Wolfson and Pembroke claim headship at 2025 Oxford Summer Eights - British Rowing

And the Isis roared - Summer Eights 2025

For the viewing public, and those involved in the racing, Summer Eights 2025 gave some reasons to be fearful. The Thamesis Regatta, the very first novice regatta of the year, had been cancelled earlier in the academic year due to flooding, the Isis bursting its banks and leaving some boathouses unreachable. Torpids was run on half-divs, with only the top crews competing, leaving many novice rowers equivalent bumps experience.Could this Eights li…

Oxford Summer Eights 2025: Two Heads Are Better than One

Bump Racing in Oxford in 1844. The first such race was in Oxford in 1815, it was between Brasenose College and Jesus College with Brasenose claiming the title, “Head of the River”. Bump racing began in “the other place”, Cambridge, in 1827. 5 June 2025By Tim Koch Tim Koch watches an aquatic game of snakes and ladders. Necessity is, famously, the mother of invention and it is the fact that the Thames at Oxford is too narrow and twisting for any s…

Wolfson and Pembroke claim headship at 2025 Oxford Summer Eights - British Rowing

In front of thousands of spectators lining the Isis, Wolfson College M1 wrote themselves into the history books, securing the club’s first-ever Summer Eights Headship for their men’s squad. Momentum built throughout the week for Wolfson with successful bumps coming on Wednesday and Thursday against Keble and Christ Church respectively. Wolfson raced well on the penultimate day and the crowds were set for a thrilling encounter from the defending …