Wolfson College Boat Club is rowing club for the members of both

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and

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. The club has competed since 1969 and takes part in the collegiate competitions

Torpids Torpids is one of two series of bumps race, bumping races, a type of rowing (sport), rowing race, held yearly at Oxford University; the other is Eights Week. Over 130 men's and women's crews race for their colleges in six men's divisions and fiv ...

and

Summer Eights Eights Week, also known as Summer Eights, is a four-day regatta of bumps races which constitutes the University of Oxford's main intercollegiate rowing event of the year. The regatta takes place in May of each year, from the Wednesday to the ...

. Due to the membership being drawn from graduate colleges, the club races actively during the vacation periods at external races. Both squads also participate in the annual

head race A head race is a time-trial competition in the sport of rowing. Head races are typically held in the fall, winter and spring seasons. These events draw many athletes as well as observers. In this form of racing, rowers race against the clock wh ...

s in London on the

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(

HoRR The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') sport rowing, rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of ...

, WEHoRR, and HOR4s).

The Club

Wolfson Boat Club shares the

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with

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, St Peter's, and

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. This is a new

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, constructed in 2007. It is situated on the far side of the river from the town, next to Queen's College Recreation Ground, and primarily accessible along the river's

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. Prior to the use of this building, a different building was used, one situated in the same place. The previous building burnt down in 1999.

Racing

The starting positions for both

and

are determined by the results from the previous year, but Wolfson has shown good results for both men's and women's squads since entering bumps races. Currently, three boats for the men's squad and three for the women's squad are pre-qualified in both events due to previous successes. In 2019, Wolfson Boat Club celebrated both its 50th anniversary and achieving, for the first time, Women's Headship, which is the highest ranking possible in Bumps racing.

References

External links

Wolfson College Boat Club WebsiteOxford Bumps Charts
{{United Kingdom rowing clubs Rowing clubs of the University of Oxford Wolfson College, Oxford 1969 establishments in England Sports clubs established in 1969 Rowing clubs in Oxfordshire Rowing clubs of the River Thames