This website aims to provide a glimpse of life at CUBC. Aspects of the routine of the Club have not changed since its formation. Winning the Boat Race against Oxford, a private match, but the most famous rowing event in the world, remains our sole constitutional objective. The CUBC also retains its amateur spirit with its athletes, all full-time students, receiving no financial reward.
Today, more than has ever been the case before, we seek to compete at the highest level on a year-round basis. The club has become an internationally recognised centre of rowing excellence, with several atheletes going on to win medals at World Championship level after participating in the Boat Race programme. These results are backed up by a considerable depth of performance within the squad, with athletes from the CUBC playing a significant role in the Great Britain Under 23 team for many years.
This sums up the ethos of the CUBC. It is a club where inexperienced oarsmen may find themselves rowing alongside established internationals in a gruelling six month long selection and training programme for the honour and challenge of racing against Oxford. Through the guidance of the Club's professional coaching team, now with Chris Nilsson at the helm, and including guest coaches of the distinction of Donald Legget and Tim McLaren, the CUBC has consistently produced racing crews of the highest standard.
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