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Trinity 2025

W1 Summer VIII’s Roundup!

W1 put on an amazing showing this summer VIIIs, starting the week on bungline 8 in Div 2 and finishing on bungline 11, with our spoons campaign shattered on the last day.

The first day was one of great anticipation, being chased by LMH, with three out of eight of their rowers having been trained by us in Ely! Not our greatest row and potentially the widest line on the river, we got caught just after Donny bridge.

On Thursday we came back with a different energy! With a speedy start we were gaining on LMH and nearly had overlap by Donny bridge, but Merton unfortunately pipped us before we could take our revenge. Despite the defeat, spirits were high…

Onto Friday. It was Somerville Mansfield round two after our tragic encounter in torpids. Liv forgot that the word concede even existed, meaning Somerville went for the contact bump, ramming into my blade and causing our only crab of the week. Luckily it was caught on camera from about 15 different angles.

Saturday we knew we were on for Spoons and only had one goal in mind- make it to Longbridges. Then disaster struck, our rudder was bent (again), so we had to take out our twice as heavy w2. The biggest problem was that our w1 was bowrigged, w2 stroke rigged, meaning MCBC4EVA became CMCBE4AV. Still, once the canon went we gave it everything and had made it nearly to Donny bridge with Peter’s gaining but not quite on us yet. We then see the greatest sight in Bumps- a crab! Peter’s struggle to regain themselves, leading Queens to bump them out and giving us clear water. The rest of the row consisted of us all screaming ‘no spoons’ and some overly excited rate 43 (sorry guys).

Overall I just want to say how I am so so so proud of these girls for the work they put in this week and the whole year. Additionally a massive thank you to Kathleen who has been our greatest supporter and we are so grateful for her coaching. I am so excited to see how much further we can go and our torpids blades campaign starts now!!

- Izzy (Women’s VC 24/25)

W1 Summer VIII’s Roundup!

W1 put on an amazing showing this summer VIIIs, starting the week on bungline 8 in Div 2 and finishing on bungline 11, with our spoons campaign shattered on the last day.

The first day was one of great anticipation, being chased by LMH, with three out of eight of their rowers having been trained by us in Ely! Not our greatest row and potentially the widest line on the river, we got caught just after Donny bridge.

On Thursday we came back with a different energy! With a speedy start we were gaining on LMH and nearly had overlap by Donny bridge, but Merton unfortunately pipped us before we could take our revenge. Despite the defeat, spirits were high…

Onto Friday. It was Somerville Mansfield round two after our tragic encounter in torpids. Liv forgot that the word concede even existed, meaning Somerville went for the contact bump, ramming into my blade and causing our only crab of the week. Luckily it was caught on camera from about 15 different angles.

Saturday we knew we were on for Spoons and only had one goal in mind- make it to Longbridges. Then disaster struck, our rudder was bent (again), so we had to take out our twice as heavy w2. The biggest problem was that our w1 was bowrigged, w2 stroke rigged, meaning MCBC4EVA became CMCBE4AV. Still, once the canon went we gave it everything and had made it nearly to Donny bridge with Peter’s gaining but not quite on us yet. We then see the greatest sight in Bumps- a crab! Peter’s struggle to regain themselves, leading Queens to bump them out and giving us clear water. The rest of the row consisted of us all screaming ‘no spoons’ and some overly excited rate 43 (sorry guys).

Overall I just want to say how I am so so so proud of these girls for the work they put in this week and the whole year. Additionally a massive thank you to Kathleen who has been our greatest supporter and we are so grateful for her coaching. I am so excited to see how much further we can go and our torpids blades campaign starts now!!

- Izzy (Women’s VC 24/25)

On 31 May 2025, Mansfield College Boat Club finished Summer Eights week by brining together current members and alumni to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Founded in 1965, the club is the largest sporting society at Mansfield College and offers all college members the opportunity to row, regardless of prior experience. Since it was established the club has been run by Mansfield students, and is spurred to success by alumni support.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this such a special celebration!

On 31 May 2025, Mansfield College Boat Club finished Summer Eights week by brining together current members and alumni to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Founded in 1965, the club is the largest sporting society at Mansfield College and offers all college members the opportunity to row, regardless of prior experience. Since it was established the club has been run by Mansfield students, and is spurred to success by alumni support.

Thank you to everyone who helped to make this such a special celebration!

💛❤️ Summer Eights ‘25 O1 ❤️💛

Cox: Lucy Lansdown

Stroke: James Kearns
7: Zac Stowell
6: Konrad Almås
5: Manny Yeps
4: Mikey Matthews
3: Felix Brandon
2: James Bennett
Bow: Conor Phelan

Coach: Beatrice Argyle

💛❤️ Summer Eights ‘25 O1 ❤️💛

Cox: Lucy Lansdown

Stroke: James Kearns
7: Zac Stowell
6: Konrad Almås
5: Manny Yeps
4: Mikey Matthews
3: Felix Brandon
2: James Bennett
Bow: Conor Phelan

Coach: Beatrice Argyle

❤️💛 Summer Eights ‘25 W1 💛❤️

Cox: Olivia Allan

Stroke: Izzy Hedges
7: Izzy Rulten
6: Qingyang Zhang (Weds/Thurs), Grace Hind (Fri/Sat)
5: Imogen Boxall
4: Clare McGrade
3: Elise Pryke
2: Florence Smith
Bow: Emily Dillon

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

❤️💛 Summer Eights ‘25 W1 💛❤️

Cox: Olivia Allan

Stroke: Izzy Hedges
7: Izzy Rulten
6: Qingyang Zhang (Weds/Thurs), Grace Hind (Fri/Sat)
5: Imogen Boxall
4: Clare McGrade
3: Elise Pryke
2: Florence Smith
Bow: Emily Dillon

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

💛❤️ Summer Eights ‘25 O2 ❤️💛

Cox: James Bennett

Stroke: Tom Wade
7: Ky Johal
6: Rowan Burford
5: Tom Perneczky / Thierry Blankenstein
4: Matty Paule
3: Luke McCarvill / Clint Grohmann
2: Michael Daly / Wilder Zimmer
Bow: Jude Smith

Coach: Beatrice Argyle

💛❤️ Summer Eights ‘25 O2 ❤️💛

Cox: James Bennett

Stroke: Tom Wade
7: Ky Johal
6: Rowan Burford
5: Tom Perneczky / Thierry Blankenstein
4: Matty Paule
3: Luke McCarvill / Clint Grohmann
2: Michael Daly / Wilder Zimmer
Bow: Jude Smith

Coach: Beatrice Argyle

❤️💛 Summer Eights ‘25 W2 💛❤️

Cox: Emily Dillon

Stroke: Isabel Valovin
7: Jin Cheeva
6: Mika Chen
5: Payton Pemberton
4: Amala Leonard
3: Yannan Zhang
2: Ananya Guduri
Bow: Adel Burbidge

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

❤️💛 Summer Eights ‘25 W2 💛❤️

Cox: Emily Dillon

Stroke: Isabel Valovin
7: Jin Cheeva
6: Mika Chen
5: Payton Pemberton
4: Amala Leonard
3: Yannan Zhang
2: Ananya Guduri
Bow: Adel Burbidge

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

Calling all Mansfield College Boat Club alumni, the deadline to book your place at our upcoming anniversary dinner is this Friday (16/05/2025)! We would love to see as many members of our MCBC community as possible, together in the college chapel, on the Saturday of Summer VIIIs to celebrate the growth and success of our club over the past sixty-years ❤️💛

Information on ticketing for current members to follow!

Calling all Mansfield College Boat Club alumni, the deadline to book your place at our upcoming anniversary dinner is this Friday (16/05/2025)! We would love to see as many members of our MCBC community as possible, together in the college chapel, on the Saturday of Summer VIIIs to celebrate the growth and success of our club over the past sixty-years ❤️💛

Information on ticketing for current members to follow!

With Summer VIIIs fast approaching, we won’t just be enjoying some gorgeous 2k tests 🙃 but balancing the leg work with an amazing set of socials lined up for Trinity Term thanks to our social secretaries 🫡

If you’re a Mansfield student looking for an excuse to join the college’s biggest sports society, let this be it 🍻

With Summer VIIIs fast approaching, we won’t just be enjoying some gorgeous 2k tests 🙃 but balancing the leg work with an amazing set of socials lined up for Trinity Term thanks to our social secretaries 🫡

If you’re a Mansfield student looking for an excuse to join the college’s biggest sports society, let this be it 🍻

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 O1 roundup ❤️💛

The O1 started the week strong with a surprisingly fast bump on GTC in the gut. A great introduction for the half of the boat (Konrad, Manny, Zac, Tom SR) for whom this was their first bumps race! The quick bump had filled us with hope and the b-word started carelessly being thrown around.

We went into day 2 feeling good… until GTC bumped us… in exactly the same place we had bumped them the previous day. This was capped off by a speedy Wolfson M2 bumping us outside univ. The resultant mood in the boathouse afterwards was tough, not helped by us hearing GTC celebrating in the boat bay next to us (of course we’d done exactly the same thing the day before but it’s fine when we do it okay). Despite this being the absolute low point of Torpids, it’s the day I was most proud of the team for. Especially in seeing how the more senior members, who’ve had their own share of ups and downs, supported the novices in their first loss.

Going into day 3 there was a mix of apprehension and a strong desire to fight back. Our bowman Tom SR had fallen ill, but we were fortunate to have Jude join the boat for the final 2 days in his place. We held off our pursuers Pembroke M2 and, to everyone’s joy, bumped Linacre by rowing past them at boathouse island. After the rowing past ‘incident’ on the womens side with Somerville, Bea decided to leave no doubt about the row-past, with us crossing the stream to pulli in ahead of Linacre.

Going into day 4, we were net zero, with a Pembroke M2 on for blades chasing us and our old frenemies GTC ahead of us. Pembroke went for the quick bump, quickly gaining on us and getting to within a terrifying quarter length as we passed longbridges. A well timed call for maximum power from Lorenzo spared us the bump and we started to pull away… only to bump GTC in front of boathouse island. Cue celebrations.

I’d like to thank Bea for her wonderful coaching and for coxing us for the first 3 days and James K gets a shoutout as our faithful bankrider. To the GTC men - it was a pleasure and you guys are all great sports. Bring on summer eights.

- Mikey, Open side Captain

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 O1 roundup ❤️💛

The O1 started the week strong with a surprisingly fast bump on GTC in the gut. A great introduction for the half of the boat (Konrad, Manny, Zac, Tom SR) for whom this was their first bumps race! The quick bump had filled us with hope and the b-word started carelessly being thrown around.

We went into day 2 feeling good… until GTC bumped us… in exactly the same place we had bumped them the previous day. This was capped off by a speedy Wolfson M2 bumping us outside univ. The resultant mood in the boathouse afterwards was tough, not helped by us hearing GTC celebrating in the boat bay next to us (of course we’d done exactly the same thing the day before but it’s fine when we do it okay). Despite this being the absolute low point of Torpids, it’s the day I was most proud of the team for. Especially in seeing how the more senior members, who’ve had their own share of ups and downs, supported the novices in their first loss.

Going into day 3 there was a mix of apprehension and a strong desire to fight back. Our bowman Tom SR had fallen ill, but we were fortunate to have Jude join the boat for the final 2 days in his place. We held off our pursuers Pembroke M2 and, to everyone’s joy, bumped Linacre by rowing past them at boathouse island. After the rowing past ‘incident’ on the womens side with Somerville, Bea decided to leave no doubt about the row-past, with us crossing the stream to pulli in ahead of Linacre.

Going into day 4, we were net zero, with a Pembroke M2 on for blades chasing us and our old frenemies GTC ahead of us. Pembroke went for the quick bump, quickly gaining on us and getting to within a terrifying quarter length as we passed longbridges. A well timed call for maximum power from Lorenzo spared us the bump and we started to pull away… only to bump GTC in front of boathouse island. Cue celebrations.

I’d like to thank Bea for her wonderful coaching and for coxing us for the first 3 days and James K gets a shoutout as our faithful bankrider. To the GTC men - it was a pleasure and you guys are all great sports. Bring on summer eights.

- Mikey, Open side Captain

so proud to see one of MCBC’s finest in the Osiris Crew for the 2025 Boat Race! 💙⭐️

@imogenboxall will be taking on Cambridge in the Osiris-Blondie race on the 13th April and the whole of @mansfieldoxford will be cheering her on!

so proud to see one of MCBC’s finest in the Osiris Crew for the 2025 Boat Race! 💙⭐️

@imogenboxall will be taking on Cambridge in the Osiris-Blondie race on the 13th April and the whole of @mansfieldoxford will be cheering her on!

⭐️ Mansfield Boat Club to Introduce Gondolas for its 60th Anniversary ⭐️

This year marks the 60th anniversary of our Boat Club, so to celebrate, @biglegsmansfield is ditching oars for gondolas this Trinity Term. Inspired by Oxford’s own love for punting, our rowers will glide down the river in style—complete with singing gondoliers, striped uniforms, and romantic serenades. All Mansfield alumni, students, and staff are eligible to book. Keep an eye on your emails for further details.
Comment ‘MCBC60 ❤️❤️’ for a free ride!

⭐️ Mansfield Boat Club to Introduce Gondolas for its 60th Anniversary ⭐️

This year marks the 60th anniversary of our Boat Club, so to celebrate, @biglegsmansfield is ditching oars for gondolas this Trinity Term. Inspired by Oxford’s own love for punting, our rowers will glide down the river in style—complete with singing gondoliers, striped uniforms, and romantic serenades. All Mansfield alumni, students, and staff are eligible to book. Keep an eye on your emails for further details.
Comment ‘MCBC60 ❤️❤️’ for a free ride!

Exciting News!! For the first time since 2022, MCBC will be running a training camp away from our beloved stretch of the Isis River and we can’t wait. Funded by a generous alumni donation, we will be using the chance to get in lots of extra miles as the build up to Summer VIIIs begins. Alumni support makes a huge difference to our relatively young club and helps us further our dual aims of opening rowing to more Mansfield students, and improving our results on the water! Remember to save the date for our 60th anniversary celebration dinner (Saturday 31st May 2025, at Mansfield College) - this extra special Summer VIIIs dinner is a chance to celebrate MCBC’s progression over the years and we would love to welcome as many alumni as possible. If you would like to support our club please visit - https://www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/donations
Big Legs, Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

Exciting News!! For the first time since 2022, MCBC will be running a training camp away from our beloved stretch of the Isis River and we can’t wait. Funded by a generous alumni donation, we will be using the chance to get in lots of extra miles as the build up to Summer VIIIs begins. Alumni support makes a huge difference to our relatively young club and helps us further our dual aims of opening rowing to more Mansfield students, and improving our results on the water! Remember to save the date for our 60th anniversary celebration dinner (Saturday 31st May 2025, at Mansfield College) - this extra special Summer VIIIs dinner is a chance to celebrate MCBC’s progression over the years and we would love to welcome as many alumni as possible. If you would like to support our club please visit - https://www.mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/donations
Big Legs, Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W1 roundup ❤️💛

W1 enjoyed a varied week in div2 this Torpids, beginning as the sandwich boat (between the two halves of the division due to reduced racing) and finishing 10th in the division. This drop of three places was the result of two row overs on the first day, an attempt on Bea’s life from Exeter and a possibly-celebrated-too-early row past from Somerville on the second day, a row over on the third day and a bump from St. Antony’s on the last day.

Overall there was an incredible show of rowing from all 9 members of the boat this week, with Charlotte providing her skills with very minimal warning on two occasions! And, while most of the boat ended the week with an unidentified illness, Izzy H actually survived four out of the five races with it. We couldn’t have raced without the incredible sacrifices of Bea to cox us on the first three days which we are so grateful for. Additionally we had the brilliant coxing of James on the Saturday who helped the boat hold off St. Hugh’s while I watched anxiously from the bank due to the aforementioned unidentified illness. Kathleen provided long distance coaching for the first two days but then graced us with her presence and unbeatable positivity and encouragement for the second half of the week; she truly has provided incredible coaching this term and has been such an asset to MCBC.

Also I would like to make an honourable mention to the members of the W2 and Greenfield, as well as Sam who was supposed to cox the W1 who were all sadly unable to compete in this Torpids. The entire women’s side has shown great commitment and resilience and I look forward to Summer VIIIs next term!

- Lucy, Women’s Captain

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W1 roundup ❤️💛

W1 enjoyed a varied week in div2 this Torpids, beginning as the sandwich boat (between the two halves of the division due to reduced racing) and finishing 10th in the division. This drop of three places was the result of two row overs on the first day, an attempt on Bea’s life from Exeter and a possibly-celebrated-too-early row past from Somerville on the second day, a row over on the third day and a bump from St. Antony’s on the last day.

Overall there was an incredible show of rowing from all 9 members of the boat this week, with Charlotte providing her skills with very minimal warning on two occasions! And, while most of the boat ended the week with an unidentified illness, Izzy H actually survived four out of the five races with it. We couldn’t have raced without the incredible sacrifices of Bea to cox us on the first three days which we are so grateful for. Additionally we had the brilliant coxing of James on the Saturday who helped the boat hold off St. Hugh’s while I watched anxiously from the bank due to the aforementioned unidentified illness. Kathleen provided long distance coaching for the first two days but then graced us with her presence and unbeatable positivity and encouragement for the second half of the week; she truly has provided incredible coaching this term and has been such an asset to MCBC.

Also I would like to make an honourable mention to the members of the W2 and Greenfield, as well as Sam who was supposed to cox the W1 who were all sadly unable to compete in this Torpids. The entire women’s side has shown great commitment and resilience and I look forward to Summer VIIIs next term!

- Lucy, Women’s Captain

💛❤️ Happy International Women’s Day ❤️💛

💛❤️ Happy International Women’s Day ❤️💛

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 O1 ❤️💛

Cox: Lorenzo Versini

Stroke: Mikey Matthews
7: Conor Phelan
6: Tom Wade
5: Zac Stowell
4: Konrad Almås
3: Manny Yepes
2: James Bennett
Bow: Tom Silvester-Ratcliffe

Coach: Bea Argyle

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 O1 ❤️💛

Cox: Lorenzo Versini

Stroke: Mikey Matthews
7: Conor Phelan
6: Tom Wade
5: Zac Stowell
4: Konrad Almås
3: Manny Yepes
2: James Bennett
Bow: Tom Silvester-Ratcliffe

Coach: Bea Argyle

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 O2 ❤️💛

Cox: James Bennett

Stroke: James Kearns
7: Tom Perneczky
6: Yiming Xu / Thierry Blankenstein
5: Ky Johal
4: Matt Paule
3: Felix Brandon
2: Wilder Zimmer
Bow: Jude Smith

Coach: Bea Argyle

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 O2 ❤️💛

Cox: James Bennett

Stroke: James Kearns
7: Tom Perneczky
6: Yiming Xu / Thierry Blankenstein
5: Ky Johal
4: Matt Paule
3: Felix Brandon
2: Wilder Zimmer
Bow: Jude Smith

Coach: Bea Argyle

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W1 ❤️💛

Cox: Sam Hudspith

Stroke: Lucy Lockyear
7: Hes Edwards
6: Grace Hind
5: Izzy Rulten
4: Emily Dillon
3: Izzy Hedges
2: Florence Smith
Bow: Lucy Lansdown

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W1 ❤️💛

Cox: Sam Hudspith

Stroke: Lucy Lockyear
7: Hes Edwards
6: Grace Hind
5: Izzy Rulten
4: Emily Dillon
3: Izzy Hedges
2: Florence Smith
Bow: Lucy Lansdown

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W2 ❤️💛

Cox: Lucy Lansdown

Stroke: Leonorah Iverson
7: Charlotte Hudson
6: Jin Cheeva
5: Olivia Allan
4: Isabel Schulze Froning
3: Clare McGrade
2: Elise Pryke
Bow: Amala Leonard

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

💛❤️ Torpids ‘25 W2 ❤️💛

Cox: Lucy Lansdown

Stroke: Leonorah Iverson
7: Charlotte Hudson
6: Jin Cheeva
5: Olivia Allan
4: Isabel Schulze Froning
3: Clare McGrade
2: Elise Pryke
Bow: Amala Leonard

Coach: Kathleen Meerscheidt

Narrowly missing out on a spot in Torpids after a valiant performance at rowing on today, it’s our W3 comp-crew with @greentempletonboatclub:

Stroke: Sam Withey
7: Kristin Kostka
6: Payton Pemberton
5: Yannan Zhang
4: Ananya Guduri
3: Nikita Nautiyal
2: Alina Ziyun Zeng
Bow: Irasema Trujillo

💚💙💛❤️

Narrowly missing out on a spot in Torpids after a valiant performance at rowing on today, it’s our W3 comp-crew with @greentempletonboatclub:

Stroke: Sam Withey
7: Kristin Kostka
6: Payton Pemberton
5: Yannan Zhang
4: Ananya Guduri
3: Nikita Nautiyal
2: Alina Ziyun Zeng
Bow: Irasema Trujillo

💚💙💛❤️

🏎️ 3rd week round up 🏎️

- Starting another week off the water (🚩) MCBC got back to it with IWL D on the weekend
- with each side entering two crews, some of our novices had their first taste of racing!
- Women’s A: 6:10.5 (6th) , Women’s B: 7:25.5 (27th)
- Open’s A: 5:37.0 (14th), Open’s B: 5:40.0 (18th)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
- photo creds. @laurenhazel.photos

🏎️ 3rd week round up 🏎️

- Starting another week off the water (🚩) MCBC got back to it with IWL D on the weekend
- with each side entering two crews, some of our novices had their first taste of racing!
- Women’s A: 6:10.5 (6th) , Women’s B: 7:25.5 (27th)
- Open’s A: 5:37.0 (14th), Open’s B: 5:40.0 (18th)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
- photo creds. @laurenhazel.photos

☀️ week 2 round-up ☀️
- week 2 kicked off with a red flag but ended up on the water!
- even though the river tried to ruin our fun, both the open’s and women’s sides rounded up a week of ergs with a day trip to Swindon
- our rowers enjoyed the water sessions in mixed boats boosting our one-club mindset 🫶💪
- Big legs, Big love ❤️ 💛❤️💛

☀️ week 2 round-up ☀️
- week 2 kicked off with a red flag but ended up on the water!
- even though the river tried to ruin our fun, both the open’s and women’s sides rounded up a week of ergs with a day trip to Swindon
- our rowers enjoyed the water sessions in mixed boats boosting our one-club mindset 🫶💪
- Big legs, Big love ❤️ 💛❤️💛

members and alumni - save the date!

members and alumni - save the date!

Hilary Term we’re coming for you 👀

While the training ramps up moving towards Torpids, we’ve got a bunch of gorgeous socials locked in for MCBC. 🥵

If you’re getting fomo now that we’re back on the water or want to try something new in 2025, remember we are always recruiting anyone interested in rowing or coxing, just message our friendly captains to get involved!

Big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

Hilary Term we’re coming for you 👀

While the training ramps up moving towards Torpids, we’ve got a bunch of gorgeous socials locked in for MCBC. 🥵

If you’re getting fomo now that we’re back on the water or want to try something new in 2025, remember we are always recruiting anyone interested in rowing or coxing, just message our friendly captains to get involved!

Big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

Social Secs have Finals?? You learn something new everyday! So coming in hot for Hilary term, to make sure the fun continues when the exams start is our co-social sec Izzy Hedges!

- 1st Year History 📚

- known for: returning home from a crewdate in an ambulance 🚑

- red flag: waking my neighbours up from after a night out 🫣

- go to erg song: My My My, Armand Van Helden 🎧

- favourite thing about MCBC: crewdates of course 👞

Social Secs have Finals?? You learn something new everyday! So coming in hot for Hilary term, to make sure the fun continues when the exams start is our co-social sec Izzy Hedges!

- 1st Year History 📚

- known for: returning home from a crewdate in an ambulance 🚑

- red flag: waking my neighbours up from after a night out 🫣

- go to erg song: My My My, Armand Van Helden 🎧

- favourite thing about MCBC: crewdates of course 👞

🎄🚣‍♀️ OXMERRY CHRISTMAS, CREW! 🚣‍♂️🎄

While the regatta is cancelled😞 boat club love isn’t!! Get ready to wrap up an incredible term in style because our Oxmas Formal is here! Join us at the pub for:

✨ Pigs in Blankies, Camembert, the lot 😍🍗🥂
✨ Captains’ Prizegiving for performance this term 🎁
✨ Celebrating our Novice heroes in the regatta that never was 🏆

📅 When? Saturday 30th, 7:30-10:30
📍 Where? Kings Arms, Wadham Room
🎟️ Dress code? Pub formal, smart but cozy :)

💳 Please bring £8 in card or cash form!!

This is our final event of the year, so don’t miss out on the chance to eat, drink, and be merry with your dear boat club. If you haven’t come to anything, come to this!

Please RSVP with the one and only @hes.edwards 🤶

🎄🚣‍♀️ OXMERRY CHRISTMAS, CREW! 🚣‍♂️🎄

While the regatta is cancelled😞 boat club love isn’t!! Get ready to wrap up an incredible term in style because our Oxmas Formal is here! Join us at the pub for:

✨ Pigs in Blankies, Camembert, the lot 😍🍗🥂
✨ Captains’ Prizegiving for performance this term 🎁
✨ Celebrating our Novice heroes in the regatta that never was 🏆

📅 When? Saturday 30th, 7:30-10:30
📍 Where? Kings Arms, Wadham Room
🎟️ Dress code? Pub formal, smart but cozy :)

💳 Please bring £8 in card or cash form!!

This is our final event of the year, so don’t miss out on the chance to eat, drink, and be merry with your dear boat club. If you haven’t come to anything, come to this!

Please RSVP with the one and only @hes.edwards 🤶

❣️ 4th week roundup ❣️

- halfway through Michaelmas and MCBC is in full swing with our novices and returners training on the water, in the tank, and in the erg room
- Yesterday, MCBC entered a men’s and a women’s crew into autumn fours 🍁
- the M4+ had a strong first race to beat St John’s but were knocked out by Keble (the overall winners of the men’s competition)
- the W4+ had a nail-biting race against Linacre, hunting them down to finish just a meter behind in one of the day’s closer races
- Our novices were also out this weekend, preparing for their regatta (see 4th slide for some amazing novice rowing)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
(📸 photo creds to @laurenhazel.photos for the autumn fours pictures!)

❣️ 4th week roundup ❣️

- halfway through Michaelmas and MCBC is in full swing with our novices and returners training on the water, in the tank, and in the erg room
- Yesterday, MCBC entered a men’s and a women’s crew into autumn fours 🍁
- the M4+ had a strong first race to beat St John’s but were knocked out by Keble (the overall winners of the men’s competition)
- the W4+ had a nail-biting race against Linacre, hunting them down to finish just a meter behind in one of the day’s closer races
- Our novices were also out this weekend, preparing for their regatta (see 4th slide for some amazing novice rowing)
- Big Legs Big Love ❤️ 💛❤️💛
(📸 photo creds to @laurenhazel.photos for the autumn fours pictures!)

we’re defrosting…
⭐️ Join us this Oxmas as we host our new and improved annual Oxmas drinks 🍷
⭐️ Meet us in the Old Hall for music and mulled wine in your best festive attire 🎅
⭐️ All college members welcome, please arrive promptly to get your drinks (non-alcoholic options will be available)!

we’re defrosting…
⭐️ Join us this Oxmas as we host our new and improved annual Oxmas drinks 🍷
⭐️ Meet us in the Old Hall for music and mulled wine in your best festive attire 🎅
⭐️ All college members welcome, please arrive promptly to get your drinks (non-alcoholic options will be available)!

⭐️ 3rd week roundup ⭐️

- we are finally back in business now that the flag has dropped which means weekly roundups are back too!
- Yesterday, MCBC entered both a men’s and women’s 8+ into IWL A and both crews put points on the board, with the Women placing 3rd and Men 6th
- On Saturday, lots of our novices had their first outing after two weeks of ergs and tank sessions
- we are looking forward to what MT has in store
- big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

⭐️ 3rd week roundup ⭐️

- we are finally back in business now that the flag has dropped which means weekly roundups are back too!
- Yesterday, MCBC entered both a men’s and women’s 8+ into IWL A and both crews put points on the board, with the Women placing 3rd and Men 6th
- On Saturday, lots of our novices had their first outing after two weeks of ergs and tank sessions
- we are looking forward to what MT has in store
- big legs, big love ❤️💛❤️💛

👻 reminder for the HUGE Halloween bar crawl THIS WEDNESDAY with @sjcbc @pcbcoxford @someboatclub and @corpusrows ‼️ Get to Pembroke at 8.30pm and get ready for some challenges devised by everybody’s favourite social sec Hes 👻

👻 reminder for the HUGE Halloween bar crawl THIS WEDNESDAY with @sjcbc @pcbcoxford @someboatclub and @corpusrows ‼️ Get to Pembroke at 8.30pm and get ready for some challenges devised by everybody’s favourite social sec Hes 👻

For those who know and those who need to know - it’s the Longbridges event of the year: our annual Boathouse Party with @hildasboatclub ❣️❣️

This year’s theme is pirates vs cowboys so get a hat 🤠 or get a parrot 🦜 but most importantly GET A TICKET before they sell out: https://fixr.co/en-US/event/shcbc-x-mcbc-freshers-party-2024-tickets-735402746 (link also in bio) and use code ‘Mansfeld’ (yes there is an ‘s’ but no ‘i’)

See you all next week 🫡

For those who know and those who need to know - it’s the Longbridges event of the year: our annual Boathouse Party with @hildasboatclub ❣️❣️

This year’s theme is pirates vs cowboys so get a hat 🤠 or get a parrot 🦜 but most importantly GET A TICKET before they sell out: https://fixr.co/en-US/event/shcbc-x-mcbc-freshers-party-2024-tickets-735402746 (link also in bio) and use code ‘Mansfeld’ (yes there is an ‘s’ but no ‘i’)

See you all next week 🫡

MCBC members we have some treats lined up for you… the river level may be high but so are our hopes for this term’s socials 🍻

Keep your eyes peeled for amendments and announcements 👀

If you are new to Mansfield and need any more reason to join MCBC (the final C stands for ‘club’ not ‘cult’ - I promise 😇) let this be it!

Big Legs Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

MCBC members we have some treats lined up for you… the river level may be high but so are our hopes for this term’s socials 🍻

Keep your eyes peeled for amendments and announcements 👀

If you are new to Mansfield and need any more reason to join MCBC (the final C stands for ‘club’ not ‘cult’ - I promise 😇) let this be it!

Big Legs Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

CALLING ALL MCBC ALUMNI 📣📣

Whether you graduated last year or haven’t set foot in a boat in over a decade, MCBC invites you to join our new alumni email list to stay in touch with the club and receive newsletters, invites, and alumni information.

To sign up visit mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/alumni or click the link in our bio to access our new website!

Big Legs, Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

CALLING ALL MCBC ALUMNI 📣📣

Whether you graduated last year or haven’t set foot in a boat in over a decade, MCBC invites you to join our new alumni email list to stay in touch with the club and receive newsletters, invites, and alumni information.

To sign up visit mansfieldcollegeboatclub.co.uk/alumni or click the link in our bio to access our new website!

Big Legs, Big Love ❤️💛❤️💛

CALLING ALL INCOMING (and returning) MANSFIELD STUDENTS 📣📣

Whether you have been rowing for years or have never even thought about the sport, MCBC invites you to get involved in the upcoming academic year!

Follow this page and keep your eyes peeled for updates about our taster day, fresher’s fair stall and more. We are always looking for those interested in rowing and/or coxing. Find out more about the club on our website (link in bio)

CALLING ALL INCOMING (and returning) MANSFIELD STUDENTS 📣📣

Whether you have been rowing for years or have never even thought about the sport, MCBC invites you to get involved in the upcoming academic year!

Follow this page and keep your eyes peeled for updates about our taster day, fresher’s fair stall and more. We are always looking for those interested in rowing and/or coxing. Find out more about the club on our website (link in bio)

Last but not least, it’s time to announce MCBC�’s social secretary for 24/25; Hes Edwards!

- 3rd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being sorely missed at erg sessions 😔

- red flag: was made to do four shoes for being unfunny 🚩

- go to erg song: HOT! by grouptherapy 🥵

- favourite thing about MCBC: getting white girl wasted at VIIIs dinner 🍽️

Last but not least, it’s time to announce MCBC’s social secretary for 24/25; Hes Edwards!

- 3rd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being sorely missed at erg sessions 😔

- red flag: was made to do four shoes for being unfunny 🚩

- go to erg song: HOT! by grouptherapy 🥵

- favourite thing about MCBC: getting white girl wasted at VIIIs dinner 🍽️

Introducing a newer MCBC face who will be joining our 24/25 committee as alumni relations and sponsorship officer; the amazing Isabel Valovin!

- 2nd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being the swimmer 🏊‍♀️

- red flag: scared of racing stroke side 🚩

- go to erg song: high hopes 🪩

- best MCBC memory: Racing with everyone at summer VIIIs!! 🥰

Introducing a newer MCBC face who will be joining our 24/25 committee as alumni relations and sponsorship officer; the amazing Isabel Valovin!

- 2nd year Theology 🙏

- known for: being the swimmer 🏊‍♀️

- red flag: scared of racing stroke side 🚩

- go to erg song: high hopes 🪩

- best MCBC memory: Racing with everyone at summer VIIIs!! 🥰

Last year’s Women’s Captain loved committee so much she is back for 24/25 but this time as our safety and equipment officer. The one and only; Lucy Lockyear!

- 3rd year Geography 🪨

- known for: Yapping in or about boats, can’t stop won’t stop xxx 🗣️

- red flag: Refused to erg for the whole of Hilary 🚩

- go to erg song: Life is a highway 🛣️

- Favourite thing about MCBC: the offensively bright club colours ❤️💛

Last year’s Women’s Captain loved committee so much she is back for 24/25 but this time as our safety and equipment officer. The one and only; Lucy Lockyear!

- 3rd year Geography 🪨

- known for: Yapping in or about boats, can’t stop won’t stop xxx 🗣️

- red flag: Refused to erg for the whole of Hilary 🚩

- go to erg song: Life is a highway 🛣️

- Favourite thing about MCBC: the offensively bright club colours ❤️💛

Introducing the new MCBC Treasurer for 24/25, the lovely; Lowis Sanders!

- 3rd year Law 👩‍⚖️

- known for: “flying and dying” too close to the sun 🙊

- red flag: dating a rugby boy 🚩

- go to erg song: Power, Kanye West 🔋

- best MCBC memory: My first summer VIIIs! The whole week was so fun and memorable 🌞

Introducing the new MCBC Treasurer for 24/25, the lovely; Lowis Sanders!

- 3rd year Law 👩‍⚖️

- known for: “flying and dying” too close to the sun 🙊

- red flag: dating a rugby boy 🚩

- go to erg song: Power, Kanye West 🔋

- best MCBC memory: My first summer VIIIs! The whole week was so fun and memorable 🌞

Next up, I’m here to announce myself (ick) - back as MCBC Secretary for 24/25 it’s me; Grace Hind

- WGSS MSt 🚺

- known for: shouting mid race 📣

- red flag: I (not so) secretly like it when the river is closed because I can go for a run 🚩

- go to erg song: 212 🎤

- best MCBC memory: winning blades with the W1 ❤️

Next up, I’m here to announce myself (ick) - back as MCBC Secretary for 24/25 it’s me; Grace Hind

- WGSS MSt 🚺

- known for: shouting mid race 📣

- red flag: I (not so) secretly like it when the river is closed because I can go for a run 🚩

- go to erg song: 212 🎤

- best MCBC memory: winning blades with the W1 ❤️

I am back to announce that making his post-third-year return to MCBC is the one and only; Matthew Burrow who will be our 24/25 open-side vice-captain!

- 4th year Engineering ⚙️

- known for: complete inability to back it down without intense fear 😰

- red flag: sometimes eating breakfast in the shower 🚩

- go to erg song: My heart will go on - Celine Dion, although I’d rather the boat not sink 🚢

- best MCBC memory: Stripping James of his gown mid-race whilst everyone else was still rowing 👀

I am back to announce that making his post-third-year return to MCBC is the one and only; Matthew Burrow who will be our 24/25 open-side vice-captain!

- 4th year Engineering ⚙️

- known for: complete inability to back it down without intense fear 😰

- red flag: sometimes eating breakfast in the shower 🚩

- go to erg song: My heart will go on - Celine Dion, although I’d rather the boat not sink 🚢

- best MCBC memory: Stripping James of his gown mid-race whilst everyone else was still rowing 👀

completing our women’s side captain team for 24/25 is our new women’s vice-captain, the amazing Izzy Rulten!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: experiencing every bike problem under the sun 🚳

- red flag: dad rowed for C*mbridge 🚩

- go to erg song: troublemaker Olly Murs (don’t ask I can’t justify it) 🙊

- best MCBC memory: Mini Blades in Oxford City Bumps!!! 😍

completing our women’s side captain team for 24/25 is our new women’s vice-captain, the amazing Izzy Rulten!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: experiencing every bike problem under the sun 🚳

- red flag: dad rowed for C*mbridge 🚩

- go to erg song: troublemaker Olly Murs (don’t ask I can’t justify it) 🙊

- best MCBC memory: Mini Blades in Oxford City Bumps!!! 😍

Another new committee member, taking charge of our Open-side this year as captain; Mikey Matthews!

- 2nd year Engineering DPhil ⚙️

- known for: most aerodynamic rower on the river 👨‍🦲

- red flag: Morocco 🇲🇦

- go to erg song: III Ray (The King) 👑

- best MCBC memory: watching Peters fade into the distance for the 4th day in a row 🌅

Another new committee member, taking charge of our Open-side this year as captain; Mikey Matthews!

- 2nd year Engineering DPhil ⚙️

- known for: most aerodynamic rower on the river 👨‍🦲

- red flag: Morocco 🇲🇦

- go to erg song: III Ray (The King) 👑

- best MCBC memory: watching Peters fade into the distance for the 4th day in a row 🌅

Announcing our new Women’s Captain! She’s rowed in bumps, she’s coxed in bumps; the lovely Lucy Lansdown!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: pre-race bumps 😉

- red flag: petrified of deep water 🚩

- go to erg song: Charli XCX vroom vroom 🏎️ (or anything related to being speedy like a race car)

- favourite thing about MCBC: Absolute vibes of the nicest boat club on the river - especially hanging out at the boathouse celebrating everyone during bumps ❤️💛

Announcing our new Women’s Captain! She’s rowed in bumps, she’s coxed in bumps; the lovely Lucy Lansdown!

- 2nd year PPE 📚

- known for: pre-race bumps 😉

- red flag: petrified of deep water 🚩

- go to erg song: Charli XCX vroom vroom 🏎️ (or anything related to being speedy like a race car)

- favourite thing about MCBC: Absolute vibes of the nicest boat club on the river - especially hanging out at the boathouse celebrating everyone during bumps ❤️💛

Next up we have a new addition to the MCBC committee, our Captain of Coxes, Mansfield’s own; Sam Hudspith!

- 3rd year History 📜

- known for: my ‘interesting’ choice of calls from the coxing seat 😳

- red flag: MCBC’s resident finance bro 🚩

- go to erg song: Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand or You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive 🎤

- best MCBC memory: The O2 finally ending their university record of 20 starts without a bump on the Saturday of Eights last term 💪

Next up we have a new addition to the MCBC committee, our Captain of Coxes, Mansfield’s own; Sam Hudspith!

- 3rd year History 📜

- known for: my ‘interesting’ choice of calls from the coxing seat 😳

- red flag: MCBC’s resident finance bro 🚩

- go to erg song: Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand or You Spin Me Round by Dead or Alive 🎤

- best MCBC memory: The O2 finally ending their university record of 20 starts without a bump on the Saturday of Eights last term 💪

Back on the committe for the third year running, but this time running the show, is our new pres: James Bennett!

- 4th year Materials Science 🧪

- known for: being the most inflexible person in the club and still fitting in the coxing seat 📣

- red flag: checking the river level website at least every hour even when I don’t need to know 🚩

- go to erg song: it’s still Moana, how far I’ll go 🏝️

- best MCBC memory: having to take my gown off halfway through Oriel rearta whilst still rowing 🎓

Back on the committe for the third year running, but this time running the show, is our new pres: James Bennett!

- 4th year Materials Science 🧪

- known for: being the most inflexible person in the club and still fitting in the coxing seat 📣

- red flag: checking the river level website at least every hour even when I don’t need to know 🚩

- go to erg song: it’s still Moana, how far I’ll go 🏝️

- best MCBC memory: having to take my gown off halfway through Oriel rearta whilst still rowing 🎓

W2 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The W2 managed to experience everything Summer Eights has to offer this year. Heading into Div5 with a crew made up mainly of novices, Day 1 saw a speedy start, only to eventually be caught by an overpowered Reuben grad boat whose participation in our Div was suspicious to say the least. We got our deserved bump within seconds off the bunglines against St Anthony’s on Day 2, and headed into Day 3 expecting a long row to the Head. The row over was completed after what can only be described as a ‘girthy push’ (IYKYK) despite Exeter’s valiant efforts behind us. The final day saw us come within a quarter of a length of bumping Somerville, but they bumped out with a few mega strokes before Merton caught us in the gut. Overall, a week to be very proud of and a good competitive start to many Mansfielders’ rowing careers.
- Sam (W2 Cox)

W2 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The W2 managed to experience everything Summer Eights has to offer this year. Heading into Div5 with a crew made up mainly of novices, Day 1 saw a speedy start, only to eventually be caught by an overpowered Reuben grad boat whose participation in our Div was suspicious to say the least. We got our deserved bump within seconds off the bunglines against St Anthony’s on Day 2, and headed into Day 3 expecting a long row to the Head. The row over was completed after what can only be described as a ‘girthy push’ (IYKYK) despite Exeter’s valiant efforts behind us. The final day saw us come within a quarter of a length of bumping Somerville, but they bumped out with a few mega strokes before Merton caught us in the gut. Overall, a week to be very proud of and a good competitive start to many Mansfielders’ rowing careers.
- Sam (W2 Cox)

O2 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The O2 approached div6 with the mindset that as long as the boat reached the bungline before the start gun it was a success, yet still defied all expectations by releasing the kraken and bumping for the first time in 20 starts of VIIIs! Despite getting bumped on the first three days they always rowed back with huge smiles and had only good things to say in the debriefs. With a different crew everyday and some of them having been in a boat for the first time just 2 weeks before racing, they did absolutely amazingly and truly deserved their bump on Saturday (even if they did not handle it with decorum…). They had the help of some amazing subs (including an ex-blues rower!) who contributed to both the speed and the amazing energy - MCMCBCBC forever!!

- Lucy (O2 Cox)

O2 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The O2 approached div6 with the mindset that as long as the boat reached the bungline before the start gun it was a success, yet still defied all expectations by releasing the kraken and bumping for the first time in 20 starts of VIIIs! Despite getting bumped on the first three days they always rowed back with huge smiles and had only good things to say in the debriefs. With a different crew everyday and some of them having been in a boat for the first time just 2 weeks before racing, they did absolutely amazingly and truly deserved their bump on Saturday (even if they did not handle it with decorum…). They had the help of some amazing subs (including an ex-blues rower!) who contributed to both the speed and the amazing energy - MCMCBCBC forever!!

- Lucy (O2 Cox)

O1 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The O1 probably rowed further than any crew in the week with 4 row overs. After Bruno was struck down with illness just days before the first day of racing, the we thought that our dream of escaping spoons would be over before it began until we were saved by a last minute sub from the Blues boat, Lenny. After bringing us within feet of bumping St Johns on the first day, ambitions were high with the full crew back in action for the remaining races. Under the coaching of Bea, the O1 managed to go from being the lowest crew in the division to a serious competitor in just one year. And though we never caught St John’s or Brasenose, completing the course four times, spirits remained high in the crew and we can proudly say we gave it our all.

- Tom (Open captain)

big legs big love ❤️💛❤️💛

O1 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

The O1 probably rowed further than any crew in the week with 4 row overs. After Bruno was struck down with illness just days before the first day of racing, the we thought that our dream of escaping spoons would be over before it began until we were saved by a last minute sub from the Blues boat, Lenny. After bringing us within feet of bumping St Johns on the first day, ambitions were high with the full crew back in action for the remaining races. Under the coaching of Bea, the O1 managed to go from being the lowest crew in the division to a serious competitor in just one year. And though we never caught St John’s or Brasenose, completing the course four times, spirits remained high in the crew and we can proudly say we gave it our all.

- Tom (Open captain)

big legs big love ❤️💛❤️💛

W1 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

W1 had a fun week in div2, going +2 on the river with two tidy row overs and two speedy bumps by donny despite the odds being seemingly stacked against us! The line up in the boat changed everyday, with the lovely Emma and Lorenzo sharing the coxing seat and super subs Sophie, Lauren and Catherine sharing 5 seat! Ruth was very much missed following an incident with an OURCs throw line and a long trip to the JR, W1 would’ve been far too speedy if we had her watts 😮‍💨 Whilst we might not have *quite* got Hertford or Linacre this year, next year’s entirely new speedy crew will be coming for them next year so watch out for the biggest legs on the Isis 😈 Finally a BIG shoutout to Gareth (otherwise known by his real name, Martin) who was our lucky welsh pole man and now holds a special place in our hearts ❤️💛

- Lucy (W Captain 23/24)

big legs big love 💛❤️💛❤️

W1 SUMMER VIIIS ROUND UP

W1 had a fun week in div2, going +2 on the river with two tidy row overs and two speedy bumps by donny despite the odds being seemingly stacked against us! The line up in the boat changed everyday, with the lovely Emma and Lorenzo sharing the coxing seat and super subs Sophie, Lauren and Catherine sharing 5 seat! Ruth was very much missed following an incident with an OURCs throw line and a long trip to the JR, W1 would’ve been far too speedy if we had her watts 😮‍💨 Whilst we might not have *quite* got Hertford or Linacre this year, next year’s entirely new speedy crew will be coming for them next year so watch out for the biggest legs on the Isis 😈 Finally a BIG shoutout to Gareth (otherwise known by his real name, Martin) who was our lucky welsh pole man and now holds a special place in our hearts ❤️💛

- Lucy (W Captain 23/24)

big legs big love 💛❤️💛❤️

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