Keble College Boat Club

College Boat Clubs of the University of Oxford
Keble College Boat Club

The club's boathouse (right) and blade colours
                    
Established c. 1870
Head of the River – Men Eights Week
1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977[1]
Location Isis
51°44′19.3″N 1°14′47.0″W / 51.738694°N 1.246389°W / 51.738694; -1.246389
Godstow
51°45′53.1″N 1°16′52.8″W / 51.764750°N 1.281333°W / 51.764750; -1.281333
Senior Member Mr Roger Boden[2]
Men's Captain Sven Jaeschke[3]
Women's Captain Melissa Hinkley[3]
Captain of Coxes Michael Hobley[3]
Keble College Boat Club

Keble College Boat Club (KCBC) is the rowing club of Keble College, in Oxford, United Kingdom.[4] The boat club is based in its boathouse on the Isis, which is shared with Jesus College. Most of the year is spent training at the boat club’s second facility at the Godstow stretch to the North.

History

For a college where rugby is the dominant sport, Keble has enjoyed comparative success on the river. It has held the headship of Summer Eights on seven occasions, most recently in 1977. Both the men's and women's 1st VIII crews have consistently raced in the top division of Summer Eights. The men's first boat is third on the river as of 2016, meaning 2017 is a crucial year for headship pursuit. The women's boat has climbed to sixth position on the river, the highest point a women's Keble crew has ever occupied. The second and third boats are also active and successful, often achieving blades in lower divisions.

The college has a strong representation at university level, with eight Keblites occupying boat race crews in the 2016 Cancer Research UK Boat Race crews. Olympic gold medallist Ed Coode rowed for the college 1st VIII during his time at Keble in the late 1990s.

Keble M1 at Summer Eights 2005

Training, equipment, and fleet

KCBC is sponsored by Neptune Investment Management, providing funds for new boats and other equipment of a regular basis. In addition to the water training, the boat club uses the college gym and its own erg room[5]

Coaching

Several coaches are looking after both senior boats and novice rowers. Currently the coaching team consists of: John Redos, 2014 Isis (Men’s Coach), Callum Arnold (Men’s lower boats, and novices). Morgan Baynham-Williams, 2016 OUWBC (Women's coach).

Fleet

Men's Boats Women's Boats
Empacher Son of Neptune Filippi Queen Neptune
Filippi Neptune Filippi Lady Neptune
Aylings Respect Stämpfli Scandalous
Vespoli Peter Bowley Janousek Maureen Buckley

There are also a number of fours, pairs, doubles, and singles available to students, who routinely train and enter fours and small boats into regattas in Michaelmas term.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dudhia, Anu, Keble Men’s First Eight, retrieved 20 August 2016
  2. ↑ Oxford University Rowing Clubs (OURCs), Club Index, retrieved 20 August 2016
  3. 1 2 3 Keble College Boat Club, Committee, retrieved 20 August 2016
  4. ↑ Keble College Boat Club, Main, retrieved 20 August 2016
  5. ↑ Keble College Boat Club, Facilities, retrieved 20 August 2016

External links

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