Welcome to DCBC!

Darwin College Boat Club is a Cambridge University College boat club and the most popular society at Darwin College. With a strong progression over the last years, the club is one of the most successful graduate rowing clubs in Cambridge.

The crews

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May 24^th, 2009:

Darwin M1 show their muscles on the River!

Darwin M1 raced in the Nines Spring Regatta on the Long Reach and they easily won the Men's 2^nd division!

Dafyyd Davies, Esben Hegnsholt Olsen, Sebastian Müller, Richard Darby, Dominic Schmidt, Mikhail Kibalchenko, Andreas Lintz, Ruth MacKnight (cox), Nicholas Smith

The crew had just one goal: reach the final and face Girton M1, the boat they will be chasing on the first day of May Bumps!

Darwin first raced against Sydney and easily beat them. The second race against Downing confirmed that Darwin was in a great form. In the final, they didn't give much chance to Girton. After a good start, they quickly distanced them and won by 2 lengths.

• Video of the race against Sydney
• Video of the race against Downing
• Video of the race against Girton

Some pictures here.

A big thank you to our bank party, Claudia, Barbara and Stéphane!

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May 17^th, 2009:

Darwin M1 win the Champs 8s Head

The men's and women's first VII took part to the Champ 8s Head, a short head race from the Plough Reach to the Penny Ferr.

The men won in the M2 division with a time of 4:51.5 and the women finished 6^th in the W2 division in 6:37.6.

The complete results are here.

First men's boat Esben Hegnsholt Olsen, Sebastian Müller, Nikon Rasumov, Nicholas Smith, Mikhail Kibalchenko, Andreas Lintz, Dafyyd Davies, Dominic Schmidt, Ruth MacKnight (cox)
First women's boat Chris Burfiend (cox), Devin Yagel, Marloes Bagijn, Evgenia Ilyinskaya, Jenny Robinson, Carol Baltar, Barbara Nikolaidou, Jessie Hohmann, Elena Dreosti

Pictures are on the DCBC Gallery and videos of the women's and men's races are on Youtube.

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May 10^th, 2009:

Head to Head

Three Darwin crews entered the Head to Head on Saturday 10 May 2009: 2.2 km from the Railway bridge to the Motorway bridge downstream with a tail wind, 10 minutes of rest and again 2.2 km against the stream and with a very strong headwind on the Reach!

Darwin M1 was the third fastest crew overall with a combined time of 13:22 (6:19 and 7:03). W1 covered the two races in 18:11 (8:31 and 9:40) and M2 did it in 14:46 (7:00 and 7:46).

The detailed results can be found here: by time or by category.

First men's boat Sebastian Müller, Esben Hegnsholt Olsen, Andreas Lintz, Richard Darby, Dominic Schmidt, Mikhail Kibalchenko, Dafyyd Davies, Nicholas Smith, Ruth MacKnight (cox)
First women's boat Barbara Nikolaidou, ?, ?, Olivia Lewis (cox), ?, Devin Yagel, ?, ?, Noa Sever

Second men's boat Giselle Walker (cox), Hilary Powell, Torsten Krude, Jan-Niklas Keltsch, Konstantin Matthies, Andreas Christ, Miao Chen, Daniel Zerbino, Nikon Razumov

All the pictures can be found here and the two men's races are on Youtube (first race and second race).

Congratulations to all and thank you to the bank party.

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Apr 19^th, 2009:

DCBC M1 win the Radegund Mile!

Today was another day in the epic history of Darwin College Boat Club!

As one of the first colleges back on the river this term, Darwin was represented by two men's eights in the Radegund Mile. It was M2's first race of the term and they finished with a respectable 6min 28s.

M1 became the third fastest crew on the river and won the cup for the fastest university crew. They finished with an outstanding time of 5min 26s. Next time the crew will race over the start line and not stop due to a slight misunderstanding of the river... Still, the second fastest M1 College crew on the river (Christ's) did not manage to take advantage of that and finished about 20s slower.

First men's boat Louise Kay (cox), Sebastian Müller, Stéphane Forsik, Andreas Lintz, Esben Hegnsholt Olsen, Nicholas Smith, Nikon Rasumov, Jack Lawlor-Anderson, Richard Darby (Coach: John Martin)
Second men's boat Olivia Lewis (cox), Hilary Powell, Torsten Krude, Jan-Niklas Keltsch, Konstantin Matthies, Andreas Christ, Miao Chen, Daniel Zerbino, Jim Fowler

A big thank you to our bank party, Rebecca and Claudia!

More pictures and a video of M1 and M2 racing.

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Mar 21^th, 2009:

182^th at the Head of the River Race

The second largest rowing event in the world, the Head of the River Race, took place on Saturday 21 March 2009 and Darwin first men's VIII was there! Every year, the HORR attracts 420 clubs, including the best clubs in the UK as well as several foreign clubs, that compete over 6.8 km on the Thames, during the ebb tide, from Mortlake to Putney.

Darwin started at position 347 out of 420 boats and, with a time of 19:36.86, finished at an impressive 183^rd place among many top level international crews. They beat most of the other Cambridge crews e.g. Emmanuel, Magdalene, Jesus, Christ's, Selwyn, Churchill, King's, Sidney Sussex, Churchill, Anglia Ruskin, etc. This is the best result achieved by DCBC at the Head of the River Race since the club exists !

A big thank you to those who came to help, support and cheer us from Hammersmith Bridge!

Louise Kay (cox), Sebastian Müller, Dafydd Davies, Dominic Schmidt, Stéphane Forsik, Nicholas Smith, Nikon Rasumov, Jack Lawlor-Anderson, Esben Hegnsholt (Coach: John Martin)

More pictures here.

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Feb 24^th, 2009:

Lent Bumps 2009

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First women's boat Jim Fowler (cox), Devin Yagel, Olivia Lewis, Alicia Higueruelo, Barbara Nikolaidon-Neokosmidou, Claudia Crovace, Jenny Robinson, Jessie Hohmann, Elizabeth Ryan

First men's boat Ruth McKnight (cox), Sebastian Müller (Der Ossi), Dafydd Davies (The Canadian), Dominic Schmidt (The Engine), Esben Hegnsholt Olsen (The Queen), Nicholas Smith (The Aussie), Nikon Rasumov (Garlic), Andreas Lintz (The Rower), Richard Darby (Selwyn Boy)

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Feb 18^th, 2009:

DCBC Lent Bumps Dinner coming up!

This year's Lent Bumps Dinner will take place on Saturday Feb 28^th at 8pm. Daniel is kindly organizing this. Please let him know ASAP if you're going to attend as he's in the progress of finalizing things. Hope to see as many of you as possible there!

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Jan 31^st, 2009:

Newnham Short Course

Three Darwin crews (W1, M1, M2) competed in the upstream, 1.6km Newnham Short Course, from the Little Bridge (A14) to the Railings. In their respective division, W1 ended up 14^th , M1 4^th and M2 15^th. Results are here. No pictures available yet.

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Dec 5^th, 2008:

Election of new committee members:

Congratulations to Nikon and Bryony for their official election as Kit Officer and Vice Women's Captain respectively!

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Dec 4-5^th, 2008:

Fairbairn Cup 2008

Three Darwin crews competed in the Fairbairn cup: M3, M1, and W1. All three crews achieved a excellent performance, promising an excellent rowing year for Darwin!

Results are here and pictures here.

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Nov 15^th, 2008:

Cantabrigian Winter Head 2008

Darwin's W1 and M1 competed in the 2.6km Winter Head, from the motorway bridge to the P&E. The Women ended up 14^th in their category, and the Men 25^th.

Results are here. Photos of the event are here!

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Nov 4^th, 2008:

Queens' Ergs 2008

Darwin entered two novice crews. The women came in 35th in their division with an average 500m split of 2:07.66 and the men put up an impressive average split of 1:35.08 to come 10th and thus qualifying for the final. Thanks to all the people that came to support us, especially to Dafydd Davies for great coaching and terrifying shouting.

More info here and photos here.

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Oct 10^th, 2008:

Darwin M1 win the Autumn Heads!

Darwin's first men's crew completed the 2600m of the Autumn Heads in 10min45s, arriving first in their category and bringing home shiny pots.

From bow to stern: Richard Darby, Daniel Zerbino, James Fowler, Nikon Rasumov, Stéphane Forsik, Sebastian Müller, Daffyd Davies, Dominic Schmidt, and Olivia Lewis.

Well done M1!

For more info and a video, click here.

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Oct 18^th, 2008:

2008 Autumn Head Race

Come see the action on the river as M1, fresh out of their summer break, dominate the river during the Autumn heads on Saturday. The race will take place from the A14 motorway bridge, along Grassy Corner, Plough Reach, Long Reach, and up to Penny Ferry.

M1 will be racing at 1pm. Come and follow the excitement on your bike along the towpath, encouraging Darwin's crew onwards.

If, however, you have no idea where these places are, your best bet will be to enjoy a drink by the river at the Plough

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Oct 16^th, 2008 8:30pm:

Darwin Fresher's 2008

Are you new in the college? Do you want to try a new sport? Do you want to join the largest society in Darwin? Do you want to meet great people? Do you want to try something very "Cambridg-y"?

Then why don't you join the Darwin College Boat Club? The Fresher's week is the best time to try rowing and you don't need to have any experience.

If you are interested in rowing or coxing and want to join our club, do not hesitate to contact Dominic (men's captain) or Jessie (women's captain) and do not forget to come to the Fresher's Fair (Darwin Dining Hall) on Thursday 16 October 2008. We'll be there to give you details and answer your questions!

We're looking forward to meeting you!

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Sep 20^th, 2008 4pm-7pm:

DCBC Barbecue on Darwin Island!

DCBC celebrated the end of the summer course with a great barbecue on Darwin Island!

Thanks to everyone!

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Jul 26^th, 2008:

Welcome to the new 2008-2009 Committee!

The DCBC Annual General Meeting was held on the 26th July 2008 and members of the club have elected their new committee.

President	Dr. Chester White
Senior Treasurer and Safety Officer	James Kirkbride
Men's Captain	Dominic Schmidt
Men's Vice Captain	James Fowler
Women's Novice Coordinator	Olivia Lewis
Treasurer and Webmaster	Daniel Zerbino
Secretary	Devin Yagel
Junior Boatman	Andreas Lintz
Darwin-Pembroke Liaison officer	Jessie Hohmann

You can contact them on the committee page.

Some positions (Women's Captain, Women's Vice-captain, Sponsorship Officer, Social Secretary, Kit Officer and Coxing rep.) are still available so if your are interested, please contact the new men's captain, Dominic Schmidt.

Good luck for this new year!

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