Brasenose College Boat Club

The World’s Oldest Collegiate Boat Club 

Historic

Brasenose has been rowing on the Isis river, in Oxford, since 1815. This makes us, along with Jesus College, the oldest collegiate boat club in the world! We have been successful throughout our proud history, winning the Summer Eights Headship 24 times.

Inclusive

The club is open to any member of Brasenose College and has a dedicated novice programme, so anyone can give rowing a go! Whatever your level of commitment or athletic ability, there is a place in the boat club for you.

Welcome

Emily Tench

President 2017/18

Emily Tench - President

Welcome to Brasenose Boat Club!

I’m very honoured to be the President of the oldest collegiate boat club in the world and am proud to be a part of such a fun and welcoming student organisation.

When I joined Brasenose in 2015, I wasn’t sure whether to take up rowing or not. I had rowed previously but was considering trying out a new sport instead. However the enthusiasm of the rowing captains convinced me that it would be a great way to meet fellow students and also have a lot of fun.

Fast forward two years and I can definitely say that I’ve had an incredible amount of fun.

Rowing has really been a highlight of my time at Oxford and I am very grateful to the boat club committees, past and present, for making the club such a success.

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  • A great term for both our novices and seniors! Christmas "bulking" season now before we return for training camp in Nottingham in early January . . . . . Credits: Photo taken by New College student Aleksandra Majak @alekks.m many thanks!! 🍻
  • WALLINGFORD HEAD Successes for both crews racing at the weekend, particularly with M1 beating a number of close Torpids rivals! The greatest success was perhaps @india.duke , our novice cox, making it safely and smoothly round the S-bends with W1 🎉 impressive stuff after just 6 weeks coxing!
  • CHRIST CHURCH REGATTA 2018 A good year again for the Brasenose novices with WA making finals day after some highly impressive technical rowing. Unfortunately they came up against eventual winners Wadham but it was a close race - very positive signs moving into Hilary. MA reached the Friday before losing to a strong GTC crew. The week had started perfectly with a half length win against boathouse rivals Exeter MA and some fast times are expected in next week's 2k test! WB entered with a strange mix of Wadham rowers, Brasenose novices, and Brasenose seniors. As expected, they won their race but sadly as a friendly crew could not progress. They did get to wear some quite "fetching" kit though... Finally, MB lost twice to A crews but came very close both times, showing some very impressive depth to the men's squad!
  • Catching the sun... not the water
  • Thanks to @oandcclub for hosting drinks for BNCBC alumni last night! 🍻
  • Shout out to our Vice President @julietteallen1 and newly joined fresher @katiexanderson for winning their division with OUWBC at Upper Thames Autumn Head and being the fastest 4+ of the entire event. Congrats also to Andrew Linden who raced with OULBC Good luck to them and to @tobydemendonca who are racing tomorrow at Four’s Head tomorrow. Watch this space #fourshead #fourshead2018 #rowing #aviron #bncbc #oulbc #ouwbc #oubc #darkblue #zoom
  • Godstow Saturday mornings 💯💯💯
  • *FRESHERS* Great to meet the HCR today, we can’t wait to get you all involved☀️ JCR freshers, come see us tomorrow at the fresher’s fair!! #throwback to Christchurch regatta last year - this could be you in just 8 weeks! #freshersweek @brasenosejcr

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