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Oxford by Boat

tejvan — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:14:50 +0000

Oxford by boat. Rowing down the Isis

Torpids Oxford

tejvan — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:18:59 +0000

Torpids is the rowing competition which takes place in Hiliary Term, March on the River Isis (Thames)

Rowing crews start off 1.5 boat lengths behind each other. The aim is to catch the boat in front of you before the end of the section of river.

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tejvan — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:22:20 +0000

Rowing in Eights week past the college boat houses.

A beautiful summer’s day

Rowing at the university seems to have been in existence since the 1700s. The first formalised ‘Summer Eights’ racing is recorded as beginning in 1815, a few weeks before the Battle of Waterloo. Brasenose claims the bragging rights of being the first college to be ‘Head of River’ beating Jesus College. By 1826, more codified rules for summer eights had been drawn up and it became an annual event.

By 1829, Oxford University Boat Club had formed and began racing Cambridge university.

Rowers on River Thames in Autumn

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tejvan — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:41:57 +0000

Radcliffe Camera from River Thames

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Summer Eights Oxford

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:49:57 +0000

This year’s summer eights has been held in great conditions, with sun and high heat.

Many spectators crowded the river bank

The Summer eights is the main rowing event of Oxford University. It is a bump race with the aim being to catch the boat in front you.

The races are held on the River Isis on the River Thames which is too narrow for side by side racing.

The aim is to become head of the river

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