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 2001 are shaded - locate 1st 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 men's VIII, 2001 (Senior VIIIs): 13:46   3rd equal college VIII
  8. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:04   1st
  9. 1st men's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 14:04.36   1st
  10. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:08.12   2nd Fastest Invitational Men's VIII
  11. 1st men's VIII, 2009 (Senior VIIIs): 14:09.88   2nd Cam college, 8th overall
  12. 1st men's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 14:10.34   1st
  13. 1st men's VIII, 1997 (Senior VIIIs): 14:15   1st overall
  14. 1st men's VIII, 2012 (Senior VIIIs): 14:16.5   6th in College VIIIs
  15. 1st men's VIII, 2024 (Senior VIIIs): 14:20   3rd college VIII
  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 1st men's VIII, 2024 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:23   11th Invit VIII
  49. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:25   Race cancelled. Time may be work of fiction.
  50. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:25.6   
  51. 2nd men's VIII, 2010 (Lower VIIIs): 15:26   
  52. 1st men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 15:26.2   20th, 11th Cambridge college M1
  53. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2021 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:27.9   5th
  54. 2nd men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 15:28.2   2nd M2
  55. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:32.89   Misleading
  56. 2nd men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 15:33.7   13th College VIII
  57. 1st men's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 15:37   15th
  58. 1st men's VIII, 2021 (Senior VIIIs): 15:39.7   14th
  59. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 15:48   40th of 44 men's VIIIs
  60. Gents VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 15:48   32nd of 57 men's VIIIs
  61. 1st men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 15:48.1   15th College VIII
  62. 1st women's VIII, 2009 (Senior VIIIs): 15:52.12   1st college senior VIII
  63. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2015 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:53.7   Does it really matter?
  64. 2nd men's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 15:56   2nd 2nd eight, 33rd overall
  65. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:56   32nd, top invitational 2nd VIII
  66. 2nd men's VIII, 2002 (Lower VIIIs): 15:58   21st; 2nd of 9 college 2nd VIIIs
  67. 2nd men's VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 16:00.6   31st of 52 men's VIIIs; 5th fastest end VIII
  68. 2nd men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 16:01.3   4th 2nd VIII (23rd College VIII)
  69. 2nd men's VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 16:06.1   3rd in Category (+0:39.6)
  70. 2nd men's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 16:06.28   3rd second VIII
  71. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2019 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:08   6th Fastest Men's Invitational VIII
  72. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:10   24th overall
  73. 2nd men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 16:10.2   31st, 2nd Cambridge college M2
  74. 1st men's novice VIII rowing as 3rd men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 16:11.6   Fastest 3rd VIII (24th College VIII)
  75. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:14   8th invitational crew; 41st overall
  76. 2nd men's VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 16:14   25th overall, Winners of Lower VIIIs
  77. 1st women's VIII, 2024 (Senior VIIIs): 16:16   6th Women's college VIII
  78. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:18   1st invitational 3rd VIII, 29th overall
  79. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:20.36   40th, 1st invitational second VIII
  80. 2nd men's VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:21   28th, 7th M2
  81. 1st men's novice VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 16:21.3   Fastest "M3"
  82. 1st men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 16:22   20th, 13th Cambridge College M1
  83. 3rd men's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 16:23   41st, 1st third VIII
  84. 1st women's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 16:23   18th of 31 women's VIIIs
  85. 1st men's novice VIII, officially the 2nd men's VIII, 2004 (Lower VIIIs): 16:24   5th College 2nd VIII, 31st overall
  86. 2nd men's VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 16:25   24th fastest Men's VIII
  87. 1st women's VIII, 2010 (Senior VIIIs): 16:27   
  88. 2nd men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 16:27   4th of 9 Second VIIIs, 20th of 37 College VIIIs
  89. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:28   
  90. 1st men's VIII, 1966 (Senior VIIIs): 16:28   11th
  91. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:29.9   10th invitational VIII (37th overall)
  92. 2nd men's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 16:35   4th M2
  93. BPBC 2nd Mixed VIII, 2021 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:39.3   2nd
  94. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:41.3   
  95. Gents VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 16:41.38   39th of 52 men's VIIIs
  96. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2017 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:42   
  97. 1st women's VIII, 2006 (Senior VIIIs): 16:42.5   2nd College VIII
  98. 2nd men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 16:45.1   30th
  99. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:46   2nd fastest women's VIII
  100. 1st men's novice VIII, Peacock subbing for Stein, 2001 (Lower VIIIs): 16:46   32nd of 35 men's Cambridge college VIIIs
  101. 2nd men's VIII, 2022 (Lower VIIIs): 16:53   7th College M2
  102. 3rd men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 16:55.1   38th
  103. 1st women's VIII, 2001 (Senior VIIIs): 16:56   21st of 32 women's VIIIs
  104. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57   50th
  105. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2013 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57.8   38th of 52 Men's VIIIs
  106. 3rd men's VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 16:58   46th of 57 men's VIIIs
  107. 1st men's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:59   31st, 1st M3 (time only)
  108. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:59.8   
  109. 1st women's VIII, 2004 (Senior VIIIs): 17:01   5th College VIII, 7th overall
  110. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:02.8   
  111. 1st men's novice VIII, 2024 (Lower VIIIs): 17:05   11th 2nd College VIII
  112. 1st women's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 17:07.63   5th
  113. 3rd men's VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 17:08.23   44th of 52 men's VIIIs; 2nd fastest 3rd VIII
  114. 2nd men's novice VIII rowing as 4th men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 17:09.5   Only 4th VIII (30th College VIII)
  115. 1st women's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 17:09.8   2nd college crew, 4th overall
  116. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:15   2nd invitational VIII, 9th overall
  117. 3rd men's VIII, Gradish VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 17:15   34th overall, 4th of 11 Lower VIIIs
  118. 3rd men's VIII, ad interim M3, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 17:15.4   1st
  119. 3rd men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 17:18   2nd of 3 Third VIIIs, 30th of 37 College VIIIs, beat the girls ;)
  120. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:18.7   7th overall, 2nd in Invitational
  121. 1st men's novice VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 17:19.55   47th of 52 men's VIIIs
  122. 5th men's VIII, 2015 (Lower VIIIs): 17:23   1st M3 or lower, 49th overall
  123. 1st women's VIII, 2012 (Senior VIIIs): 17:23   8th in College VIIIs
  124. 1st women's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 17:23.95   5th
  125. 4th men's VIII, 2015 (Lower VIIIs): 17:27.1   2nd M3 or lower, 50th overall
  126. 3rd men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 17:28.6   38th, 2nd fastest M3
  127. 1st men's novice VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 17:29   2nd M3
  128. 2nd men's VIII, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 17:32   18th
  129. 3rd men's VIII, NM1/NM2 Composite, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 17:36.23   
  130. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:37   10th of 14 Invitational VIII's, 44th of 51 Men's VIII's
  131. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2008 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:37.85   13th in Invitational VIIIs, 51st Overall
  132. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:38.4   
  133. 3rd men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 17:39.4   52nd
  134. 1st men's novice VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 17:40   29th Fastest Men's VIII
  135. 1st women's VIII, 1998 (Senior VIIIs): 17:43.45   12th of 32 women's VIIIs
  136. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:44   35th, 1st M4
  137. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 17:44.3   Beat Jesus NM1
  138. 1st men's novice VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 17:48   53rd of 57 men's VIIIs
  139. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:48.68   15th, 2nd invitational VIII
  140. 1st women's VIII, 2005 (Senior VIIIs): 17:51   3rd of 23 college 1st VIIIs
  141. 1st women's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 17:52   8th in College VIIIs
  142. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:52.4   4th Invitational VIII (16th overall)
  143. 1st women's VIII, 2022 (Senior VIIIs): 17:56   12th in Category
  144. 2nd men's VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 17:56   32nd of 35 men's VIIIs
  145. 1st women's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 18:01   12th
  146. 3rd men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 18:07.3   
  147. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2016 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:07.8   14th, 3rd invitational W1
  148. BPBC 2nd women's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:08   25th out of 37 women's VIIIs
  149. 1st women's novice VIII, 2024 (Lower VIIIs): 18:10   5th Women's College 2nd VIII
  150. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2013 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:13.8   16th of 28 women's VIIIs
  151. 1st women's VIII, 2014 (Senior VIIIs): 18:15   8th in Category (+1:12.5)
  152. 4th men's VIII, Gent's VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 18:19   40th men's VIII
  153. 1st women's VIII, 2002 (Senior VIIIs): 18:21   10th of 18 college 1st VIIIs
  154. 1st women's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 18:25   10th of 21 women's VIIIs
  155. 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
  156. 2nd women's VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 18:32.1   2nd in Category (+0:23.1)
  157. Women's novice VIII A, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 18:43   Best ever performance by 1st and 3rd women's novices in Fairbairns!
  158. 4th men's VIII, NM2's first senior race, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 18:46.39   59th, 1st Fourth VIII
  159. 1st women's novice VIII rowing as 2nd Women's VIII, 2009 (Lower VIIIs): 18:49.99   
  160. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:53   Won Invitation VIIIs
  161. 4th men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 19:01   Only 4th VIII, 37th of 37 College VIIIs
  162. 2nd women's VIII, 2004 (Lower VIIIs): 19:05   4th 2nd VIII, 31st overall
  163. 1st women's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 19:14.5   27th, 17th Cambridge college W1
  164. 2nd women's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 19:18.55   4th second VIII
  165. 3rd men's VIII, 2009 (Lower VIIIs): 19:19   54th
  166. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 19:32   4th of 6 Invitational VIII's, 23rd of 34 Women's VIIIs
  167. 4th men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 19:35.9   55th
  168. 2nd women's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 19:41.18   30th, 3rd fastest 2nd VIII
  169. 3rd men's VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 19:43   35th of 35 men's VIIIs
  170. 1st women's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 19:48.6   28th
  171. 2nd women's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 19:53.5   5th 2nd VIII (25th College VIII)
  172. 1st women's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 19:54   27th, 25th Cambridge College
  173. 3rd women's VIII, (aka NW1), 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 20:12   1st in category (3rd VIII), 32nd overall
  174. 1st women's novice VIII rowing as 3rd women's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 20:17.7   Only 3rd VIII (27th College VIII)
  175. 2nd women's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 20:32   23rd in College VIIIs
  176. 1st women's novice VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 20:42   10th W2
  177. 1st women's novice VIII, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 20:43.6   12th
  178. 2nd women's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 21:09   4th of 8 Second VIIIs, 26th of 31 College VIIIs
  179. 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