The Club's Results

Fairbairn Cup

Time comparison

All the Fairbairn Cup results in our archive are listed in time order. Note that for most events the conditions (weather and stream) affect results significantly so it is only for interest.

The crews from Mich Term 2014 are shaded - locate 1st A men's VIII (Senior VIIIs)

  1. BPBC 1st men's IV, 2023 (Invitational IVs): 12:34   5th
  2. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 12:45.14   Race cancelled. Time may be work of fiction.
  3. BPBC 1st men's IV, 2022 (Unknown category): 12:49   16th, 5th invitational IV
  4. 1st men's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 13:23   7th of 44 men's VIIIs
  5. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 13:32   13th of 44 men's VIIIs
  6. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2001 (Senior VIIIs): 13:38   4th overall, beating Boar's Head, Gonville and 1st and 3rd
  7. 1st women's IV, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 13:46   2nd, 4th overall Women's IV
  8. 1st men's VIII, 2001 (Senior VIIIs): 13:46   3rd equal college VIII
  9. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:04   1st
  10. 1st men's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 14:04.36   1st
  11. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:08.12   2nd Fastest Invitational Men's VIII
  12. 1st men's VIII, 2009 (Senior VIIIs): 14:09.88   2nd Cam college, 8th overall
  13. 1st men's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 14:10.34   1st
  14. 1st men's VIII, 1997 (Senior VIIIs): 14:15   1st overall
  15. 1st men's VIII, 2012 (Senior VIIIs): 14:16.5   6th in College VIIIs
  16. 1st men's VIII, 2010 (Senior VIIIs): 14:23   
  17. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:24   Race cancelled. Time may be work of fiction.
  18. 1st men's VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 14:32   Fastest Men's VIII
  19. 1st men's VIII, 2006 (Senior VIIIs): 14:37.4   5th College VIII
  20. 1st men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 14:37.5   5th Cambridge College, 11th overall
  21. 1st men's VIII, 1998 (Senior VIIIs): 14:42.54   5th of 52 men's VIIIs, 4th college VIII
  22. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2001 (Lower VIIIs): 14:43   22nd overall, beating all college 2nd VIIIs
  23. BPBC 1st women's IV, 2023 (Invitational IVs): 14:44   3rd
  24. 1st men's VIII, 2004 (Senior VIIIs): 14:44   7th College VIII, 10th overall
  25. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2008 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:44.12   1st Invitational crew - 9th overall
  26. 1st men's novice VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 14:52   35th of 44 mens VIIIs
  27. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:53   2nd Invitational VIII (10th overall)
  28. 2nd men's VIII, 2012 (Senior VIIIs): 14:53.7   3rd in College 2nd VIIIs, 19th Overall
  29. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2002 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:56   1st (apparently), no hang on; 2nd (maybe)
  30. 1st men's VIII, micklethwaite for carver, blackburn for glass, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 14:57   3rd of 35 men's VIIIs
  31. 2nd men's VIII, 2009 (Senior VIIIs): 14:59.02   Fastest 2nd VIII
  32. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:59.22   13th, 1st invitational VIII
  33. 1st men's VIII, 2018 (Senior VIIIs): 15:01   8th, 6th Cambridge College, 12th overall
  34. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:01   2nd invitational VIII, 11th overall
  35. 1st men's VIII, 2005 (Senior VIIIs): 15:01   3rd College VIII, 5th Overall
  36. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:03   4th overall, Winners of Invitation VIIIs
  37. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:05   Fastest 2nd VIII, 15th overall
  38. 1st men's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 15:06   10th in College VIIIs
  39. 2nd men's VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 15:06   Winners of Lower VIIIs; 17th of 57 men's VIIIs
  40. 2nd men's VIII, 2001 (Lower VIIIs): 15:07   25th of 35 men's Cambridge college VIIIs, 6th of 10 2nd VIIIs
  41. 1st A men's VIII, 2014 (Senior VIIIs): 15:08.5   11th in Category (+1:02.7)
  42. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:10   1st of 8 Invitational VIII's, 6th overall
  43. 1st men's VIII, 2022 (Senior VIIIs): 15:13   6th in Category
  44. 2nd men's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 15:13.85   18th overall, 12th college VIII, 1st Second VIII
  45. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:14   2nd invitational crew; 24th Senior VIII overall
  46. 1st men's VIII, 2002 (Senior VIIIs): 15:20   7th; 5th college VIII
  47. 1st men's VIII, 2003 (Senior VIIIs): 15:21   8th overall, 3rd college VIII
  48. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:25   Race cancelled. Time may be work of fiction.
  49. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:25.6   
  50. 2nd men's VIII, 2010 (Lower VIIIs): 15:26   
  51. 1st men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 15:26.2   20th, 11th Cambridge college M1
  52. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2021 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:27.9   5th
  53. 2nd men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 15:28.2   2nd M2
  54. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:32.89   Misleading
  55. 2nd men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 15:33.7   13th College VIII
  56. 1st men's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 15:37   15th
  57. 1st men's VIII, 2021 (Senior VIIIs): 15:39.7   14th
  58. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 15:48   40th of 44 men's VIIIs
  59. Gents VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 15:48   32nd of 57 men's VIIIs
  60. 1st men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 15:48.1   15th College VIII
  61. 1st women's VIII, 2009 (Senior VIIIs): 15:52.12   1st college senior VIII
  62. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2015 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:53.7   Does it really matter?
  63. 2nd men's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 15:56   2nd 2nd eight, 33rd overall
  64. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:56   32nd, top invitational 2nd VIII
  65. 2nd men's VIII, 2002 (Lower VIIIs): 15:58   21st; 2nd of 9 college 2nd VIIIs
  66. 2nd men's VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 16:00.6   31st of 52 men's VIIIs; 5th fastest end VIII
  67. 2nd men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 16:01.3   4th 2nd VIII (23rd College VIII)
  68. 2nd men's VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 16:06.1   3rd in Category (+0:39.6)
  69. 2nd men's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 16:06.28   3rd second VIII
  70. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2019 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:08   6th Fastest Men's Invitational VIII
  71. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:10   24th overall
  72. 2nd men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 16:10.2   31st, 2nd Cambridge college M2
  73. 1st men's novice VIII rowing as 3rd men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 16:11.6   Fastest 3rd VIII (24th College VIII)
  74. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:14   8th invitational crew; 41st overall
  75. 2nd men's VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 16:14   25th overall, Winners of Lower VIIIs
  76. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:18   1st invitational 3rd VIII, 29th overall
  77. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:20.36   40th, 1st invitational second VIII
  78. 2nd men's VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:21   28th, 7th M2
  79. 1st men's novice VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 16:21.3   Fastest "M3"
  80. 1st men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 16:22   20th, 13th Cambridge College M1
  81. 3rd men's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 16:23   41st, 1st third VIII
  82. 1st women's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 16:23   18th of 31 women's VIIIs
  83. 1st men's novice VIII, officially the 2nd men's VIII, 2004 (Lower VIIIs): 16:24   5th College 2nd VIII, 31st overall
  84. 2nd men's VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 16:25   24th fastest Men's VIII
  85. 1st women's VIII, 2010 (Senior VIIIs): 16:27   
  86. 2nd men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 16:27   4th of 9 Second VIIIs, 20th of 37 College VIIIs
  87. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:28   
  88. 1st men's VIII, 1966 (Senior VIIIs): 16:28   11th
  89. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:29.9   10th invitational VIII (37th overall)
  90. 2nd men's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 16:35   4th M2
  91. BPBC 2nd Mixed VIII, 2021 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:39.3   2nd
  92. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:41.3   
  93. Gents VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 16:41.38   39th of 52 men's VIIIs
  94. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2017 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:42   
  95. 1st women's VIII, 2006 (Senior VIIIs): 16:42.5   2nd College VIII
  96. 2nd men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 16:45.1   30th
  97. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:46   2nd fastest women's VIII
  98. 1st men's novice VIII, Peacock subbing for Stein, 2001 (Lower VIIIs): 16:46   32nd of 35 men's Cambridge college VIIIs
  99. 2nd men's VIII, 2022 (Lower VIIIs): 16:53   7th College M2
  100. 3rd men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 16:55.1   38th
  101. 1st women's VIII, 2001 (Senior VIIIs): 16:56   21st of 32 women's VIIIs
  102. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57   50th
  103. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2013 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57.8   38th of 52 Men's VIIIs
  104. 3rd men's VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 16:58   46th of 57 men's VIIIs
  105. 1st men's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:59   31st, 1st M3 (time only)
  106. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:59.8   
  107. 1st women's VIII, 2004 (Senior VIIIs): 17:01   5th College VIII, 7th overall
  108. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:02.8   
  109. 1st women's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 17:07.63   5th
  110. 3rd men's VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 17:08.23   44th of 52 men's VIIIs; 2nd fastest 3rd VIII
  111. 2nd men's novice VIII rowing as 4th men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 17:09.5   Only 4th VIII (30th College VIII)
  112. 1st women's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 17:09.8   2nd college crew, 4th overall
  113. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:15   2nd invitational VIII, 9th overall
  114. 3rd men's VIII, Gradish VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 17:15   34th overall, 4th of 11 Lower VIIIs
  115. 3rd men's VIII, ad interim M3, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 17:15.4   1st
  116. 3rd men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 17:18   2nd of 3 Third VIIIs, 30th of 37 College VIIIs, beat the girls ;)
  117. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:18.7   7th overall, 2nd in Invitational
  118. 1st men's novice VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 17:19.55   47th of 52 men's VIIIs
  119. 5th men's VIII, 2015 (Lower VIIIs): 17:23   1st M3 or lower, 49th overall
  120. 1st women's VIII, 2012 (Senior VIIIs): 17:23   8th in College VIIIs
  121. 1st women's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 17:23.95   5th
  122. 4th men's VIII, 2015 (Lower VIIIs): 17:27.1   2nd M3 or lower, 50th overall
  123. 3rd men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 17:28.6   38th, 2nd fastest M3
  124. 1st men's novice VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 17:29   2nd M3
  125. 2nd men's VIII, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 17:32   18th
  126. 3rd men's VIII, NM1/NM2 Composite, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 17:36.23   
  127. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:37   10th of 14 Invitational VIII's, 44th of 51 Men's VIII's
  128. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2008 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:37.85   13th in Invitational VIIIs, 51st Overall
  129. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:38.4   
  130. 3rd men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 17:39.4   52nd
  131. 1st men's novice VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 17:40   29th Fastest Men's VIII
  132. 1st women's VIII, 1998 (Senior VIIIs): 17:43.45   12th of 32 women's VIIIs
  133. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:44   35th, 1st M4
  134. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 17:44.3   Beat Jesus NM1
  135. 1st men's novice VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 17:48   53rd of 57 men's VIIIs
  136. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:48.68   15th, 2nd invitational VIII
  137. 1st women's VIII, 2005 (Senior VIIIs): 17:51   3rd of 23 college 1st VIIIs
  138. 1st women's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 17:52   8th in College VIIIs
  139. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:52.4   4th Invitational VIII (16th overall)
  140. 1st women's VIII, 2022 (Senior VIIIs): 17:56   12th in Category
  141. 2nd men's VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 17:56   32nd of 35 men's VIIIs
  142. 1st women's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 18:01   12th
  143. 3rd men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 18:07.3   
  144. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2016 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:07.8   14th, 3rd invitational W1
  145. BPBC 2nd women's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:08   25th out of 37 women's VIIIs
  146. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2013 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:13.8   16th of 28 women's VIIIs
  147. 1st women's VIII, 2014 (Senior VIIIs): 18:15   8th in Category (+1:12.5)
  148. 4th men's VIII, Gent's VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 18:19   40th men's VIII
  149. 1st women's VIII, 2002 (Senior VIIIs): 18:21   10th of 18 college 1st VIIIs
  150. 1st women's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 18:25   10th of 21 women's VIIIs
  151. M4 – Novice-Senior boat, Mixed NM2 NM3 NM4 and senior boat with a Novice Homerton CBC rower, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 18:28   1st M4; 31st overall
  152. 2nd women's VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 18:32.1   2nd in Category (+0:23.1)
  153. Women's novice VIII A, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 18:43   Best ever performance by 1st and 3rd women's novices in Fairbairns!
  154. 4th men's VIII, NM2's first senior race, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 18:46.39   59th, 1st Fourth VIII
  155. 1st women's novice VIII rowing as 2nd Women's VIII, 2009 (Lower VIIIs): 18:49.99   
  156. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:53   Won Invitation VIIIs
  157. 4th men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 19:01   Only 4th VIII, 37th of 37 College VIIIs
  158. 2nd women's VIII, 2004 (Lower VIIIs): 19:05   4th 2nd VIII, 31st overall
  159. 1st women's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 19:14.5   27th, 17th Cambridge college W1
  160. 2nd women's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 19:18.55   4th second VIII
  161. 3rd men's VIII, 2009 (Lower VIIIs): 19:19   54th
  162. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 19:32   4th of 6 Invitational VIII's, 23rd of 34 Women's VIIIs
  163. 4th men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 19:35.9   55th
  164. 2nd women's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 19:41.18   30th, 3rd fastest 2nd VIII
  165. 3rd men's VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 19:43   35th of 35 men's VIIIs
  166. 1st women's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 19:48.6   28th
  167. 2nd women's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 19:53.5   5th 2nd VIII (25th College VIII)
  168. 1st women's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 19:54   27th, 25th Cambridge College
  169. 3rd women's VIII, (aka NW1), 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 20:12   1st in category (3rd VIII), 32nd overall
  170. 1st women's novice VIII rowing as 3rd women's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 20:17.7   Only 3rd VIII (27th College VIII)
  171. 2nd women's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 20:32   23rd in College VIIIs
  172. 1st women's novice VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 20:42   10th W2
  173. 1st women's novice VIII, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 20:43.6   12th
  174. 2nd women's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 21:09   4th of 8 Second VIIIs, 26th of 31 College VIIIs
  175. 2nd women's VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 23:36.33   31st of 32 women's VIIIs; 5th fastest 2nd VIII

Crews with no recorded time