Shiplake College Boat Club

Shiplake College Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationShiplake College Boathouse, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Coordinates51°29′48″N 0°53′42″W / 51.496801°N 0.894918°W / 51.496801; -0.894918
Founded1959
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code - SHP
Websitewww.shiplake.org.uk/1539/co-curricular/sport/rowing

Shiplake College Boat Club is a rowing club based on the River Thames at Shiplake College Boathouse, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.[1] Many students go on to prestigious rowing programs across the world, including rowing for US universities such as Harvard, Princeton, Iowa and Washington.[2]

History

Shiplake College was founded in 1959 by Alexander and Eunice Everett. The boat club is owned by Shiplake College and rowing became a primary college sport due to its location on the banks of the River Thames.[3] In 2020, the Davies Centre was completed, incorporating a new boat storage and indoor training facilities. It was officially opened for former headmaster Gregg Davies in 2021, delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In recent years the club has won both the Schools' Head of the River Race and the Non-Championship Eights at the National Schools' Regatta.[3] The club reached its first Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup final at the Henley Royal Regatta for 30 years in 2024, narrowly losing to St Paul's School, before beating Radley College in the 2025 final, to win the cup for the first time in the club's history.[5][6]

Shiplake Vikings

The Shiplake Vikings Rowing Club share the rowing facilities of the college.[7]

Honours

National Schools' Regatta

Year Winning crew
2015Non-Championship Boys' Eights
2018Desmond Hill Cup (Boys' J16 8+)
2021Sherriff Cup (Girls' Championship 4x)
2021Wimbledon Centenary Cup (Girls' 2nd 4x)
2021Desmond Hill Cup (Boys' J16 8+)
2022Jim Mason Plate (Girls' Championship 4+)
2025Aylings Challenge Cup (Girls' Championship Eights)
2025Queen Mother's Cup (Boys' Championship Eights)

Schools' Head of the River Race

Year Winning crew
2017Boys' Championship Eights
2019Boys' Championship Eights (course record)
2022Boys' Championship Eights
2022Boys' Second Eights
2022Girls' Championship Quads (course record)
2022Girls' First Eights
2023Boys' Championship Eights
2023Boys' Second Eights

Henley Royal Regatta

Year Winning crew
1984Visitors' Challenge Cup
2021Diamond Jubilee Challenge Cup
2025Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup

Henley Women's Regatta

Year Winning crew
2019Rosie Mayglothling Trophy
2021Bea Langridge Trophy
2022Bea Langridge Trophy

British Junior Championships

Year Winning crew/s
1981Men J16 2+, Men J16 8+[8]
1982Men J18 4-, Men J16 2-[9]
1985Men J18 4-[10]
1986Men J18 2-[11]
1988Men J16 2-[12]
1992Men J18 4+[13]
1995Men J16 8+[14]
2021WJ18 1x, WJ18 2x, WJ18 4x[15]

Course records currently held

Event Category Year set Time
Schools' Head of the River RaceBoys' Championship Eights201916:36
Schools' Head of the River RaceGirls' Championship Quads202219:15

Notable former members

  • Henry Blois-Brooke - GB men's rowing team,[16] under 23 world champion in the x8 men's[16]
  • Ben Hunt-Davis - gold medal winner at Sydney 2000 in the x8 men's and silver medal winner at the 1999 World Championships in x8 men's
  • Will Satch - gold medal winner at Rio 2016 in the x8 men's[17] and bronze medal winner in the coxless pair at London 2012[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Club details". British Rowing.
  2. ↑ "Shiplake College". www.shiplake.org.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Club history". Shiplake College.
  4. ↑ "Ex-headmaster opens new boathouse with his name". Henley Standard. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Results". Henley Royal Regatta. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Shiplake College Win Princess Elizabeth Trophy for First Time". Henley Herald. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Our location". Shiplake Vikings.
  8. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1981, p. 14". Times Digital Archives.
  9. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 19 July 1982, p. 15". Times Digital Archives.
  10. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  11. ↑ "Railton, Jim. "Leander take Kingston with a late charge." Times, 21 July 1986, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  12. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 18 July 1988, p. 35". Times Digital Archives.
  13. ↑ "Rosewell, Mike. "MacLennan's attack pays off." Times, 20 July 1992, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
  14. ↑ ""For the Record." Times, 17 July 1995, p. 33". Times Digital Archives.
  15. ↑ "Race Information". Row results. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  16. 1 2 Rowing, British (29 May 2020). "Meet the Team: Henry Blois-Brooke". British Rowing. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  17. ↑ "Will Satch MBE". British Rowing. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "William Satch | Team GB". www.teamgb.com. Retrieved 30 January 2025.


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