Butler College Boat Club (BCBC) is the rowing club of Josephine Butler College at Durham University on the River Wear in England.[1]

BCBC is a registered Boat Club through British Rowing with the boat code BTL[2] and is a member organisation of Durham College Rowing.[3]

In Durham, the club is a regular participant at Durham Regatta,[4] races across the north east, the Head of the River Race[5] and Durham College Rowing events. In 2023, BCBC set the course record at the Derwent Water Head over the 3km course, the first major headrace on this stretch since 1870.[6][7]

BCBC was founded in 2006 and is based at Dunelm House on the River Wear between Kingsgate Bridge and Elvet Bridge, alongside Grey College Boat Club.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". Butler College Boat Club. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Butler College BC". British Rowing. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Butler College Boat Club". Durham College Rowing. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  4. ^ "Results". Durham Regatta. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  5. ^ Head of the River Race Results (2024). "Results 2024, BCBC start 187, finish 254". Retrieved 11 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Keswick Reminder, 7 March 2023 (7 March 2023). "250 rowers take part in historic Derwentwater race". Retrieved 17 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Keswick Reminder, 29 February 2024 (29 February 2024). "Biggest rowing event ever held on Derwentwater next week". Retrieved 17 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Regatta looks to the future after second blank summer". Durham Regatta. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
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