Green Templeton Boat Club (GTBC) is the rowing club of Green Templeton College, Oxford, part of the University of Oxford[1] and is affiliated to British Rowing.[2]
The club represents the college in the university’s inter-collegiate bumps races known as the Torpids and Summer Eights[3] and since 2010 has provided multiple representatives for The Boat Race.
History
The present club was created in 2008, following the merger of Green College (1979) and Templeton College (1965), which formed Green Templeton College.[4][5] Before the merger the rowers of Templeton College trained at the Longbridges Boathouse in association with the Hertford College Boat Club and the Osler House Boat Club.[6]
After 2008 the merged college established its own colours of dark blue, gold and green. During its early years the club received coaching assistance and equipment loans from neighbouring college clubs before acquiring a full independent fleet by the mid-2010s.[7] The club gained promotions in the lower divisions of both Torpids and Summer Eights, including multiple sets of blades in 2013, 2019 and 2023.[3]
In 2010, Martin Walsh became the first club representative to compete in men’s Boat Race,[8] an eight that included the Winklevoss twins Cameron and Tyler.[9] The first representative to compete in women’s Boat Race was Chloe Laverack during the The Boat Races 2017.[10]
GTBC took part in the City of Oxford Regatta, winning the mixed eights in 2018.[11]
Race coverage from 2024 and 2025 records GTBC’s participation and continued progress in the lower men’s and women’s divisions of Summer Eights.[12][13]
Boathouse
GTBC is based at the historic Longbridges Boathouse on the River Thames in Oxford, which it shares with Hertford College, St Hilda’s College, St Catherine’s College and Mansfield College. The Longbridges site, originally constructed in the nineteenth century and rebuilt in 1997, is one of the oldest continuous boathouse locations in the city and remains central to Oxford’s collegiate rowing infrastructure.[14]
Honours
Boat Race representatives
The following rowers were part of the rowing club at the time of their participation in the The Boat Race.[15]
Men’s boat race
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Martin Walsh |
| 2022 | Jack Robertson |
| 2024 | Elias Kun |
| 2026 | Julian Schoeberl |
Women’s boat race
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2017 | Chloe Laverack |
| 2018 | Jessica Buck + |
| 2021 | Anja Zehfuss |
| 2022 | Anja Zehfuss |
| 2026 | Julietta Camahort |
| 2026 | Louis Corrigan + |
Key
- + = coxswain
References
- ^ “Sports Clubs”. Green Templeton College. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “British Rowing Affiliated Clubs, Competitions and Tours”. British Rowing. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ a b “Oxford Bumps Charts”. Earth Observation Data Group. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “History of Green Templeton”. Green Templeton College. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Green and Templeton College have merged to create one postgraduate college”. Cherwell. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Green College Student Handbook”. Green College, Oxford (archived). 1997. Archived from the original on 11 July 1997. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ “About Green Templeton Boat Club”. Green Templeton College. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ “Dubliner Walsh bids for glory in Boat Race”. Irish Examiner. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Facebook row duo in Oxford squad”. BBC Sport. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Boat Races 2017: Oxford men and Cambridge women win”. The Guardian. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Rowing: Oxford City’s regatta proves huge hit”. Oxford Mail. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Summer Eights 2024: Oriel, Christ Church stay on top”. Cherwell. 27 May 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Final day: Summer Eights 2025”. Cherwell. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ^ “Longbridges Boathouse history”. City Barge Club. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
- ^ “Crews & Results”. Oxford University Boat Club. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
