Imperial College Boat Club

Imperial College Boat Club is the rowing club for Imperial College London and has its boat house on the River Thames in Putney, London, United Kingdom. It was housed from 1919 in Thames Rowing Club but has had its own boathouse since 1938. The club has been highly successful, with many wins at Henley Royal Regatta including most recently in 2006 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.

The most famous 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 is Olympic Gold Medallist Steve Trapmore MBE.

Henley Royal Regatta wins

*2008 Visitors' Challenge Cup (G. Whittaker, S.Hislop)
*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)
*2002 Visitors Challenge Cup (D. Marett, D. Gillard)
*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)
*1994 Visitors Challenge Cup (M. Kettle)
*1992 Ladies' Challenge Plate (L. Morgan, D. Forster, E. Wild, A. Green, L. Grubor, J. Waller, S. Ellis, B. Poulton, cox:C. Boon, new record time)
*1992 Temple Challenge Cup (J. Bichard, M. Kettle, new record time)
*1990 Henley Prize (later renamed Temple Challenge Cup)
*1987 Visitors Challenge Cup (G. Pooley)
*1985 Visitors Challenge Cup (G. Pooley)
*1978 Ladies' Challenge Plate
*1968 Visitors Challenge Cup
*1946 Thames Challenge Cup
*1923 Wyfold Challenge Cup

Henley Women's Regatta wins

*2006 Senior Eights (S. Supponen, R. Davies, C. Mynhardt, C. Greenhalgh, N. Smith, R. Bradbury, G. Bradbury, M. Petronikolos, cox:J. Fukuta)
*2006 Elite Lightweight Singles (M. Pauls)
*2005 Intermeidate Coxed Fours (S. Supponen, C. Greenhalgh, N. Smith, N. Evans, cox:L. Sutcliffe)
*2005 FISA Senior B Lwt 1x (R. Davies)
*2001 Club Coxed Fours (T. King, E. Williams, J. Taylor, P. Keegan, cox:J. Ellis)
*2001 Elite Lightweight Singles (A. Eastman)
*2000 College Eights (C. Coats, R. Stainforth, J. Taylor, T. King, P. Keegan, E. Williams, A. Eastman )
*1997 College Eights
*1996 Club Eights (A. Trickey)

ee also

*University rowing (UK)
*Rowing on the River Thames

External links

* [http://www.imperialboatclub.co.uk/ Imperial College London Boat Club]
* [http://www.icempire.com/ IC Empire (archive from 2001-2003)]