SCBC

Selwyn College Boat Club was founded alongside the college during the year of 1882, first participating in college bumps during 1883.

During 1933, William George Ranald Mundell Laurie (Ran Laurie) started at Selwyn having rowed at school and with Leander Club. As well as rowing for the SCBC 1st VIII, Ran rowed in the CUBC Blue Boat three times, and went on to win an Olympic Gold in the coxless pair for Great Britain in 1948.

Following in the footsteps of his father, Hugh Laurie also rowed whilst at Selwyn. Coming in already having represented Great Britain at the Junior World Rowing Championships and domestically been runner up in the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta, Hugh rowed both for SCBC and once for CUBC in the boat race. It was only after illness stopped Hugh's rowing career that he turned to drama, for which he is now well known.

Another Olympic Gold medalist came in the form of Richard Budgett, having started rowing at Radley College. Denied the opportunity to race against Oxford for unknown reasons (his talent was undeniable), Richard won his gold in the coxed fours at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, and is now Chief Medical Officer for the 2012 London Olympics (as of 2009).

Several members of SCBC have also been successful at both university and international level:

1999: Jenny Baker rowed in Blondie (CUWBC reserve crew) against Osiris (Oxford)

2000: Mark Snowball coxed Goldie (CUBC reserve crew). Mark was later selected to cox the Great Britain Under 23 IV at the Nations' Cup in Copenhagen and won the gold medal in his event.

2002: Graham Brook rowed in Granta (CULRC reserve crew)

2003: Emily Beach rowed in Blondie (CUWBC reserve crew) against Osiris (Oxford).

2005: Dyfan Howells coxed the CULRC blue boat, and Lisa Taylor rowed for Blondie.

2009: Helen Hodges coxed Goldie (CUBC reserve crew).

Even after leaving college our rowers achieve elite performances: both Naomi Siddall and Charlotte Dalton have trialled for Great Britain and Charlotte now strokes the Thames Rowing Club first VIII.

(This history is incomplete. Please contact us if you feel that you can add to it / correct it in any way. We also appreciate photos of old crews that we can add to our galleries.)