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Selwyn College Boat Club
Selwyn College Boat Club (SCBC) is the rowing club for members of Selwyn College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The Selwyn College Boat Club has one of the highest participation rates of novice rowers of any Oxbridge college. Notable alumni of the Selwyn College Boat Club include Hugh Laurie, Tom Hollander, and Richard Budgett.
Selwyn College rowers have not taken a headship (men's or women's) of the two bumps races. Selwyn College boats have had more success over the past several years, with the 1st Women's VIII earning blades in the 2023 Lent Bumps, and the 1st Men’s VIII earning blades in the Lent Bumps the following year.
Selwyn College, Cambridge was named for Bishop George Augustus Selwyn, who was himself a Cambridge scholar and a rower for St John's College, Cambridge. Selwyn is the only College to be named after a scholar who was also a Rowing Blue. George Selwyn was a member of the Cambridge crew which competed in the inaugural Boat Race in 1829. The SCBC was established immediately after the May Bumps were moved to June, instead of the previous month (1882). It is unknown why this was done, but it is believed to pay homage to the Cambridge tradition of scholars publishing during the Lent Term.[citation needed]
In the early days of the Lent Bumps and May Bumps, Selwyn spent a lot of time in the 2nd division, but rose sharply from the mid-1920s, reaching 3rd in the May Bumps throughout the early 1930s and 2nd in the Lent Bumps in 1933. By 1958, Selwyn's 1st VIII had found its way back into the 2nd division. Selwyn once again gained 2nd place in the Lent Bumps in 1974 and 4th in the May Bumps in 1979, but has since fallen. The men's 1st VIII currently (as of December 2024[update]) lies 17th in the 1st Division of Lent Bumps, and 11th in the 1st Division in the May Bumps.
A women's crew first appeared in 1977. The women's 1st VIII reached 3rd in the Lent Bumps by 1981 and the 1st women's IV reached 6th in the May Bumps in 1979. Since then, the most successful season was May Bumps 2016, when their men's 1st VIII achieved super-blades and went up 6 places.
In the late 1990s the college digitised and released the Personal History of the Selwyn College Boat Club through its website. Hard copies of the original remain rare, however a signed original version of the monograph remains in the Selwyn College archives.
The Selwyn College Boat Club moved into its first boathouse during Michaelmas 1883. The old boat house was originally rented from the town-rowing club and later purchased. It was a beautiful but cluttered old building made from shaped wood and iron with no access to the road. Given that all material and supplies had to carried in or taken by coat, it fell into a state of serious disrepair. Nevertheless, young Selwyn men produced a fine tradition of rowing from this humble boathouse, and Selwynites continued to fall in love with its ramshackle quality. The old town boathouse also produced team which achieved a second in the Lent Bumps of 1934 and third in the May Bumps 1931. An impressive result, all the more because of the facilities the rowers had to train in. The Selwyn Boat Club during this period also trained several men who would go on to become Olympic Rowers and University Blues in the annual boat race against Oxford. This was all the more fitting given that the namesake of the college, George Selwyn, had rowed for the Cambridge team that went up against Oxford in the first Boat Race at Henley-on-Thames in 1829.
Despite these early successes, the fellows of the college eventually decided that the Boat Club should move to a new, more adequately equipped facility. This became a reality in the 1960s when one of the college's benefactors stepped forward and donated funds that allowed Selwyn College to join with King's College, and Churchill College to build a new combined boathouse.[citation needed] In 1968, the combined boathouse opened on the River Cam to great fanfare as the three colleges, plus the Leys School, celebrated their new facilities. This new combined boathouse was somewhat further away from Selwyn and King's, being located on the north end of the River Cam near Jesus Green. Nevertheless, the combined boathouse proved to be a major advantage for the Selwyn College Boat Club which was finally able to properly train and exercise inside its doors. The boathouse contained boat bays for each respective college and back right onto the river.[citation needed]
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Selwyn College Boat Club
Selwyn College Boat Club (SCBC) is the rowing club for members of Selwyn College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The Selwyn College Boat Club has one of the highest participation rates of novice rowers of any Oxbridge college. Notable alumni of the Selwyn College Boat Club include Hugh Laurie, Tom Hollander, and Richard Budgett.
Selwyn College rowers have not taken a headship (men's or women's) of the two bumps races. Selwyn College boats have had more success over the past several years, with the 1st Women's VIII earning blades in the 2023 Lent Bumps, and the 1st Men’s VIII earning blades in the Lent Bumps the following year.
Selwyn College, Cambridge was named for Bishop George Augustus Selwyn, who was himself a Cambridge scholar and a rower for St John's College, Cambridge. Selwyn is the only College to be named after a scholar who was also a Rowing Blue. George Selwyn was a member of the Cambridge crew which competed in the inaugural Boat Race in 1829. The SCBC was established immediately after the May Bumps were moved to June, instead of the previous month (1882). It is unknown why this was done, but it is believed to pay homage to the Cambridge tradition of scholars publishing during the Lent Term.[citation needed]
In the early days of the Lent Bumps and May Bumps, Selwyn spent a lot of time in the 2nd division, but rose sharply from the mid-1920s, reaching 3rd in the May Bumps throughout the early 1930s and 2nd in the Lent Bumps in 1933. By 1958, Selwyn's 1st VIII had found its way back into the 2nd division. Selwyn once again gained 2nd place in the Lent Bumps in 1974 and 4th in the May Bumps in 1979, but has since fallen. The men's 1st VIII currently (as of December 2024[update]) lies 17th in the 1st Division of Lent Bumps, and 11th in the 1st Division in the May Bumps.
A women's crew first appeared in 1977. The women's 1st VIII reached 3rd in the Lent Bumps by 1981 and the 1st women's IV reached 6th in the May Bumps in 1979. Since then, the most successful season was May Bumps 2016, when their men's 1st VIII achieved super-blades and went up 6 places.
In the late 1990s the college digitised and released the Personal History of the Selwyn College Boat Club through its website. Hard copies of the original remain rare, however a signed original version of the monograph remains in the Selwyn College archives.
The Selwyn College Boat Club moved into its first boathouse during Michaelmas 1883. The old boat house was originally rented from the town-rowing club and later purchased. It was a beautiful but cluttered old building made from shaped wood and iron with no access to the road. Given that all material and supplies had to carried in or taken by coat, it fell into a state of serious disrepair. Nevertheless, young Selwyn men produced a fine tradition of rowing from this humble boathouse, and Selwynites continued to fall in love with its ramshackle quality. The old town boathouse also produced team which achieved a second in the Lent Bumps of 1934 and third in the May Bumps 1931. An impressive result, all the more because of the facilities the rowers had to train in. The Selwyn Boat Club during this period also trained several men who would go on to become Olympic Rowers and University Blues in the annual boat race against Oxford. This was all the more fitting given that the namesake of the college, George Selwyn, had rowed for the Cambridge team that went up against Oxford in the first Boat Race at Henley-on-Thames in 1829.
Despite these early successes, the fellows of the college eventually decided that the Boat Club should move to a new, more adequately equipped facility. This became a reality in the 1960s when one of the college's benefactors stepped forward and donated funds that allowed Selwyn College to join with King's College, and Churchill College to build a new combined boathouse.[citation needed] In 1968, the combined boathouse opened on the River Cam to great fanfare as the three colleges, plus the Leys School, celebrated their new facilities. This new combined boathouse was somewhat further away from Selwyn and King's, being located on the north end of the River Cam near Jesus Green. Nevertheless, the combined boathouse proved to be a major advantage for the Selwyn College Boat Club which was finally able to properly train and exercise inside its doors. The boathouse contained boat bays for each respective college and back right onto the river.[citation needed]