1861), G. Cardale (1861) | |
| 1862 | G.F. Lamb | |
| 1863 | G.C. Alexander | |
| 1864 | Incomplete records | |
| 1865 | T. Bird | |
| 1866 | E.F. Henley | |
| 1867 | E.H. Sankey | |
| 1868 | A. Gaye | |
| 1869 | A. Phillimore | |
| 1870 | W. Horn | |
| 1871-72 | F.L. Claughton (Oct 71- Oct 72) | |
| 1873 | H. Freeth (Oct 72- Oct 73) | |
| 1874-75 | J.S. Sinclair (Jan 74 - May 75) | |
| 1876 | J.H. Bainbridge (Oct 75- Oct 76) | |
| 1877-78 | R.J. Martin (Oct 76- Oct 78) | |
| 1879 | W.P. Macdonald (Oct 78- Oct 79) | |
| 1880 | C.G. Thomas (Oct 79- Dec 80) | |
| 1881-2 | E.A. Parry (Jan 81- Oct 82) | |
| 1883 | R. St. J. Ainslie (Oct 82- Oct 83) | |
| 1884 | P.M. Walters (Oct 83- Dec 84) | |
| 1885 | A.H. Bartlett (Dec 1884- Dec 1885) | |
| 1886 | E.Anson (Jan 1886- June 1886) | |
| 1887-88 | J.G. Radcliffe (Oct 1886- June 1888) | |
| 1889 | H.E. Robeson | |
| 1890 | G.D. Pepys | |
| 1891 | W.G. Dickins | |
| 1892 | J. F. W. Galbraith (Oct 1891- March 1892),
C.A. Surtees (Apr 1892- June 1892) |
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| 1893 | E.H. Fellowes (Oct 1892- June 1893),
A.E. O'Flaherty (Oct 1893- Dec 1893) |
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| 1894 | C.C. Marshall | |
| 1895 | E.L. Henderson | |
| 1896 | A.S. Carey | |
| 1897 | J.S. Darling | |
| 1898 | J.S. Darling | |
| 1899 | C.S. Carey | |
| 1900 | T.B. Etherington-Smith | |
| 1901 | T.B. Etherington-Smith | |
| 1902 | Incomplete records | |
| 1903 | Incomplete records | |
| 1904 | Incomplete records | |
| 1905 | Incomplete records | |
| 1906 | C.H. Budd | |
| 1907 | J.O. Hughes | |
| 1908 | H.L. Harvey | |
| 1909 | C.F.J. North | |
| 1910 | J.H. May | |
| 1911 | M.P.G. Leanard | |
| 1912 | H.L. Guillebaud | |
| 1913 | C.H. Kinnisen | |
| 1914 | J.K. Watkins | |
| 1915-18 | Disruption due to War | |
| 1919 | S.B. Sinclair | |
| 1920 | S.A. Rissik | |
| 1921 | H.F.B. Iles | |
| 1922 | J.D. Brown | |
| 1923 | E.L.V. Waddilove | |
| 1924 | C.R. Oldham | |
| 1925 | H.C. Warner | |
| 1926 | E.C.S. Reid | |
| 1927 | D.A. Foster | |
| 1928 | E.F. D'Arms | |
| 1929 | D.M.H. Evans | |
| 1930 | T.I. Smith | |
| 1931 | T.I. Smith | |
| 1932 | J.C.Cunningham | |
| 1933 | C.S. Reid | |
| 1934 | E. Starling | |
| 1935 | E.G.H. Moddy | |
| 1936 | A.F. Martin | |
| 1937 | G.C. Pepys | |
| 1938 | A.B. Hodgson | |
| 1939 | A.G.C. Whalley | |
| 1940 | M.J. Knottenbelt | |
| 1941 | K.A.T. Pinnock | |
| 1942 | D.J.M. Wright | |
| 1943 | N.C. Hughes-Jones | |
| 1944 | R.T.T. Warwick | |
| 1945 | R.G. Wall | |
| 1946 | R.G. Wall | |
| 1947 | C.J. Grimwade | |
| 1948 | J.R. Smith | |
| 1949 | G.C.Fisk | |
| 1950 | A.M. Duncan | |
| 1951 | J.M. Wallis | |
| 1952 | J.P. Ross (1951-52),
S.R. Duff (autumn), F.R. Hall (summer) |
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| 1953 | E.A. Ffocks | |
| 1954 | G.R.R Treasure | |
| 1955 | F.M. Ferris | |
| 1956 | L.G.D. Baker | |
| 1957 | E. Glover | |
| 1958 | M.E.J. Garnett | |
| 1959 | A.T. Clothier | |
| 1960 | E.P. Smith (autumn),
M.J. Underhill |
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| 1961 | R.J. Lee | |
| 1962 | M.H. Griffiths | |
| 1963 | D.S. Darbyshire | |
| 1964 | R.C. Nicholson | |
| 1965 | M.R.F.Taylor | |
| 1966 | J.R. Close-Brooks | |
| 1967 | C.M. Chant | |
| 1968 | N.P.W. Park | |
| 1969 | M.J.T. Chamberlayne (1968-9),
V.L. Sankey (1969) |
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| 1970 | M. Richmond-Coggan | |
| 1971 | J.M.L. Scott (1970-71),
P.J.S. Grove (1971) |
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| 1972 | A.P. Howkins | |
| 1973 | A.G. Bompas | |
| 1974 | C.M. Reilly | |
| 1975 | P.S.T. Wright | |
| 1976 | D.H. Pearson | |
| 1977 | A.K.C. Wood | |
| 1978 | R.W. Crump | |
| 1979 | P.J.O Monk | |
| 1980 | P.J.O Monk | |
| 1981 | D.Todd | |
| 1982 | A.A. Monk | |
| 1983 | A.A. Monk | |
| 1984 | J. Durant | |
| 1985 | V.J. Warner | |
| 1986 | G.N. Austin | Emma Crawford Collins |
| 1987 | A.D. Ward | Incomplete records |
| 1988 | A.P. McNally | Incomplete records |
| 1989 | J.J. Whitting | Incomplete records |
| 1990 | P.P. Swaddling | Emily Exton |
| 1991 | N.O. Stevenson | Pippa McGowan |
| 1992 | J.P. Hodges | Rachel Johnson/Emma Derry |
| 1993 | F.G.J. Brown | Penny Freston |
| 1994 | A.M. Shaw | Emma Brown |
| 1995 | B.D. Mays | Nicola Willey |
| 1996 | A.P. Dunton | Sophie Arber |
| 1997 | F.F.A. Lepetit | Emma Jeffcoat |
| 1998 | W.E. Breeze | Suzie Fuller |
| 1999 | A.L. Coppell | Kathleen Donnelly |
| 2000 | J.C. Hubback | Wendy Armstrong |
| 2001 | R.J. Todd | Emily Mitchell |
| 2002 | P.G. Randall | Anna Warren |
| 2003 | L.T.D Finch | Katy Willings |
| 2004 | A.J. Robbie | Elizabeth Shaw |
| 2005 | T.J. Akin | Charlie Rushton |
| 2006 | O.M.H. Williams | Simon Ho |
| 2007 | T.D. Barker | Sarah Kiefer (nee Coates) |
| 2008 | D.R. Woods | Hannah Seddon |
| 2009 | P.G. Clausen-Thue (MT, HT),
M. R. Price (TT) |
Becky Hueting |
| 2010 | J. C. Wadsworth | Cecilia Mckenzie (nee Savundra) |
| 2011 | S. C. Peet | Anna Oestmann |
| 2012 | B. R. Mansfield | Bridget Fryer |
| 2013 | Max Lau | Zara Milne |
| 2014 | Calum Pontin | Alice Carter |
| 2015 | Callum Arnold | Emily Burdett |
| 2016 | Stevan Boljevic | Morgan Baynham-Williams |
| 2017 | Henry Shalders | Ed Carroll |
| 2018 | Robert Boswall | Lara Bonney |
| 2019 | Alex Deak | Eddie Shields |
| 2020 | Zachary Zaijcek | Katarina Culverwell |
| 2021 | Henry Hawkins | Sarah Wisialowski |
Honours[]
Henley Royal Regatta[]
| Year | Races won |
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| 1913 | Thames Challenge Cup |
| 1938 | Visitors' Challenge Cup |
Summer Eights[]
| Year | Results |
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| 1842 | Men's Headship |
| 1933 | Men's Headship |
| 1934 | Men's Headship |
| 1935 | Men's Headship |
| 1936 | Men's Headship |
| 1966 | Men's Headship |
| 1976 | Men's Headship |
| 1978 | Men's Headship |
| 1979 | Men's Headship |
| 1980 | Men's Headship |
| 1981 | Men's Headship |
| 1982 | Men's Headship |
| 1983 | Men's Headship |
| 1984 | Men's Headship |
| 1987 | Men's Headship |
| 1988 | Men's Headship |
| 1989 | Men's Headship |
| 1992 | Men's Headship |
| 1993 | Men's Headship |
| 1994 | Men's Headship |
| 1996 | Men's Headship |
| 1997 | Men's Headship |
| 1998 | Men's Headship |
| 1999 | Men's Headship |
| 2000 | Men's Headship |
| 2001 | Men's Headship |
| 2002 | Men's Headship |
| 2011 | Men's Headship |
| 2012 | Men's Headship |
| 2014 | Men's Headship |
| 2015 | Men's Headship |
| 2016 | Men's Headship |
| 2019 | Men's Headship |
Torpids[]
| Year | Results |
|---|---|
| 1838 | Men's Headship |
| 1844 | Men's Headship |
| 1972 | Men's Headship |
| 1973 | Men's Headship |
| 1974 | Men's Headship |
| 1975 | Men's Headship |
| 1976 | Men's Headship |
| 1978 | Men's Headship |
| 1979 | Men's Headship |
| 1980 | Men's Headship |
| 1981 | Men's Headship |
| 1982 | Men's Headship |
| 1983 | Men's Headship |
| 1984 | Men's Headship |
| 1985 | Men's Headship |
| 1986 | Men's Headship |
| 1987 | Men's Headship |
| 1988 | Men's Headship; Men's Second Torpid finished third on the river |
| 1989 | Men's Headship |
| 1990 | Men's Headship |
| 1992 | Men's Headship |
| 1993 | Men's Headship |
| 1994 | Men's Headship |
| 1995 | Men's Headship |
| 1996 | Men's Headship |
| 1997 | Men's Headship |
| 1998 | Men's Headship |
| 2001 | Men's Headship |
| 2003 | Men's Headship |
| 2004 | Men's Headship |
| 2005 | Men's Headship |
| 2006 | Men's and Women's Headship |
| 2017 | Women's Headship |
| 2018 | Men's and Women's Headship |
| 2019 | Men's Headship |
See also[]
- University rowing (UK)
- Oxford University Boat Club
- Rowing on the River Thames
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Dudhia, Anu, Oriel Crews, retrieved 15 Dec 2020
- ^ "Sport". Oriel College.
- ^ "Oriel stay a-Head of river". The Oxford Student. 30 November 1999. Archived from the original on January 12, 2007. Retrieved 30 September 2006.
- ^ "Oriel Crews Take Torpids Double Headship". Oriel College. 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
- ^ "Fairbarin Cup Results – Jesus College Boat Club (Cambridge)". Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Rowing Blazers of Oxford Colleges". Walters of Oxford. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Rannie, David, Oriel College (1900) — published by F. E. Robinson & Co. London (Part of the University of Oxford College Histories series) pp.1, 5–10, 102, 105, 108–110, 241 and 235.
- ^ "The Blessed Virgins Club". Oriel College Women's Boat Club. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ "A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford". British History Online (Victoria County History). Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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