Jesus College Boat Club (commonly abbreviated to JCBC) is a rowing club for members of Jesus College, Oxford. It is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and is based in the college boathouse on the Isis. A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... College name Jesus College Named after Jesus Christ Established 1571 Sister College Jesus College, Cambridge Principal Sir John Krebs JCR President John-Michael Arnold Undergraduates 344 MCR President Claire Brunel Graduates 134 Homepage Boatclub Jesus College (in full: Jesus College in the University of Oxford of Queen Elizabeths Foundation... Boathouse Row on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, USA. Rowing boats stored inside a boathouse in Israel. ... The Isis, after the Egyptian goddess, is the name given locally to the River Thames in Oxford, England, especially in association with rowing within the University. ...
History
Jesus competed in Oxford's first ever Head Race (against Brasenose College Boat Club) in 1815, although the formal foundation of the club has only been traced as far as 1835 [1]. For comparison, the Leander Club was founded in 1818. A head race is a type of rowing race. ... Brasenose College Boat Club (BNCBC) is the rowing club of Brasenose College, Oxford in Oxford, England. ... The Leander Club is based in Henley-on-Thames, and is the oldest rowing club in the world. ...
Recent achievements
In 2006 the Women's 2nd VIII crew for 'Summer Eights', captained by Kathryn Mcardle, coxed by Aaron Boasman and coached by Women's Boat Club co-Captain Emma Randles, won Blades (the first Jesus women's crew to do so in 13 years). They achieved five bumps (with only four—one on each day—needed to win 'blades') and moved up a division.
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