Summer Eights 2025

Green Templeton Boat Club participated in its 15th Summer Eights races from Wednesday 28 May to Saturday 31 May with a strong line-up of four boats.

In these races, the college crews compete in divisions where thirteen boats line up at the downstream end of the river Isis. After a firing of a cannon indicates the start of the race, the crews race to ‘bump’ i.e., reach the boat in front of them while avoiding being bumped by the boat chasing them. Once a bump is reached, the bumping and bumped boats move to the side to allow the rest of the race progress.

Summer Eights is competed over four days, where the starting order of the divisions changes based on the bump results of the previous day. The ultimate goal is to ‘win blades’, which are either awarded to the winning crews in the men’s and women’s races or to crews competing in lower divisions that managed to bump during each of the four race days. The crews winning blades are entitled to commission trophy oars painted in the college colours and detailed with the crew names – you may spot them on the boathouse walls or on the office walls of former rowers around Oxford or even around the world!

College members are encouraged to support the crews from Longbridges Boathouse.

Race results are below.

Wednesday 28 May

Race results

M2 bumped Oriel (in under 60 seconds earning them a place in Div 5)

W2 bumped Lincoln 2

M1 rowed over

W1 bumped St. Anne’s

Thursday 29 May

Race results

M2 bumped St. Hugh’s

W2 rowed over

M1 bumped by Pembroke

W1 rowed over

Friday 30 May

Race results

M2 bumped New College

W2 rowed over

M1 bumped by Univ

W1 bumped by Linacre

Saturday 31 May

Race results

M2  rowed over

W2  rowed over

M1  rowed over

W1  rowed over

The college congratulates all our crews on their teamwork, dedication, and spirit during the tournament.