The club was established shortly after Regent's Park became a permanent private hall of the university in 1957 and currently owns two boats, one named "Regent's Shark", in which the men's team row, and a more-lightweight women's eight named 'Bond Girls.' The club competes in a number of inter-collegiate races in both the male and the female categories.
Regent's Park Men's VIII bump Magdalen's II VIII on the third day of Summer Eights 2019
The boat club has competed in most Torpids and Eights competitions throughout its history and occasionally puts out a boat for the Christ Church Regatta. In 2014, the women's novice boat that entered the Christ Church Regatta proceeded to win the overall competition – among the biggest achievements for any Regent's Park sports team in history. Both the men's and women's boat have won blades on a number of occasions[1] and in 1979 the boat club undertook a charity row from Oxford back to the college's origins in Regent's Park, London, which was filmed by the BBC for a special documentary.[2]
In 2005, a joint Regent's Park-LMH women's crew took part in the Oxford-Cambridge Channel Challenge, setting a new record for a women's crew rowing across the English Channel.[citation needed]
Between 2005 and 2010, the Men's VIII established a record of thirty-four consecutive starts in a bumps race without being bumped once itself. The Men's VIII has currently gone sixteen days of racing, or four years, without being bumped in the Summer Eights competition (as well as nine days in Torpids), the third-best record of crews currently on the water.[3]
Double blades (blades in Torpids and Eights in the same year) have been achieved three times in boat club history – by the Men's crews of 1979 and 2006, and the Women's crews of 2015 and 2016.[citation needed]
After a sustained period of success, both the Men's and Women's boats are in historically high positions: the Men are at their highest position since 1982 in Torpids and their highest ever position in Summer Eights, while the Women's winning of Trophy Blades in the 2019 Summer Eights propelled them to their highest position since 2000.[4]
Governanceedit
The club is governed by a committee of students, who are all elected in Trinity Term. The Executive Committee consists of a President, Treasurer, and the Men's and Women's Captains, along with the Senior Member.[citation needed]
Most of the club's funding comes from the JCR and from its sponsors.[citation needed]
Traditionsedit
Regent's Park Women's VIII in 2019
Members of the club who have rowed in at least one university race (and, usually, who have won trophy blades in that race) are entitled to wear the boat club blazer, especially at the college's annual Final Fling ball. Club members who have competed in at least one race (but not won trophy blades) are entitled to wear the boat club tie.[citation needed]
On the final day of each regatta, the Men's and Women's crews all down a small Smirnoff ice or non-alcoholic alternative.[citation needed]
Resultsedit
Summer Eights Blades (since 1980)edit
Men: 1986, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2006
Women: 1994, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2019
Torpids Blades (since 1980)edit
Men: 1991, 2006, 2012
Women: 2013, 2015, 2016
Referencesedit
^"'Oxford Bumps Chart' 1980–2012". University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
^"Regent's Park Rowing Club". Regent's Park College Junior Common Room. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
^"No. Consecutive Days Without Falling". eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^"Regent's Park Crews". eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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regent, park, college, boat, club, this, article, relies, excessively, references, primary, sources, please, improve, this, article, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, march, 2021, learn, when, remove,. This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources Regent s Park College Boat Club news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Regent s Park College Boat Club is the boat club of Regent s Park College Oxford a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford It is based in New College Boat House which it shares with New College Boat Club Regent s Park College Boat Club Regent s Boathouse right shared with New College and rowing blade coloursHome waterRiver Thames known in Oxford as the Isis Founded1969Key peopleEdwyn Wilson Verrall President UniversityUniversity of OxfordColours AffiliationsBritish Rowing boat code RPC Websiteregentsjcr wbr com wbr boatclubThe club was established shortly after Regent s Park became a permanent private hall of the university in 1957 and currently owns two boats one named Regent s Shark in which the men s team row and a more lightweight women s eight named Bond Girls The club competes in a number of inter collegiate races in both the male and the female categories Contents 1 History 2 Governance 3 Traditions 4 Results 4 1 Summer Eights Blades since 1980 4 2 Torpids Blades since 1980 5 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Regent s Park Men s VIII bump Magdalen s II VIII on the third day of Summer Eights 2019The boat club has competed in most Torpids and Eights competitions throughout its history and occasionally puts out a boat for the Christ Church Regatta In 2014 the women s novice boat that entered the Christ Church Regatta proceeded to win the overall competition among the biggest achievements for any Regent s Park sports team in history Both the men s and women s boat have won blades on a number of occasions 1 and in 1979 the boat club undertook a charity row from Oxford back to the college s origins in Regent s Park London which was filmed by the BBC for a special documentary 2 In 2005 a joint Regent s Park LMH women s crew took part in the Oxford Cambridge Channel Challenge setting a new record for a women s crew rowing across the English Channel citation needed Between 2005 and 2010 the Men s VIII established a record of thirty four consecutive starts in a bumps race without being bumped once itself The Men s VIII has currently gone sixteen days of racing or four years without being bumped in the Summer Eights competition as well as nine days in Torpids the third best record of crews currently on the water 3 Double blades blades in Torpids and Eights in the same year have been achieved three times in boat club history by the Men s crews of 1979 and 2006 and the Women s crews of 2015 and 2016 citation needed After a sustained period of success both the Men s and Women s boats are in historically high positions the Men are at their highest position since 1982 in Torpids and their highest ever position in Summer Eights while the Women s winning of Trophy Blades in the 2019 Summer Eights propelled them to their highest position since 2000 4 Governance editThe club is governed by a committee of students who are all elected in Trinity Term The Executive Committee consists of a President Treasurer and the Men s and Women s Captains along with the Senior Member citation needed Most of the club s funding comes from the JCR and from its sponsors citation needed Traditions edit nbsp Regent s Park Women s VIII in 2019Members of the club who have rowed in at least one university race and usually who have won trophy blades in that race are entitled to wear the boat club blazer especially at the college s annual Final Fling ball Club members who have competed in at least one race but not won trophy blades are entitled to wear the boat club tie citation needed On the final day of each regatta the Men s and Women s crews all down a small Smirnoff ice or non alcoholic alternative citation needed Results editSummer Eights Blades since 1980 edit Men 1986 1993 1994 1995 2000 2006 Women 1994 2007 2015 2016 2019Torpids Blades since 1980 edit Men 1991 2006 2012 Women 2013 2015 2016References edit Oxford Bumps Chart 1980 2012 University of Oxford Retrieved 15 November 2010 Regent s Park Rowing Club Regent s Park College Junior Common Room Archived from the original on 1 February 2013 Retrieved 2 January 2013 No Consecutive Days Without Falling eodg atm ox ac uk Retrieved 13 August 2019 Regent s Park Crews eodg atm ox ac uk Retrieved 13 August 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Regent 27s Park College Boat Club amp oldid 1159185879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
