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 2012 are shaded - locate BPBC 2nd men's VIII (Invitation 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, 2024 (Senior VIIIs): 14:20   3rd college VIII
  17. 1st men's VIII, 2010 (Senior VIIIs): 14:23   
  18. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:24   Race cancelled. Time may be work of fiction.
  19. 1st men's VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 14:32   Fastest Men's VIII
  20. 1st men's VIII, 2006 (Senior VIIIs): 14:37.4   5th College VIII
  21. 1st men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 14:37.5   5th Cambridge College, 11th overall
  22. 1st men's VIII, 1998 (Senior VIIIs): 14:42.54   5th of 52 men's VIIIs, 4th college VIII
  23. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2001 (Lower VIIIs): 14:43   22nd overall, beating all college 2nd VIIIs
  24. BPBC 1st women's IV, 2023 (Invitational IVs): 14:44   3rd
  25. 1st men's VIII, 2004 (Senior VIIIs): 14:44   7th College VIII, 10th overall
  26. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2008 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:44.12   1st Invitational crew - 9th overall
  27. 1st men's novice VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 14:52   35th of 44 mens VIIIs
  28. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:53   2nd Invitational VIII (10th overall)
  29. 2nd men's VIII, 2012 (Senior VIIIs): 14:53.7   3rd in College 2nd VIIIs, 19th Overall
  30. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2002 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:56   1st (apparently), no hang on; 2nd (maybe)
  31. 1st men's VIII, micklethwaite for carver, blackburn for glass, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 14:57   3rd of 35 men's VIIIs
  32. 2nd men's VIII, 2009 (Senior VIIIs): 14:59.02   Fastest 2nd VIII
  33. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 14:59.22   13th, 1st invitational VIII
  34. 1st men's VIII, 2018 (Senior VIIIs): 15:01   8th, 6th Cambridge College, 12th overall
  35. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:01   2nd invitational VIII, 11th overall
  36. 1st men's VIII, 2005 (Senior VIIIs): 15:01   3rd College VIII, 5th Overall
  37. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:03   4th overall, Winners of Invitation VIIIs
  38. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:05   Fastest 2nd VIII, 15th overall
  39. 1st men's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 15:06   10th in College VIIIs
  40. 2nd men's VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 15:06   Winners of Lower VIIIs; 17th of 57 men's VIIIs
  41. 2nd men's VIII, 2001 (Lower VIIIs): 15:07   25th of 35 men's Cambridge college VIIIs, 6th of 10 2nd VIIIs
  42. 1st A men's VIII, 2014 (Senior VIIIs): 15:08.5   11th in Category (+1:02.7)
  43. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:10   1st of 8 Invitational VIII's, 6th overall
  44. 1st men's VIII, 2022 (Senior VIIIs): 15:13   6th in Category
  45. 2nd men's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 15:13.85   18th overall, 12th college VIII, 1st Second VIII
  46. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:14   2nd invitational crew; 24th Senior VIII overall
  47. 1st men's VIII, 2002 (Senior VIIIs): 15:20   7th; 5th college VIII
  48. 1st men's VIII, 2003 (Senior VIIIs): 15:21   8th overall, 3rd college VIII
  49. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2024 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:23   11th Invit VIII
  50. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:25   Race cancelled. Time may be work of fiction.
  51. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:25.6   
  52. 2nd men's VIII, 2010 (Lower VIIIs): 15:26   
  53. 1st men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 15:26.2   20th, 11th Cambridge college M1
  54. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2021 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:27.9   5th
  55. 2nd men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 15:28.2   2nd M2
  56. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:32.89   Misleading
  57. 2nd men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 15:33.7   13th College VIII
  58. 1st men's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 15:37   15th
  59. 1st men's VIII, 2021 (Senior VIIIs): 15:39.7   14th
  60. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 15:48   40th of 44 men's VIIIs
  61. Gents VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 15:48   32nd of 57 men's VIIIs
  62. 1st men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 15:48.1   15th College VIII
  63. 1st women's VIII, 2009 (Senior VIIIs): 15:52.12   1st college senior VIII
  64. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2015 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:53.7   Does it really matter?
  65. 2nd men's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 15:56   2nd 2nd eight, 33rd overall
  66. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 15:56   32nd, top invitational 2nd VIII
  67. 2nd men's VIII, 2002 (Lower VIIIs): 15:58   21st; 2nd of 9 college 2nd VIIIs
  68. 2nd men's VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 16:00.6   31st of 52 men's VIIIs; 5th fastest end VIII
  69. 2nd men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 16:01.3   4th 2nd VIII (23rd College VIII)
  70. 2nd men's VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 16:06.1   3rd in Category (+0:39.6)
  71. 2nd men's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 16:06.28   3rd second VIII
  72. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2019 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:08   6th Fastest Men's Invitational VIII
  73. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:10   24th overall
  74. 2nd men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 16:10.2   31st, 2nd Cambridge college M2
  75. 1st men's novice VIII rowing as 3rd men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 16:11.6   Fastest 3rd VIII (24th College VIII)
  76. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:14   8th invitational crew; 41st overall
  77. 2nd men's VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 16:14   25th overall, Winners of Lower VIIIs
  78. 1st women's VIII, 2024 (Senior VIIIs): 16:16   6th Women's college VIII
  79. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:18   1st invitational 3rd VIII, 29th overall
  80. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:20.36   40th, 1st invitational second VIII
  81. 2nd men's VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:21   28th, 7th M2
  82. 1st men's novice VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 16:21.3   Fastest "M3"
  83. 1st men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 16:22   20th, 13th Cambridge College M1
  84. 3rd men's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 16:23   41st, 1st third VIII
  85. 1st women's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 16:23   18th of 31 women's VIIIs
  86. 1st men's novice VIII, officially the 2nd men's VIII, 2004 (Lower VIIIs): 16:24   5th College 2nd VIII, 31st overall
  87. 2nd men's VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 16:25   24th fastest Men's VIII
  88. 1st women's VIII, 2010 (Senior VIIIs): 16:27   
  89. 2nd men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 16:27   4th of 9 Second VIIIs, 20th of 37 College VIIIs
  90. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2010 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:28   
  91. 1st men's VIII, 1966 (Senior VIIIs): 16:28   11th
  92. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:29.9   10th invitational VIII (37th overall)
  93. 2nd men's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 16:35   4th M2
  94. BPBC 2nd Mixed VIII, 2021 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:39.3   2nd
  95. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:41.3   
  96. Gents VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 16:41.38   39th of 52 men's VIIIs
  97. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2017 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:42   
  98. 1st women's VIII, 2006 (Senior VIIIs): 16:42.5   2nd College VIII
  99. 2nd men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 16:45.1   30th
  100. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:46   2nd fastest women's VIII
  101. 1st men's novice VIII, Peacock subbing for Stein, 2001 (Lower VIIIs): 16:46   32nd of 35 men's Cambridge college VIIIs
  102. 2nd men's VIII, 2022 (Lower VIIIs): 16:53   7th College M2
  103. 3rd men's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 16:55.1   38th
  104. 1st women's VIII, 2001 (Senior VIIIs): 16:56   21st of 32 women's VIIIs
  105. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57   50th
  106. BPBC 1st men's VIII, 2013 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:57.8   38th of 52 Men's VIIIs
  107. 3rd men's VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 16:58   46th of 57 men's VIIIs
  108. 1st men's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:59   31st, 1st M3 (time only)
  109. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2009 (Invitation VIIIs): 16:59.8   
  110. 1st women's VIII, 2004 (Senior VIIIs): 17:01   5th College VIII, 7th overall
  111. BPBC 3rd men's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:02.8   
  112. 1st men's novice VIII, 2024 (Lower VIIIs): 17:05   11th 2nd College VIII
  113. 1st women's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 17:07.63   5th
  114. 3rd men's VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 17:08.23   44th of 52 men's VIIIs; 2nd fastest 3rd VIII
  115. 2nd men's novice VIII rowing as 4th men's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 17:09.5   Only 4th VIII (30th College VIII)
  116. 1st women's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 17:09.8   2nd college crew, 4th overall
  117. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2004 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:15   2nd invitational VIII, 9th overall
  118. 3rd men's VIII, Gradish VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 17:15   34th overall, 4th of 11 Lower VIIIs
  119. 3rd men's VIII, ad interim M3, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 17:15.4   1st
  120. 3rd men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 17:18   2nd of 3 Third VIIIs, 30th of 37 College VIIIs, beat the girls ;)
  121. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2011 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:18.7   7th overall, 2nd in Invitational
  122. 1st men's novice VIII, 1998 (Lower VIIIs): 17:19.55   47th of 52 men's VIIIs
  123. 5th men's VIII, 2015 (Lower VIIIs): 17:23   1st M3 or lower, 49th overall
  124. 1st women's VIII, 2012 (Senior VIIIs): 17:23   8th in College VIIIs
  125. 1st women's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 17:23.95   5th
  126. 4th men's VIII, 2015 (Lower VIIIs): 17:27.1   2nd M3 or lower, 50th overall
  127. 3rd men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 17:28.6   38th, 2nd fastest M3
  128. 1st men's novice VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 17:29   2nd M3
  129. 2nd men's VIII, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 17:32   18th
  130. 3rd men's VIII, NM1/NM2 Composite, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 17:36.23   
  131. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:37   10th of 14 Invitational VIII's, 44th of 51 Men's VIII's
  132. BPBC 2nd men's VIII, 2008 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:37.85   13th in Invitational VIIIs, 51st Overall
  133. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2014 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:38.4   
  134. 3rd men's VIII, 2015 (Senior VIIIs): 17:39.4   52nd
  135. 1st men's novice VIII, 2019 (Senior VIIIs): 17:40   29th Fastest Men's VIII
  136. 1st women's VIII, 1998 (Senior VIIIs): 17:43.45   12th of 32 women's VIIIs
  137. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:44   35th, 1st M4
  138. 2nd men's novice VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 17:44.3   Beat Jesus NM1
  139. 1st men's novice VIII, 1997 (Lower VIIIs): 17:48   53rd of 57 men's VIIIs
  140. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2007 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:48.68   15th, 2nd invitational VIII
  141. 1st women's VIII, 2005 (Senior VIIIs): 17:51   3rd of 23 college 1st VIIIs
  142. 1st women's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 17:52   8th in College VIIIs
  143. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2006 (Invitation VIIIs): 17:52.4   4th Invitational VIII (16th overall)
  144. 1st women's VIII, 2022 (Senior VIIIs): 17:56   12th in Category
  145. 2nd men's VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 17:56   32nd of 35 men's VIIIs
  146. 1st women's VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 18:01   12th
  147. 3rd men's VIII, 2013 (Senior VIIIs): 18:07.3   
  148. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2016 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:07.8   14th, 3rd invitational W1
  149. BPBC 2nd women's VIII, 2012 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:08   25th out of 37 women's VIIIs
  150. 1st women's novice VIII, 2024 (Lower VIIIs): 18:10   5th Women's College 2nd VIII
  151. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2013 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:13.8   16th of 28 women's VIIIs
  152. 1st women's VIII, 2014 (Senior VIIIs): 18:15   8th in Category (+1:12.5)
  153. 4th men's VIII, Gent's VIII, 2003 (Lower VIIIs): 18:19   40th men's VIII
  154. 1st women's VIII, 2002 (Senior VIIIs): 18:21   10th of 18 college 1st VIIIs
  155. 1st women's VIII, 2000 (Senior VIIIs): 18:25   10th of 21 women's VIIIs
  156. 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
  157. 2nd women's VIII, 2014 (Lower VIIIs): 18:32.1   2nd in Category (+0:23.1)
  158. Women's novice VIII A, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 18:43   Best ever performance by 1st and 3rd women's novices in Fairbairns!
  159. 4th men's VIII, NM2's first senior race, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 18:46.39   59th, 1st Fourth VIII
  160. 1st women's novice VIII rowing as 2nd Women's VIII, 2009 (Lower VIIIs): 18:49.99   
  161. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2003 (Invitation VIIIs): 18:53   Won Invitation VIIIs
  162. 4th men's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 19:01   Only 4th VIII, 37th of 37 College VIIIs
  163. 2nd women's VIII, 2004 (Lower VIIIs): 19:05   4th 2nd VIII, 31st overall
  164. 1st women's VIII, 2016 (Senior VIIIs): 19:14.5   27th, 17th Cambridge college W1
  165. 2nd women's VIII, 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 19:18.55   4th second VIII
  166. 3rd men's VIII, 2009 (Lower VIIIs): 19:19   54th
  167. BPBC 1st women's VIII, 2005 (Invitation VIIIs): 19:32   4th of 6 Invitational VIII's, 23rd of 34 Women's VIIIs
  168. 4th men's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 19:35.9   55th
  169. 2nd women's VIII, 2007 (Senior VIIIs): 19:41.18   30th, 3rd fastest 2nd VIII
  170. 3rd men's VIII, 2000 (Lower VIIIs): 19:43   35th of 35 men's VIIIs
  171. 1st women's VIII, 2017 (Senior VIIIs): 19:48.6   28th
  172. 2nd women's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 19:53.5   5th 2nd VIII (25th College VIII)
  173. 1st women's novice VIII, 2018 (Invitation VIIIs): 19:54   27th, 25th Cambridge College
  174. 3rd women's VIII, (aka NW1), 2008 (Senior VIIIs): 20:12   1st in category (3rd VIII), 32nd overall
  175. 1st women's novice VIII rowing as 3rd women's VIII, 2006 (Lower VIIIs): 20:17.7   Only 3rd VIII (27th College VIII)
  176. 2nd women's VIII, 2011 (Senior VIIIs): 20:32   23rd in College VIIIs
  177. 1st women's novice VIII, 2023 (Senior VIIIs): 20:42   10th W2
  178. 1st women's novice VIII, 2021 (Lower VIIIs): 20:43.6   12th
  179. 2nd women's VIII, 2005 (Lower VIIIs): 21:09   4th of 8 Second VIIIs, 26th of 31 College VIIIs
  180. 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