St Anne's College Boat Club

St Anne's students have been rowing since at least the 1890s. The two earliest photographs held by the college, that of the Oxford Home-Students (the predecessor to St Anne's College) were both taken on the river. The history of SABC since then is a long path that traces the formation of St Anne's College, the acquisition of a fleet, the fundraising and construction of the Boathouse, and the rise of the first Eight's to reach 1st Division (women) and 2nd Division (men). ^[3]

St Anne's students made up many of the women who rowed in the early women's boat races^{[disambiguation needed]} which started in 1927.^[3] The first women's representative in the Boat Race was D. Morely, who rowed at the bow position in the pioneering inaugural race in 1927.^[4][5]

Originally the boat club was restricted to an allocated space within the St John's College boathouse. In 1985 new boathouse plans were submitted with the help of a major donation from Peter de Savary. The boathouse was subsequently built in 1989/90, on a plot next to many other University boathouses on Boathouse Island. Current president is Ben O'Donnell. ^[6] The boathouse building is in three sections and shared with Wadham College Boat Club and St Hugh's Boat Club with St Annes's in the centre section.^{[citation needed]}

In 2003, the club's first men's representative in the Boat Race was Matt Smith.^[7]

• University rowing (UK)
• Oxford University Boat Club
• Rowing on the River Thames