Alex George Hello! My name is Alex and I’m a second year Prelims Classicist. I will be one of the four Captains of Lower boats for this year and we are here to encourage you to give rowing a go and to guide you through your novice term. I wasn’t very active before I came to Cambridge, … More LBCs Introductions – 2020/21

Hi, I’m Anna, a third-year medical student, and I am honoured to be taking on the role of Captain of Boats for DCBC. I take over from Stephen, who did an exceptional job of expanding and strengthening the club last year, and I hope to continue this work over the 2019/20 season. I have just … More Captain of Boats Introduction – 2019/20

Hi, I’m Becca; I’m about to start my third year studying HSPS at Downing and I am going to be DCBC’s new Women’s Captain for the 2019-20 season. Having learnt to row in secondary school on the River Dee with King’s, Chester I thought I would take a break from the sport when I arrived … More Women’s Captain Introduction – 2019/20

Hi, I’m Seth, a Third Year Engineer and the 2019/20 Men’s Captain at DCBC. When I came to Cambridge I knew rowing was something I wanted to try out. I saw the posters for the club around college and threw myself into novice term. After an intense first term of studying, training and lots of … More Men’s Captain Introduction – 2019/20

Caitlin Allsop Hi! I’m Caitlin and I’m a second year English student. Having not been active at all before coming to Downing, I was a bit nervous about starting a new sport – but everyone at the boat club made me feel at home right away. Whether you’ve never been involved with rowing before uni, or have … More LBCs Introductions – 2019/20

Hi, my name is Stephen and I’m going to be DCBC’s new Captain of Boats for 2018-19. I take over the role from Alex, who did a superb job last year, and look to push on both men’s and women’s squads into the new academic year. My new job as Captain of Boats comes off … More Captain of Boats Introduction – 2018/19

Hi, I’m Ollie, a soon to be 3rd Year Engineer, and the Men’s Captain of DCBC for 2018/9. Before I came to Cambridge, I hadn’t considered rowing at all – I’m not even sure I knew what a cox was! Deciding to give it a go during Fresher’s week, I started both rowing and coxing. … More Men’s Captain Introduction – 2018/19

Hello, I’m Kirsty and I am DCBC’s Women’s captain for the 2018-19 season. This will be my third year studying Natural Sciences at Downing and my third year as a member of DCBC. I had wanted to take up rowing for a few years before I came to Cambridge but never had the time, so … More Women’s Captain Introduction – 2018/19

Below you can find the introductions from this year’s Lower Boats Captain’s who are in charge of Novice Rowing here at DCBC. This year we have 4 LBC’s who all learnt to row/cox last year. They are Anna, Grace, Ruth and Seth.   Hi, I’m Anna and I’m a second year Medic. I learnt to … More LBCs Introductions – 2018/19

Hi, we are Hannah, Kirsty, Naomi, Nathan and Ollie and we’ll be the Lower Boats’ Captains for 2017/2018. We all learnt to row (or cox!) last year with DCBC and can’t wait to help you to get involved in the Boat Club this year. We’re really looking forward to meeting you all in October at … More LBCs Introductions – 2017/18

Hello! My name is Stephen and I’m DCBC’s new Women’s Captain. Before you reload your browser, yes, I’m a guy and, yes, I’m in charge of the women’s squad. This is a quite unusual situation in college rowing and is the first time this has occurred at DCBC for a long time. As I’m sure … More Women’s Captain Introduction – 2017/18

Hi, I’m Matthew and I am DCBC’s Men’s Captain this year. I started rowing at Downing what seems like a very long two years ago. The number of breath taking races and equally exhausting socials I have enjoyed with the Boat Club since then is staggering. The terms themselves fly by: a blur of training, … More Men’s Captain Introduction – 2017/18