The first official record of the boat club’s existence appears in 1837 when the club was officially constituted. The Wadham 1st Eight competed in the first ever race of the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1839, and narrowly lost to Trinity College, Cambridge. This defeat would be avenged in the next decade when, in 1849, Wadham raced Trinity, Cambridge and Oriel College in the Ladies' Challenge Plate and the Grand Challenge Cup on successive days. Wadham won both races with Trinity as the runner up and Oriel in a distant third.[1] It is from this defeat of Trinity that Wadham claimed its traditional right to wear Cambridge Blue as its boating colors, and to this day the 1st Eight Blazers and Ties continue this tradition.[2]
By 1897 Wadham College had emulated the example of the rest of the colleges and invested in a permanent Wadham Barge to serve as a rowing base on the Isis.[3] A new boathouse was built in 1989, and is now shared with St. Anne's and St. Hugh's colleges.
The year 1974 saw the first admission of women to the College, and in 1975 a women’s team was official created. The first year of the women’s club was extraordinarily successful, and the women dominated the university by winning the Christ Church Regatta and the Lady Margaret Hall Regatta. In 1976 a women’s division was added to the Summer Eights schedule, and following a random draw which placed the Wadham women at 3rd on the river they immediately bumped up to second and first on successive days, and then rowed over on the Friday and Saturday to claim the first Women’s Head of the River.[4]
Recent form
The Wadham men training on the Godstow Stretch
In recent years the Women of Wadham have achieved great successes in and out of Oxford rowing. Within college rowing the women won the Eights headship in 2014 after bumping St John's College, and also gained the Torpids headship in 2015. W2 remains the highest second boat on the river, and currently enjoys a strong position in Division III alongside other colleges' first boats. External successes include W1 racing at Women's Henley in 2014, and a number of other external races where W1 has raced and defeated university first boats.
Membership
Wadham Rowers compete in the 'Alpe du Dark Lane'
Membership in the boat club is open to all students and staff of Wadham College and Harris Manchester College.
The boat club has a dedicated ergometer room in Wadham College with 8 concept2ergometers and 2 RowPerfect indoor rowers.
Training locations
The bulk of novice and lower boat water training occurs on the Isis out of Wadham's boathouse. The Senior squads typically train with their top two boats on the Godstow stretch of the Thames near the Trout Inn.
Social life
Wadham M1 at the Boat Club Dinner
Wadham rowers enjoy a varied and exciting social life within the club.
^Wells, J (1898). Wadham College: College History, (London).
^. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
^Sherriff, C. (2003). The Oxford College Barges, (London).
^. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wadham College Boat Club news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wadham College Boat Club WCBC is the rowing club of Wadham College Oxford in Oxford United Kingdom The club s members are students and staff from Wadham College and Harris Manchester College Founded some time before 1837 Wadham has had success both within Oxford and externally in regattas such as Henley Royal Regatta Wadham College Boat Club Wadham College boathouse right building shared with St Hugh s amp St Anne s and the rowing bladeCoordinates51 44 19 3 N 1 14 47 0 W 51 738694 N 1 246389 W 51 738694 1 246389 Coordinates 51 44 19 3 N 1 14 47 0 W 51 738694 N 1 246389 W 51 738694 1 246389Home waterIsisFoundedc 1837Key peopleIsabelle Legge President Nova Bish Women s Captain UniversityUniversity of OxfordColours AffiliationsBritish Rowing boat code WAD Christ s College BC Sister college Websitewww wbr wadhamcollegebc wbr co wbr ukThe boat club is based in its boathouse on the Isis which is shared with St Anne s College Boat Club and St Hugh s College Boat Club Contents 1 History 1 1 Recent form 2 Membership 3 Equipment 3 1 Fleet 3 2 Ergometer room 3 3 Training locations 4 Social life 5 Notable Wadham rowers 6 Honours 6 1 Henley Royal Regatta 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe first official record of the boat club s existence appears in 1837 when the club was officially constituted The Wadham 1st Eight competed in the first ever race of the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta in 1839 and narrowly lost to Trinity College Cambridge This defeat would be avenged in the next decade when in 1849 Wadham raced Trinity Cambridge and Oriel College in the Ladies Challenge Plate and the Grand Challenge Cup on successive days Wadham won both races with Trinity as the runner up and Oriel in a distant third 1 It is from this defeat of Trinity that Wadham claimed its traditional right to wear Cambridge Blue as its boating colors and to this day the 1st Eight Blazers and Ties continue this tradition 2 By 1897 Wadham College had emulated the example of the rest of the colleges and invested in a permanent Wadham Barge to serve as a rowing base on the Isis 3 A new boathouse was built in 1989 and is now shared with St Anne s and St Hugh s colleges The year 1974 saw the first admission of women to the College and in 1975 a women s team was official created The first year of the women s club was extraordinarily successful and the women dominated the university by winning the Christ Church Regatta and the Lady Margaret Hall Regatta In 1976 a women s division was added to the Summer Eights schedule and following a random draw which placed the Wadham women at 3rd on the river they immediately bumped up to second and first on successive days and then rowed over on the Friday and Saturday to claim the first Women s Head of the River 4 Recent form Edit The Wadham men training on the Godstow Stretch In recent years the Women of Wadham have achieved great successes in and out of Oxford rowing Within college rowing the women won the Eights headship in 2014 after bumping St John s College and also gained the Torpids headship in 2015 W2 remains the highest second boat on the river and currently enjoys a strong position in Division III alongside other colleges first boats External successes include W1 racing at Women s Henley in 2014 and a number of other external races where W1 has raced and defeated university first boats Membership Edit Wadham Rowers compete in the Alpe du Dark Lane Membership in the boat club is open to all students and staff of Wadham College and Harris Manchester College Equipment Edit The Wadham men at Bedford Regatta 2010 Fleet Edit Men s boats 2022 Filippi 8 Spirit of Niccolo 2018 Salani 8 Sir Ralph Walker 2016 Filippi 4 Paul Bowen 2014 Filippi 8 Kristanne Claire 1996 Janousek 8 Spirit of Nelson The Wadham women Summer Eights 2009 Women s boats 2022 Filippi 8 TBN 2018 Salani 8 Spirit of 76 2016 Filippi 4 Alpha Lau 2014 Filippi 8 Rod Andrews 1997 Janousek 8 Mary Margherita 1992 Janousek 8 Sir Claus Moser Small boats 2017 Falcon 1x Vere Ducker 2016 Falcon 1x Dorothy Pre 1994 Aylings 2x 2 John Fleming Pre 1994 Janousek 1x Harry Fawcett Pre 1994 Janousek 1x Ben Arber Team Ergs in the Erg Room Ergometer room Edit The boat club has a dedicated ergometer room in Wadham College with 8 concept2 ergometers and 2 RowPerfect indoor rowers Training locations Edit The bulk of novice and lower boat water training occurs on the Isis out of Wadham s boathouse The Senior squads typically train with their top two boats on the Godstow stretch of the Thames near the Trout Inn Social life Edit Wadham M1 at the Boat Club Dinner Wadham rowers enjoy a varied and exciting social life within the club Notable Wadham rowers EditOUBC 1st VIII OUBC 2nd VIII Isis OUWBC 1st VIII OUWBC 2nd VIII Osiris OULRC 1st VIII OULRC 2nd VIII Nepthys OUWLRC 1st VIIID Wauchope 1849 Bow G B Stewart 1986 Str F B A Cotterell 1977 2 A Kukla 1980 Bow D Boulter 1985 7 P M Banham 2000 5 C E Knape 1985 Str J T Thorley 1856 Str S Brown 1980 Cox L Girvin 1980 2 A J Booth 1986 7 T Hackler 2011 D C Mountain 1986 3 J T Thorley 1857 Str J Bond 1980 A R Edwards 1989 7 P M Banham 2001 4 D C Mountain 1987 7 President J T Thorley 1858 Str L M Cribb 1980 2 A L Roberts 1989 6 A J Roberts 2002 7 H M E Byrne 1990 3 H R Medlicote 1861 3 S B Herring 1981 Bow J C Goulden 1990 Cox A E Hammacher 2003 7 H M E Byrne 1991 7 W Robertson 1861 4 A L Wood 1987 Str C A Tuer 1991 7 A E Hammacher 2004 7 S Pannell 1995 Cox S O Bridsdale 1861 Cox M J Lawford 1988 Str K Thornton 1995 4 O J Lough 2007 Bow C Chadwick 1997 2 C R Carr 1862 7 A R Edwards 1990 5 P Coates 1999 7 O Dicks 2011 4 C Chadwick 1997 2 C R Carr 1863 7 S Waldron 2002 6 L J Ventress 2009 7 T Hackler 2012 5 Mr T J Ryder 2000 Cox W R A Lambert 1874 Cox S Waldron 2003 5 J van Campen 2010 5 N A J Thomas 2000 7 W St L Robertson 1886 3 S Waldron 2004 7 President N E R Beveridge 2006 3 T A Cook 1889 3 R J Pawley 2012 6 K M Taylor 2007 Str G C Drinkwater 1902 Bow M Badcott 2015 5 K M Taylor 2008 6 President G C Drinkwater 1903 7 M Badcott 2016 7 President A Robotham 2016 Bow R H Owen 1910 2 T S Swayze 1960 3 C P Berners Lee 1979 Cox Sue Brown 1981 Cox Sue Brown 1982 Cox G B Stewart 1987 Str G B Stewart 1988 6 Year Men s Captains Women s Captains2006 2007 Matt Bull Lucy Ventress2007 2008 Tom Raynor Steph Poulier2008 2009 Andrew Brown Mary Gallagher2009 2010 Paul Wikramaratna Gabriel Lambert2010 2011 John Owen Lauren Pringle Hannah Tickle and Hannah Nugent2011 2012 Russ Tucker Nora Spicer2012 2013 Niccolo Torrigiani Hannah Lewis2013 2014 Tom Johnes Steph Hall2014 2015 Joe Emsley Lia Orlando2015 2016 James Evry Joseph Reason2016 2017 James Evry June Jan Nicolas Basty Jan June Olivia Weatherhead2017 2018 Jacob Scorey Francesca Murphy2018 2019 Jackson Cooper Driver Kate Aston and Zara Shepherd Brierley2019 2020 Aidan Gallagher Jovana Pepic2020 2021 Morten Lindholt Pahus Charlotte Bogle2021 2022 Freddie zu Wied Alice Edwards and Jovana Pepic2022 2023 Nova BishHonours EditHenley Royal Regatta Edit Year Races won1849 Grand Challenge Cup Ladies Challenge Plate1908 Thames Challenge Cup1909 Thames Challenge CupReferences Edit Wells J 1898 Wadham College College History London Wadham At Henley Archived from the original on 18 July 2011 Retrieved 14 September 2010 Sherriff C 2003 The Oxford College Barges London The History of Wadham College Boat Club Archived from the original on 25 July 2010 Retrieved 14 September 2010 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wadham College Boat Club Wadham College Boat Club Oxford University Rowing Clubs A General History of Oxford College Rowing Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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