Magdalen College Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
Boathouse (building shared with LCBC, LMHBC & TCBC)
LocationBoathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxford
Coordinates51°44′34″N 1°14′55″W / 51.742683°N 1.248536°W / 51.742683; -1.248536
Home waterThe Isis
Founded1859
Key people
Miranda Connolley (captain)
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
AffiliationsBritish Rowing (boat code MAG)
Magdalene Boat Club (Sister college)
Websitewww.magdalenboatclub.co.uk/index.html

Magdalen College Boat Club (MCBC) is a rowing club for members of Magdalen College, Oxford.[1] It is based on the Isis at Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxford.[2]

History

The club founded in 1859 shares a boathouse with Linacre College Boat Club, Lady Margaret Hall Boat Club & Trinity College Boat Club. The club has two Olympic Gold medal winners throughout its history and has a very successful record of providing rowers for The Boat Races.[3]

Honours

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Races won
1846Diamond Challenge Sculls
1865Diamond Challenge Sculls
1866Diamond Challenge Sculls
1872Diamond Challenge Sculls
1884Diamond Challenge Sculls
1885Diamond Challenge Sculls
1888Diamond Challenge Sculls
1889Diamond Challenge Sculls
1890Diamond Challenge Sculls
1891Diamond Challenge Sculls
1893Stewards' Challenge Cup, Diamond Challenge Sculls
1899Stewards' Challenge Cup
1903Ladies' Challenge Plate
1907Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1908Stewards' Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1910Grand Challenge Cup
1911Grand Challenge Cup
1920Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup, Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1921Grand Challenge Cup, Stewards' Challenge Cup
1922Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup
1923Visitors' Challenge Cup
1948Visitors' Challenge Cup
1953Visitors' Challenge Cup
1960Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Sport". Magdalen College.
  2. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  3. ↑ "Club details". Magdalen College Boat Club.


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