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| Location | Putney, London, UK |
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| Coordinates | 51°28′11.8″N 0°13′15.3″W / 51.469944°N 0.220917°W |
| Home water | River Thames, London |
| Founded | 1919 |
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| University | Imperial College |
| Affiliations | British Rowing boat code - IMP |
| Website | imperialboatclub |
Imperial College Boat Club is the rowing club for Imperial College and has its boat house on the River Thames in Putney, London, United Kingdom.[1] It was founded in 1919. The alumni also run a boat club which is known as the Queen's Tower Boat Club and both crews occasionally row together as a composite in competition.[2]
History
The boat club was housed from 1919 in Thames Rowing Club but has had its own boathouse since 1938.
The club has been successful in competitions, with many wins at Henley Royal Regatta including in 2013 with victory in The Prince Albert Challenge Cup event. The club has been home to numerous National Squad oarsmen and women and is open to all rowers not just students of Imperial College London.
The Gold medal winning GB 8+ at the 2000 Sydney Olympics had been based at Imperial College's recently refurbished boathouse and included 3 alumni of the college along with their coach Martin McElroy.
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Henley Royal Regatta 2010
Coaching
The most well-known of Imperial College Boat Club's coaches is Bill Mason. Bill is a former Olympic oarsman himself and for many years was head coach and director of rowing at Imperial College Boat Club. In that time he was responsible for numerous Henley Royal Regatta and Henley Women's Regatta wins. He coached athletes at the club from novices up to international and developed the club substantially during his time in charge.
Until 2008, the head coach was Simon Cox who, after taking over from Simon Dennis in 2005, went on to coach the Henley Royal Regatta winning crew in 2006, before taking up a position with Swiss Rowing. His replacement was Olympic Gold Medallist Steve Trapmore who coached the club until September 2010, when he moved on to coach Cambridge University Boat Club. Don McLachlan took over from 2010 until leaving in April 2013 to become lead coach at Rowing Ireland, just before the club won Henley Royal Regatta again a few months later.
Major event wins and international competition
| Henley Royal Regatta wins | ||
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| Year | Event | Crew |
| 2013 | The Prince Albert Challenge Cup | J.C.Rankin, H.C.J.Goodier, B.R.Spencer-Jones, T.P.Richards, cox: E.J.Smith, coach Stuart Whitelaw |
| 2011 | Visitors' Challenge Cup | J. Kirkwood |
| 2010 | Visitors' Challenge Cup | J. Kirkwood |
| 2008 | Visitors' Challenge Cup | G. Whittaker, S.Hislop, coach Steve Trapmore |
| 2006 | The Prince Albert Challenge Cup | B. Smith, O. Moore, W. Laughton, O. Tietz, cox:A.Williams, coach Simon Cox (new record time) |
| 2004 | Men's Student Coxed Fours | S.Hislop, G. Whittaker, H. Mackenzie, E. Johnson, cox:S. Pierce, coach Simon Dennis and Bill Mason |
| 2002 | Visitors Challenge Cup | D. Marett, D. Gillard, coach Bill Mason |
| 1998 | Temple Challenge Cup | P. Holt, S.Jones, N. Atkins, R. Sanders, J. Davenport, R. Dennis, coach Bill Mason |
| 1996 | Grand Challenge Cup | S. Wall, D. Gillard, S. Dennis, L. Attrill, L. Grubor, R. Dunn, M. Kettle, P.Wilson, cox: J.Goodwin, coach Martin McElroy |
| 1995 | Thames Challenge Cup | L. Attrill, T. Gale, J. Botterill, A. Kershaw, A. Warnock, P. Wilson, S. Dennis, R. Lucas, cox: J. Goodwin, coach Martin McElroy (new record time) |
| 1994 | Temple Challenge Cup | J. Wells, G. Ingram, J. Einthoven, L. Attrill, J. Moore, A. Ryder, J. Botterill, J. Bichard, cox:J. Goodwin, coach Bill Mason |
| 1994 | Visitors Challenge Cup | B. Poulton, E. Wild, A. Green, M. Kettle, coach Bill Mason |
| 1992 | Ladies' Challenge Plate | L. Morgan, D. Forster, E. Wild, A. Green, L. Grubor, J. Waller, S. Ellis, B. Poulton, cox:C. Boon, coach Bill Mason (new record time) |
| 1992 | Temple Challenge Cup | C. Parks, P. Reilly, K. Foreman, J. Bichard, M. Kettle, T. Miller, S. Puttick, T. Beddoe, cox A. Coddrington, coach Bill Mason (new record time) |
| 1990 | Henley Prize (later renamed Temple Challenge Cup) | coach Bill Mason |
| 1987 | Visitors Challenge Cup | G. Pooley, coach Bill Mason |
| 1985 | Visitors Challenge Cup | G. Pooley, A. Spalding, G. Harding, K Steinlechner. coach Bill Mason |
| 1978 | Ladies' Challenge Plate | S. Hackett, C Howell, I Birch, A Reynolds, W Edgerley, C Southall, A Cooper, S Hall, cox S Illman, coaches N James, P Summers |
| 1968 | Visitors Challenge Cup | |
| 1946 | Thames Challenge Cup | |
| 1923 | Wyfold Challenge Cup | |
| Henley Women's Regatta wins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Event | Crew |
| 2015 | Elite Lightweight Pairs | J. Hubbard, N. Mason, Coach Jamie Low |
| 2006 | Senior Eights | S. Supponen, R. Davies, C. Mynhardt, C. Greenhalgh, N. Smith, R. Bradbury, G. Bradbury, M. Petronikolos, cox:J. Fukuta, coach Bill Mason |
| 2006 | Elite Lightweight Singles | M. Pauls, coach Bill Mason |
| 2005 | Intermediate Coxed Fours | S. Supponen, C. Greenhalgh, N. Smith, N. Evans, cox:L. Sutcliffe, coach Laura Middleton |
| 2005 | FISA Senior B Lwt 1x | R. Davies, coach Laura Middleton |
| 2001 | Club Coxed Fours | T. King, E. Williams, J. Taylor, P. Keegan, cox:J. Ellis, coach Tony Reynolds |
| 2001 | Elite Lightweight Singles | A. Eastman |
| 2000 | College Eights | C. Coats, R. Stainforth, J. Taylor, T. King, P. Keegan, E. Williams, A. Eastman, coach Bill Mason and Andy Green |
| 1997 | College Eights and Invitation University Eights | S. Davies, R. Dixon, J. Williams, M. Hirsch, A. Trickey, J. Belbeck, K. Jourdan, A. McDonald, cox N. Tan, coach Guy Ingram |
| 1996 | Club Eights | H. James, J. Belbeck, A. Smith, K. Wehrheim, A. Trickey, S. Khan, K. Jourdan, A. McDonald, cox N. Tan, coach Guy Ingram (new record time) |
| Great Britain Rowing Olympic vests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Competition | Event | Result | Crew |
| 2016 | Rio Olympic Games | Women's Eight | Silver | M. Wilson, Z. Lee |
| 2012 | London Olympic Games | Women's Quad | 6th | M. Wilson |
| 2012 | London Olympic Games | Men's Lwt Reserve | A. Freeman-Pask | |
| 2004 | Athens Olympic Games | Men's Pair | 7th | R. Dunn |
| 2004 | Athens Olympic Games | Men's Eight | 9th | D. Ouseley |
| 2000 | Sydney Olympic Games | Men's Eight | Gold | L. Attrill, S. Dennis, L. Grubor, coach Martin McElroy |
| 2000 | Sydney Olympic Games | Reserve | R. Dunn | |
| 1996 | Atlanta Olympic Games | Lwt Reserve | S. Ellis | |
| 1996 | Atlanta Olympic Games | Hwt Reserve | G. Pooley | |
| 1992 | Barcelona Olympic Games | Men's Quad Scull | 13th | G. Pooley |
| Great Britain Rowing Senior International vests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Competition | Event | Result | Crew |
| 2015 | World Championships – Aiguebelette | Men's Lwt Coxless Pair | Gold | S. Scrimgeour |
| 2015 | World Championships – Aiguebelette | Men's Coxed Pair | Gold | H. Fieldman |
| 2015 | World Championships – Aiguebelette | Women's Eight | 4th | Z. Lee, D. Etiebet |
| 2015 | World Championships – Aiguebelette | Women's Quad | 8th | M. Wilson |
| 2009 | World Championships – Poznan | Men's Lwt Coxless Pair | 5th | O. Mahony, coach Steve Trapmore |
| 2009 | World Championships – Poznan | Men's Lwt Eight (Germany) | 6th | O. Tietz |
| 2009 | World Championships – Poznan | Men's Lwt Single Scull | 8th | A. Freeman-Pask, coach Steve Trapmore |
| 2008 | World Championships – Linz | Men's Lwt Single Scull | 13th | A. Freeman-Pask |
| 2008 | World Championships – Linz | Women's Lwt Single Scull | 9th | M. Pauls |
| 2007 | World Championships – Munich | Women's Lwt Quadruple Scull | 2nd | M. Pauls |
| 2006 | World Championships – Dorney | Men's Coxed Four | 5th | S. Pearce |
| 2003 | World Championships – Milan | Men's Coxless Four | Silver | R. Dunn |
| 2002 | World Championships – Seville | Men's Coxless Four | Silver | R. Dunn |
| 2002 | World Championships – Seville | Men's Coxed Four | Gold | L. Grubor |
| 2002 | World Championships – Seville | Men's Coxless Four | Silver | R. Dunn |
| 2001 | World Championships – Lucerne | Men's Coxless Four | Gold | R. Dunn |
| 2001 | World Championships – Lucerne | Men's Eight | 5th | L. Attrill, S. Dennis, L. Grubor, coach Martin McElroy |
| 2000 | World Championships – Zagreb | Men's Coxed Four | Gold | R. Dunn |
| 1999 | World Championships – St. Catharines | Men's Eight | Silver | L. Attrill, L. Grubor, coach Martin McElroy |
| 1999 | World Championships – St. Catharines | Men's Coxed Four | Silver | R. Dunn |
| 1999 | World Championships – St. Catharines | Men's Pair | 5th | S. Dennis |
| 1998 | World Championships – Cologne | Men's Eight | 7th | L. Attrill, coach Martin McElroy |
| 1998 | World Championships – Cologne | Men's Coxed Four | 8th | R. Dunn, M. Hussey |
| 1997 | World Championships – Aiguebellette | Men's Eight | 4th | L. Attrill, R. Dunn, S. Dennis, coach Martin McElroy |
| 1994 | World Championships – Indionapolis | Lwt Eight | Gold | S. Ellis |
| Great Britain Rowing U23 International vests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Competition | Event | Result | - |
| 2015 | U23 Worlds – Plovdiv | Women's Double | 4th | G. Francis |
| 2014 | U23 Worlds – Varese | Women's Eight | Silver | G. Francis |
| 2014 | U23 Worlds – Varese | Lwt Four | Silver | T. Richards |
| 2014 | U23 Worlds – Varese | Lwt Pair | Silver | W. Kimberley |
| 2013 | U23 Worlds – Linz | Lwt Four | Silver | T. Richards |
| 2013 | U23 Worlds – Linz | Lwt Pair | Silver | W.Kimberley |
| 2013 | U23 Worlds – Linz | Women's Lwt Quad | Bronze | R. Atkinson |
| 2012 | U23 Worlds – Trakai | Lwt Pair | 4th | W. Kimberley |
| 2012 | U23 Worlds – Trakai | Lwt Quad | 9th | T. Richards |
| 2011 | U23 Worlds – Amsterdam | Lwt Four | 7th | J. Kirkwood |
| 2011 | U23 Worlds – Amsterdam | Lwt Quad | 7th | J. Butler, W. Kimberley |
| 2011 | U23 Worlds – Amsterdam | Coxed Four | 5th | H. Goodier |
| 2010 | U23 Worlds – Brest | Women's Four | 4th | L. Howard-Merrill |
| 2010 | U23 Worlds – Brest | Lwt Four | GOLD | J. Kirkwood |
| 2010 | U23 Worlds – Brest | Men's Eight | Bronze | H. Fieldman |
| 2009 | U23 Worlds – Roudnice | Men's Eight | Bronze | H. Fieldman |
| 2007 | U23 Worlds – Strathclyde | Coxless Four | Bronze | O. Moore |
| 2007 | U23 Worlds – Strathclyde | Lwt Quad | 5th | A. Freeman-Pask |
| 2007 | U23 Worlds – Strathclyde | Men's Eight | 6th | W. Laughton |
| 2007 | U23 Worlds – Strathclyde | Men's Single Scull | 11th | B.Smith |
| 2006 | U23 Worlds – Hazewinkel | Coxless Pair | Bronze | B. Smith, O. Moore, coach S. Pearce |
| 2003 | U23 Worlds – Belgrade | Coxless Four | 11th | G. Whittaker, E. Johnson |
| 2002 | U23 Worlds – Genoa | Coxless Four | 7th | A. Rivers |
| 2000 | U23 Nations Cup – Copenhagen | Coxed Four | GOLD | A. Rivers, A. Warner |
| 2000 | U23 Nations Cup – Copenhagen | Coxless Four | 7th | S. Jones |
| 1996 | U23 Nations Cup – Hazewinkel | Coxless Four | GOLD | L. Attrill, S. Dennis, R. Dunn, S. Eyre, coach Martin McElroy |
| 1995 | U23 Nations Cup – Groningen | Men's Eight | 9th | L. Attrill, S. Dennis, T. Gale, A. Kershaw, A. Warnock, coach Martin McElroy |
| Wingfield Sculls | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Event | Champion | Time |
| 2015 | Men's Champion | T. Richards | 21.40 |
| 2014 | Men's Champion | T. Richards | 21.06 |
| Women's Champion | M. Wilson | 21.31 | |
| 2011 | Men's Champion | A. Freeman-Pask | 19.41 (record) |
| National champions | |
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| Year | Competition |
| 1978 | Men 2+ |
| 1985 | Men lightweight 4- |
| 1991 | Men lightweight 4- |
| 1996 | Men 2- (with Queen's Tower) (QT) |
| 1997 | Women 4- Women 8+ (both with QT) Men 2-, Men 4x (both QT only) |
| 1998 | Women 4+, Men 2+ (QT only), Men 4x (QT only) |
| 1999 | Men 1x, Men 2x, Women 2 (All QT only) |
| 2002 | Women 2- [3] |
| 2004 | Open 8+ [4] |
| 2008 | Women 4x [5] |
| 2014 | Women 2x, Women 4x, Women 4- [6] |
| 2015 | Women 2x, Women 8+ [7] |
See also
- University rowing (UK)
- Rowing on the River Thames
References
- ^ "Imperial College Boat Club". UK: Imperial College. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Timeline". Imperial College.
- ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "2008 archive of results". Web Archive.
- ^ "2014 British Rowing Championships Race Centre". British Rowing.
- ^ "2015 British Rowing Senior Championships" (PDF). British Rowing.