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| founded = c. 1870
| founded = c. 1870
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| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Maryam Sajjad (President)<ref name=kcbc>{{Citation | last = Keble College Boat Club| title = Committee | url = http://www.keblecollegebc.com/committee | access-date = 12 October 2018 }}</ref>|Raphael Heim (Men's Captain)<ref name="kcbc" />|Rosario Evans and Emily Morbey (Women's Co-Captains)<ref name="kcbc" />}}
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Lewis Anderson (President)<ref name=kcbc>{{Citation | last = Keble College Boat Club| title = Committee | url = http://www.keblecollegebc.com/committee | access-date = 22 March 2023 }}</ref>|Ben Beechener (Men's Captain)<ref name="kcbc" />|Sierra Sparks (Women's Captain)<ref name="kcbc" />|[[Tim Foster]] (Coach)<ref name=facilities>{{Citation | last = Keble College Boat Club| title = Coaching & Facilities | url= http://www.keblecollegebc.com/facilities/| access-date = 22 March 2023 }}</ref>}}
| champs_label = [[Eights Week|Head of the River]]
| champs_label = [[Eights Week|Head of the River]]
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| Men: 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 2018<ref>{{Citation | last = Dudhia | first = Anu | title = Keble Men’s First Eight | url= http://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/rowing/bumps/kebl/kebl_m1e.html | access-date = 20 August 2016 }}</ref>
| Men: 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 2018<ref>{{Citation | last = Dudhia | first = Anu | title = Keble Men’s First Eight | url= http://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/rowing/bumps/kebl/kebl_m1e.html | access-date = 22 March 2023 }}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
In [[Summer Eights]], the men have held the Headship on eight occasions, most recently in 2018. Both the men's and women's 1st VIII crews have consistently raced in the top division of Summer Eights. The men's first boat is now second position on the river for Summer VIIIs, having been bumped by [[Oriel College, Oxford|Oriel]] who took the headship in 2019. The women's boat is now seventh position on the river, after reaching a peak of 5th on the river in 2017. The second and third boats often achieve blades in lower divisions.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/rowing/bumps/kebl/index.html|title=Keble Crews|website=eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>
In [[Summer Eights]] the Men's and Women's first VIII crews have consistently raced in the top division. The men have held the Headship on eight occasions, most recently in 2018, and are currently in third position on the river. The women's boat is now eighth position on the river, after reaching a peak of fifth on the river in 2017. The second and third boats regularly achieve blades in lower divisions.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk/user/dudhia/rowing/bumps/kebl/index.html|title=Keble Crews|website=eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk}}</ref>


In [[Torpids]], while Keble has not yet achieved the Men's or the Women's headship, both first boats have enjoyed periods of success, especially in recent years. The women's first Torpid is currently at a peak of 5th on the River, after bumping in fourteen consecutive races. The highest position the Men have held was 2nd on the river, last held in 1988, before dropping to 33rd on the river, the position they occupied at the end of 2013 racing. Since then, they have risen 22 places across 18 races (2014 races & two days of 2018 races being cancelled), up to 11th on the river, achieving blades four times in their last five Torpids campaigns.<ref name="auto"/>
In [[Torpids]], while Keble has not yet achieved the Men's or the Women's headship, both first boats have enjoyed periods of success, especially in recent years. The women's first Torpid is currently fifth on the River, having peaked at fourth on the river in 2019. The highest position the Men have held was second on the river, last held in 1988, before dropping to 33rd on the river, the position they occupied at the end of 2013 racing. Since then, they have risen 26 places to sixth on the river, achieving blades in five of their last eight Torpids campaigns.<ref name="auto"/>


The Women's first Torpid represented Oxford at the [[Henley Boat Races]] inter-collegiate race in 2017, where they defeated [[Jesus College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://henleyboatraces.com/article/35/henley-boat-races-2017-racereport|title=Henley Boat Races - News|website=henleyboatraces.com}}</ref> They were also selected to represent Oxford in 2018,<ref>{{cite tweet|number=972941194220265472|user=lwtboatraces|title=Collegiate race crews have been...|date=11 March 2018}}</ref> but the race was unfortunately cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://henleyboatraces.com/article/40/2018-henley-boat-races-relocated-to-eton-dorney|title=Henley Boat Races - News|website=henleyboatraces.com}}</ref>
The Women's first Torpid represented Oxford at the [[Henley Boat Races]] inter-collegiate race in 2017, where they defeated [[Jesus College, Cambridge]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://henleyboatraces.com/article/35/henley-boat-races-2017-racereport|title=Henley Boat Races - News|website=henleyboatraces.com}}</ref> They were also selected to represent Oxford in 2018,<ref>{{cite tweet|number=972941194220265472|user=lwtboatraces|title=Collegiate race crews have been...|date=11 March 2018}}</ref> but the race was unfortunately cancelled.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://henleyboatraces.com/article/40/2018-henley-boat-races-relocated-to-eton-dorney|title=Henley Boat Races - News|website=henleyboatraces.com}}</ref>
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==Training, equipment, and fleet==
==Training, equipment, and fleet==
KCBC is sponsored by Neptune Investment Management, providing funds for new boats and other equipment of a regular basis. In addition to the water training, the boat club uses the college gym and its own erg room.<ref name=facilities>{{Citation | last = Keble College Boat Club| title = Facilities | url= http://www.keblecollegebc.com/facilities/| access-date = 20 August 2016 }}</ref>
In addition to the water training, the boat club uses the college gym and its own erg room.<ref name=facilities>{{Citation | last = Keble College Boat Club| title = Coaching & Facilities | url= http://www.keblecollegebc.com/facilities/| access-date = 22 March 2023 }}</ref> KCBC is sponsored by Child Bereavement UK. <ref name=sponsorship>{{Citation | last = Keble College Boat Club| title = Child Bereavement UK | url= http://www.keblecollegebc.com/our-sponsors/| access-date = 22 March 2023 }}</ref>


===Coaching===
===Coaching===
Several coaches are looking after both senior boats and novice rowers. As of the 2021/2 season, the coaching team includes head coach Tom Clark [[Tim Foster]], and Pete G.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ourcs.co.uk/racing/entries/events/event/186/crew_lists/#club-kebl|title=OURCs Entries|website=ourcs.co.uk}}</ref>
Several high-class coaches are looking after both senior boats and novice rowers. Recent coaches include among others Harry Brightmore and Freddie Davidson, as well as [[Tim Foster]], who also rowed for Keble.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ourcs.co.uk/racing/entries/events/event/186/crew_lists/#club-kebl|title=OURCs Entries|website=ourcs.co.uk}}</ref>


===Fleet===
===Fleet===
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Latest revision as of 18:55, 8 June 2023

Keble College Boat Club
                    
The club's boathouse (right) and blade colours
Home water
Foundedc. 1870
Key people
  • Lewis Anderson (President)[1]
  • Ben Beechener (Men's Captain)[1]
  • Sierra Sparks (Women's Captain)[1]
  • Tim Foster (Coach)[2]
Head of the River
  • Men: 1963, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 2018[3]
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
Colours     
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code KEB)
Selwyn College Boat Club (Sister college)
Websitewww.keblecollegebc.com

Keble College Boat Club (KCBC) is the rowing club of Keble College, in Oxford, United Kingdom.[4] The boat club is based in its boathouse on the Isis, which is shared with Jesus College. Most of the year is spent training at the boat club's second facility at the Godstow stretch to the North.

History

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In Summer Eights the Men's and Women's first VIII crews have consistently raced in the top division. The men have held the Headship on eight occasions, most recently in 2018, and are currently in third position on the river. The women's boat is now eighth position on the river, after reaching a peak of fifth on the river in 2017. The second and third boats regularly achieve blades in lower divisions.[5]

In Torpids, while Keble has not yet achieved the Men's or the Women's headship, both first boats have enjoyed periods of success, especially in recent years. The women's first Torpid is currently fifth on the River, having peaked at fourth on the river in 2019. The highest position the Men have held was second on the river, last held in 1988, before dropping to 33rd on the river, the position they occupied at the end of 2013 racing. Since then, they have risen 26 places to sixth on the river, achieving blades in five of their last eight Torpids campaigns.[5]

The Women's first Torpid represented Oxford at the Henley Boat Races inter-collegiate race in 2017, where they defeated Jesus College, Cambridge.[6] They were also selected to represent Oxford in 2018,[7] but the race was unfortunately cancelled.[8]

Three Keblites occupied boat race crews in the 2017 Cancer Research UK Boat Race crews. Olympic gold medallist Ed Coode rowed for the college 1st VIII during his time at Keble in the late 1990s.[citation needed]

Keble M1 at Summer Eights 2005

Training, equipment, and fleet

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In addition to the water training, the boat club uses the college gym and its own erg room.[2] KCBC is sponsored by Child Bereavement UK. [9]

Coaching

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Several high-class coaches are looking after both senior boats and novice rowers. Recent coaches include among others Harry Brightmore and Freddie Davidson, as well as Tim Foster, who also rowed for Keble.[10]

Fleet

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There are also a number of fours, pairs, doubles, and singles available to students, who routinely train and enter fours and small boats into regattas in Michaelmas term.[citation needed]

Honours

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Henley Royal Regatta

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Year Races won
1958 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1960 Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1962 Visitors' Challenge Cup

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Keble College Boat Club, Committee, retrieved 22 March 2023
  2. ^ a b Keble College Boat Club, Coaching & Facilities, retrieved 22 March 2023
  3. ^ Dudhia, Anu, Keble Men’s First Eight, retrieved 22 March 2023
  4. ^ Keble College Boat Club, Main, retrieved 20 August 2016
  5. ^ a b "Keble Crews". eodg.atm.ox.ac.uk.
  6. ^ "Henley Boat Races - News". henleyboatraces.com.
  7. ^ @lwtboatraces (11 March 2018). "Collegiate race crews have been..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Henley Boat Races - News". henleyboatraces.com.
  9. ^ Keble College Boat Club, Child Bereavement UK, retrieved 22 March 2023
  10. ^ "OURCs Entries". ourcs.co.uk.
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