About UWBC

Facts and Figures


  • Fitness Records - Men

    2k : 6:14.1
    Marius Rutkevicius, 2010
    Ben Ellison, 2009 (6:15)
    Tom Solesbury, 2002 (6:15)

    5k : 16:35
    Ben Ellison, 2009

    1Hr : 17,059m, 1:45.5/500m
    Ben Ellison, 2009

    Max Distance : 100,000m
    Ben Ellison, 2009
    Dan Garside, 2009
    Nick Scallan, 2009

    Kendo's Run : 26:34
    Bjorn Apelgren, 2009



  • Fitness Records - Women

    2k : 7:29
    Jenni Mellor, 2009

    5k : 19:56
    Jenni Mellor, 2009

    10k : 41:36, 2:04.8/500m
    Hannah Tattersall, 2008

    30mins : 7,317m, 2:03/500m
    Jenni Mellor, 2009
    Hannah Tettersall, 2008

    Kendo's Run : 31:30
    Hannah Tattersall, 2007



  • 1st VIII Water Times

    1k : 2:53
    Marlow, 2009
    Kobi Annan, James Webb, Tom Wallis, Danny Owens, Ben Ellison, Ivan Indilo, Jamie Palmer, Ralph de Kanter, Dan Garside

    2k : 6:07
    Marlow, 2009
    Kobi Annan, James Webb, Tom Wallis, Danny Owens, Ben Ellison, Ivan Indilo, Jamie Palmer, Ralph de Kanter, Dan Garside

    Barford 2k Stretch : 6:11
    24 February, 2010
    Kobi Annan, Dan Garside, Ben Gittus-Smith, Ivan Indilo, Jamie Palmer, Bjorn Apelgren, Chris Martin, Chris Halls, Will Powell

    HoRR Placing : 76th
    18mins 40.52secs, 2010
    Kobi Annan, Dan Garside, Damir Rasidovic, Ivan Indilo, Jamie Palmer, Marius Rutkevicus, James Cooper, Chris Martin, Ben Gittus-Smith

    HRR Britannia Challenge Cup : Round 2
    Lost to Harvard by 3 Lengths, 2002
    Rob Fellowes, James Wood, Tom Solesbury, Will Stephen, Jamie Grant

    HRR Temple Challenge Cup : Round 1
    Qualified after crashing, Lost to Durham Uni by 1> lengths, 2009
    Kobi Annan, James Webb, Tom Wallis, Danny Owens, Ben Ellison, Ivan Indilo, Jamie Palmer, Ralph de Kanter, Peter Needle



  • Miscellaneous

    Most Successful Alumni
    Tom Solesbury : Olympian, Beijing 2008, Boat Race Winner for Oxford, 2009
    Mark Williams : HRR finalist for Vesta in the Britannia Challenge Cup, 2009

    Qualifier for Henley in Novice Year
    Ralph de Kanter, 2006
    Jamie Palmer, 2009
    James Cooper, 2010

    Longest Serving Member
    Ken Loveday, 1998 : present

    Oldest 1st VIII Rower
    Nick Wake : 34yrs old in 2003

    British Indoor Rowing Championships
    Ken Loveday : Bronze Medal, Lightweights, 1999

    Longest Serving Women's Captain
    Katie Pollard, 2005 - 2007

    Longest Serving Men's Captain
    Patrick Youngs, 2006 - 2008