Collingwood College Boat Club (CCBC) is the rowing club of Collingwood College, part of

Durham University , mottoeng = Her foundations are upon the holy hills (Psalm 87:1) , established = (university status) , type = Public , academic_staff = 1,830 (2020) , administrative_staff = 2,640 (2018/19) , chancellor = Sir Thomas Allen , vice_chan ...

. CCBC was formed in 1981 and is housed in the Collingwood College boathouse on the

River Wear The River Wear (, ) in North East England rises in the Pennines and flows eastwards, mostly through County Durham to the North Sea in the City of Sunderland. At long, it is one of the region's longest rivers, wends in a steep valley through th ...

. Collingwood is widely held as the most successful college rowing club at Durham University, with last year's (2021) highest ever placing at HORR of 101st, beating all Durham College crews, and two out of the four Durham University team boats. The club is led by an executive committee elected by the boat club members. The current president for 22/23 is Jon Foster, the Women's Captain 22/23 is Helen O'Connor, and the Men's Captain 22/23 is Ryan Cooper.

Racing

CCBC competes in many races and

regatta Boat racing is a sport in which boats, or other types of watercraft, race on water. Boat racing powered by oars is recorded as having occurred in ancient Egypt, and it is likely that people have engaged in races involving boats and other wate ...

s both in the North East and the rest of the United Kingdom, winning the college Victor Ludorum at Hexham Regatta 4 years in a row (2012-2016). Below are some of the events CCBC has competed in over the last few years:

Henley Royal Regatta

CCBC has raced at

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thre ...

four times.

Henley Women's Regatta

Head of the River

CCBC regularly enters several crews into The

Head of the River Race 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 ...

and Women's Head of the River Race. The highest placed finishes are recorded below.

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