Cambridge in Boston: CUBC Men Triumph Again in Unforgettable Weekend of Racing
Cambridge University Boat Club made its most significant showing in decades at Head of the Charles Regatta 2025, held from 17-19 October in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. With six crews, including four openweight eights and two lightweight fours, the Club fielded a line-up full of new talent and key returners, underscoring our depth and ambition on the international stage.
It was a triumphant Sunday for the Cambridge Men, who surged to victory in the Men’s Championship Eights with a blistering pace, securing back-to-back titles and sending a clear statement of intent about the programme’s ambitions. The Cambridge Men’s ‘B’ crew also delivered an impressive performance, beating ‘A’ crews from Yale, Syracuse, Boston University, and Leander.
In the Women’s Championship Eights, the Cambridge Women delivered a strong performance to finish 9th, ahead of top-tier ‘A’ crews from Dartmouth, Boston University, Clemson, Princeton, and Duke. In the first encounter of the 2026 Boat Race season, Oxford Women laid down an early marker with an impressive 3rd place finish. Cambridge’s ‘B’ crew also put in a solid performance, crossing the line in 18th place and outperforming ‘A’ crews from Fordham and Leander.
For the first time in many years, Cambridge also sent two lightweight fours, highlighting the Club’s commitment to developing competitive lightweight crews ready to take on top American programmes. The Men’s Lightweight Four delivered a strong performance, finishing 5th, just 21 seconds behind dominant victors, Harvard. Meanwhile, the Women’s Lightweight Four, featuring a full set of fresh faces, took 7th place, ahead of the ‘A’ boats from Wisconsin and Radcliffe.
Congratulations to all athletes who represented Cambridge on the international stage!
In the alumni categories, there were three standout performances from Crabtree, Cambridge’s alumni boat club. The men’s crews delivered double gold in both the Senior and Grand Masters Fours, while a stacked Women’s Alumnae Eight stroked by Imogen Grant powered to an impressive silver, rounding off a successful weekend for our Light Blue alumni.
Cambridge Men’s Eight ‘A’ || 13:41.692
| Name | Seat | College |
| Simon Hatcher | Bow | Peterhouse |
| Felix Rawlinson | 2 | Fitzwilliam |
| Gabriel Obholzer | 3 | Peterhouse |
| Simon Nunayon | 4 | Emmanuel |
| Kyle Fram | 5 | Lucy Cavendish |
| Noam Mouelle | 6 | Hughes Hall |
| Leo Brahms | 7 | Wolfson |
| Freddy Breuer | Stroke | Lucy Cavendish |
| Sammy Houdaigui | Cox | Fitzwilliam |
Cambridge Women’s Eight ‘A’ | 9th | 16:04.388
| Name | Seat | College |
| Gemma King | Bow | St John’s |
| Carys Earl | 2 | Gonville & Caius |
| Charlotte Ebel | 3 | Newnham |
| Mathilda Kitzmann | 4 | Christ’s |
| Alex Wiley | 5 | Jesus |
| Aidan Wrenn-Walz | 6 | Fitzwilliam |
| Toni Galland | 7 | Peterhouse |
| Izzy Campbell | Stroke | Hughes Hall |
| Matt Moran | Cox | Emmanuel |
Cambridge Men’s Eight ‘B’ | 12th | 14:00.377
| Name | Seat | College |
| Matt Morgan | Bow | Pembroke |
| Sean Hayes | 2 | Jesus |
| Max Deering | 3 | Peterhouse |
| Thomas Connor | 4 | Churchill |
| Calvin Tarczy | 5 | Wolfson |
| Alex Finger | 6 | Wolfson |
| Joe Travis | 7 | Jesus |
| George Dickinson | Stroke | Hughes Hall |
| Cate Engles | Cox | Jesus |
Spares: Gil Dexter (Jesus) and Will Klipstine (Hughes Hall)
Cambridge Women’s Eight ‘B’ | 18th | 16:21.446
| Name | Seat | College |
| Alyssa Nicholls | Bow | St Edmund’s |
| Fizz McNally | 2 | Sidney Sussex |
| Ellie Sillar | 3 | Emmanuel |
| Mia Loxley | 4 | Churchill |
| Eloise Etherington | 5 | Caius |
| Nicole Wojtania | 6 | Jesus |
| Phoebe Pryce | 7 | Homerton |
| Mia Freischem | Stroke | Darwin |
| Lauren Schneiderman | Cox | St Edmund’s |
Spare: Anna Golbus (Clare)
Cambridge Men’s Lightweight Four | 5th | 16:02.192
| Name | Seat | College |
| Nikita Mohr | Stroke | Peterhouse |
| Josh Moore | 3 | Queens’ |
| Freddie Challacombe | 2 | St Catharine’s |
| Peter Crossley | Bow | Sidney Sussex |
| Freya Jenkinson | Cox | Selwyn |
Spare: Victor Viennot-Bourgin (Darwin)
Cambridge Women’s Lightweight Four | 7th | 18:57.481
| Name | Seat | College |
| Zara Bek | Bow | Trinity |
| Helena Olandi | 2 | Hughes Hall |
| Hannah Major | 3 | Pembroke |
| Olivia Wright | Stroke | Emmanuel |
| Heather Shinn | Cox | Wolfson |
Spare: Hannah Warren (Jesus)
Alumni Crews (Crabtree)
Men’s Senior Masters Fours | | 16:58.853
Men’s Grand Masters Fours | | 17:21.244
Women’s Alumnae Eights (I. Grant) | | 15:54.463
Women’s Alumnae Eights (E. von Mueller) | 30th | 18:13.155
Men’s Alumni Eights | 15th | 15:30.881
Men’s Alumni Fours | 13th | 18:02.611
Men’s Grand Masters Eights | 19th | 17:04.136
Mixed Doubles | 45th | 22:35.869
Parent-Child Doubles (O. Parish) | 7th | 18:32.497
Parent-Child Doubles (C. Brooks) | 10th | 19:05.800
Men’s Masters Singles | 14th | 20:41.197