Rowing at University in Cambridge

The college and University Clubs

There are approximately thirty colleges in Cambridge, each of which has its own boat club. In addition to this, there exists a body called the Cambridge University Combined Boat Club (CUCBC). This consists of the university clubs: CUBC (heavyweight men), CULRC (lightweight men) and CUWBC (women). This body is mainly responsible for managing college rowing on the Cam and running any university races, such as the Lent and May bumps. The University fields two heavyweight men's, two heavyweight women's, two lightweight men's and one lightweight women's crews. They all start with large squads at the beginning of the Michaelmas term, and slowly whittle down to the final crews over the course of a rigorous selection procedure, involving a great deal of seat racing and ergo testing. For all the crews the only race that matters is that against Oxford. This is the climax of 6 months hard training, and so the pressure and need to win is immense.

For more information see the following external sites

• Cambridge University Boat Club
• Cambridge University Lightweight Boat Club
• Cambridge University Women's Boat Club