Famous OKS, by year Links Olympics World Empire, Euro U-23 World National Home Cambridge Oxford UL Henley World Masters Head of Scullers' Schools' Olympians are shown in bold, unconfirmed entries in Champs C'wealth, Lucerne Champs Champs Countries Blues Purples Winners & Henley Vets the River Head Head TOTALS Itrems in italics are key historical events for Pilgrims and KSCBC 12 47 14 7 25 12 15 23 13 49 12 4 2 3 2016 Tom Ransley Fran Houghton Alex Holt to row across the Atlantic (E to W) in an all women's IV. Vicky Meyer-Laker reserve for GB Olympics Team 2015 Tom Ransley World Brtonze, European Gold, GB M4- 1 1 2014 Tom Ransley, GB VIII: HRR Grand, World Champs M8+ (Gold, Amsterdam) 1 1 Vicky Meyer-Laker, GB W4x, HRR Princess Grace (coached by Nick Strange) 1 2013 Tom Ransley, GB VIII: World Champs M8+ (Gold), and 2 World Cup wins M8+ 1 Fran Houghton and Vicki Meyer-Laker win Princess Grace Challenge Cup (W4x) at HRR 1 2012 Tom Ransley, GB VIII: Olympic Bronze (London) 1 Frances Houghton, GB W4x 6th place: Olympics (London) 1 Nick Strange coach to GB Women's Olympic VIII KSCBC Celebrate their 150th anniversary with a double row past at Henley on Saturday and dinner at the school Richard (OKS) and Mrs Helena Smalman-Smith across the Atlantic: 75 days, 1 hour, 29 minutes, finishing on 18th Feb 2012 2011 George Blessley, Isis cap (former President CULRC) Tom Ransley, 7 in GB VIII, lose HRR final, World Champs (Silver) 1 Frances Houghton, W1x at World Championships (10th) 1 Tom Bishop, winner Masters F at Scullers' Head 1 Nick Strange - GB W8 coach, Senior World Champs, Bronze 1 2010 Tom Ransley, 7 in GB VIII, World Champs (Silver) 1 Fran Houghton, World Gold GB W4x, Lake Karapiro, New Zealand 1 Nick Strange - GB W U23 coach W4x, Singapore Youth Olympics coach, M&W 2- 2009 Tom Ransley, Cambridge , stroked GB VIII to win HRR Grand Challenge Cup, 5th at World Champs 1 1 1 Andrew Rudkin won VC 1x at Henley Veterans Regatta 1 Ewan Pearson won Vet E 8s at Vets 8s Head, Nat Vets and Henley Veterans (the "triple") 1 Nick Strange - GB W8 coach, World U23 Champs, Gold 1 George Blessley (CULRC President) - Lwt Boat Race, Henley - won 2008 Frances Houghton, GB W4x: Silver Olympics (Beijing) 1 Tom Ransley, Cambridge Blue, Henley winner (Stewards'), GB M4+ European Champs (7th) 1 1 1 Nick Strange - GB W U23 coach W4-, Bronze George Blessley (CULRC crew) - Lwt Boat Race, Henley - lost 2007 Frances Houghton, GB W4x. Won: World Champs (won Silver, promoted to Gold, Munich), World Cup, FISA 1 Tom & Diana Bishop awarded Honarary Award at Durham Univ. Tom Ransley, U-23 GB VIII, U-23 World Champs (6th) 1 Tom Ransley & Helena Smalman-Smith, Henley winners - Britannia Cup (M4+) 2 Nick Strange - GB W U23 coach, 4-, Bronze Nick Strange - Henley Vets 2- (for LRC), ian Watson George Blessley (CULRC crew) - Lwt Boat Race, Henley - lost 2006 Frances Houghton, GB W4x: Won: World Chamionships (Eton Dorney); World Cup; Henley winner 1 1 Tom Ransley OKS, Helena Smalman-Smith OKS (cox), Charlie Heise OKS (coach) of York City RC, losing finalists, Britannia at HRR Charles Foinette, Henley winner (Army BC) Britannia Cup 1 Nick Strange - GB W U23 coach, W2- 2005 Frances Houghton, GB W4x: Won: World Chamionships (Gifu, Japan), World Cup, Henley winner 1 1 Andrew Rudkin: W Masters 1x, 2x Mx2x 3 2004 Frances Houghton, GB W4x: Silver Olympics (Athens), 2 World Cup win (Poznan, Lucerne), Henley winner1 1 Nick Strange - GB coach, Lwt Women's 2x Olympics, Athens 2003 Fran Houghton GB W4x World Champs 4th, Milan 1 Pilgrims win Henley Vet C4x-(Pearson, Press, Cowderoy, Rudkin) 4 Sarah Martin 1 Andrew Rudkin: W Masters 1x 1 2002 Fran Houghton GB W2x World Chaps 4th (Seville, with Debbie Flood) 1 David Cowderoy World Masters Vet B or C 1x 1 Sarah Martin Oxford Blue 1 Pilgrims race at Henley in Visitors (incl. Joel Marshall, Linden Dover) 2001 Sarah Martin Oxford Blue 1 Fran Houghton GB W2x World Champs 7th (with Debbie Flood) 1 2000 Fred Scarlett, GB M8o, Olympic Gold, Sydney; Henley winner, Prince Philip Challenge Cup 1 1 Frances Houghton, GB W2x, Sydney Olympics, 9th (with Sarah Winckless) 1 Kajsa Maclaren Oxford Blue (cox, won) 1 Nick Strange - World Championships, LM2- silver (with Pete Haining), Zagreb 1 Andrew Rudkin: W Masters 1x 1 1999 Fred Scarlett, GB VIII Silver at World Champs (Montreal), lost final of Grand to Hansa Dortmund 1 Fred Scarlett, Oxford Brookes, World University Champs, M2- Gold 1 Nick Strange - World Championships, LM8 silver St Catherines, Canada, Lucerne LM8 Bronze 1 Frances Houghton, Commonwealth Champs (Canada): W2x Gold, W4x Silver; U-23 Worlds: W2x Gold; World Indoor Rowing1 Champs 2Jnr Gold (Boston),1 Nations Cup Gold Seb Dawson-Bowling - losing finalist, Thames Cup at Henley (Crabtree) 1998 Fred Scarlett, GB team, Losing SF in Goblets 1 Lucy Heise/Frances Houghton won Women's Henley W2x 2 Lucy Heise: GB U23 team? 1 Fran Houghton - won GB Junior Ergo Champs, Birmingham 1997 Ed Sterck, Junior World Champs Bronze medal 1 Fred Scarlett, won Visitors, and lost SF in Ladies Plate (Ox Brookes/Nottm) 1/4L to winners (Nottm/Oxford Brookes) 1 1996 Nick Strange, Altanta Olympics - Lwt 2x, 12th 1 Seb J Dawson-Bowling Cambridge Blue 1 KSCBC won JW4x, JW2x, JW1x Nat Champs: Lucy Heise, Frances Houghton, Saskia Stirling-Aird? and Kate Dover?? 7 1995 Seb J Dawson-Bowling Cambridge Blue 1 Nick Strange - World Championships, LM8 silver, Lucerne LM8 Silver, Tampere 1 1 Fred Scarlett won (Oxford Brookes; records at all markers) 1 1994 Elizabeth Ayling Oxford Blue 1 Seb Dawson-Bowling - losing finalist, Thames Cup at Henley (Goldie), Cambridge Blue 1 Fred Scarlett losing semi-finalist in Thames Cup at Henley (Oxford Brookes) Nick Strange - world record Openweight coxless IV at 5.48.86, Lucerne LM4- Silver 1 1993 Nick Prince - UL purple, losing finalist in Wyfolds at Henley; Jnr World Gold, 4- 1 1 Nick Strange - Lucerne LM8 Silver 1992 Stephen Wright, Nick Strange in GB MLwt8, Montreal 1 Stephen Wright and Nick Strange (London & Notts County, GB Lwt8) lost SF of Grand at Henley to Jamie Stearns 1 Jamie Stearns won the Grand at Henley (UL), lost SF of Stewards' 1 1 Mark Norton and John Maxey lost SF of Prince Philip at Henley (Molesey/Reading Univ) Elizabeth Ayling Oxford Blue 1 Nick Strange - World Championships, LM8 silver, Lucerne LM8 Bronze 1 Nick Prince - Jnr World Gold, 4- ??? 1 1991 Stephen Wright, GB team 1 Nick Strange and Stephen Wright lost SF of Ladies (Notts County) Keiran StC Allen Cambridge Blue , lost final of Stewards' at Henley to GB team 1 Jamie Stearns won GB-23 World Champs (M8) (Match des Seniors, Sicily) 1 1 KSCBC finalists in PE Cup at Henley losing to Eton: M Williams, N Lockeyear, Bill Harris, Tim Bagshaw, Seb Dawson-Bowling, RH Wallace, TD Filby, Nick Prince, Bill Swanson (cox) 1990 Nick Strange, GB Team, Henley winner (London), won Wyfolds, beating Stephen Wright (Notts County) 1 1 Andrew Rudkin, won Double Sculls (M2x), Henley 1 Stephen Wright (Notts County), GB and England, lost final of Wyfolds to Nick Strange 1 Jamie Stearns lost final of Ladies at Henley (UL) 1 1989 Nick Strange, losing finalist in Stewards' at Henley (ULBC, Nautilus, new record), GB Lwt 4- Bronze, Lucerne LM4- Gold1 1 Mark Norton won Prince Philip at Henley (ULBC), beating Bulgaria 1 1 Jamie Stearns, Captain of ULBC, won Thames Cup at Henley 1 1 Stephen A Wright, lost final of Wyfolds at Henley (Notts County) John Maxey lost SF of Prince Philip (Tideway Scullers) to Bulgaria. Andrew Rudkin, won Double Sculls (M2x), Henley & Nat Champs 1 1 Ed Beaugi é stroked the KSCBC 1st VIII, that lost in the first round of PE Cup to the winners, Hampton 1988 John Maxey, Olympic Games, Seoul, (M4+)- 4th place 1 Mark Norton - Henley winner with ULBC in Prince Philip. Lost QF of Ladies by 2ft to winners, Mercantile (Aus) 1 1 Andrew Rudkin, won Double Sculls (M2x), Henley, Nat Champs, and Home International 1 1 1 Nick Strange - losing semi-finalist in Ladies at Henley (Nautilus, GB Lwt 8)), Lucerne Bronze LM8 1 RA Hills lost the semi-final of the Visitors (London Lwt) 1987 Mark Norton - won Ladies Plate at Henley (ULBC) 1 1 Nick Strange - World U23 Championships, LM4- Silver 1 1 Andrew Rudkin, Nat Champs M4x Gold 1 RA Hills lost the final of the Visitors (London Lwt) Jamie Stearns GB Jnr 4+ (did not make final) 1 KSCBC finalists in Special Race at Henley lost to Radley 1986 John Maxey won Grand at Henley (Nautilus), rowed at World Champs (M8), Home Countries? 1 1 1 Andrew Rudkin, won Queen Mother Challenge Cup (M4x), Henley 1 Ewan Pearson, M2-, won Nat Champs, Ghent Intl, Bronze @ Edinburgh Commonwealth Games (for Scotland), losing finalist at Henley1 (Goblets) 1 1 Nick Stange - won Visitors at Henley (Reading University) 1 Mark Norton - losing SF of Ladies at Henley (Molesey) 1985 John Maxey, England team, lost SF of Grand at Henley 1 Stephen Wright, England team 1 Ewan Pearson, GB Squad; M2- wins: Nat Champs, Ghent Intl, Home Countries (England), Scottish Champs, Henley winner (Goblets) 1 1 1 RA Hills and MW Norton lost the SF of the Thames Cup at henley (Kingston A) KSCBC finalists in Special Race at Henley lost to Shrewsbury 1984 Ewan Pearson, GB U-23 M1x (8th), GB Squad; Cambridge Blue (sank then lost), M2- wins: Nat Champs, Home Countries1 (England), Henley (Goblets); Scullers'1 Head1 (SnrC) 1 1 1 Nick Strange - Junior M8 (9th) 1 1983 Ewan Pearson, Cambridge Blue ( lost); GB M8+, U-23 Silver, Italy; Finalist Henley (Grand and Stewards) 1 1 1 Richard Yonge, Oxford Blue (won) 1 KSCBC losing semi-finalists in Special Race at Henley to St Edwards (winners) 1982 Ewan Pearson, Cambridge Blue (lost); GB M8+, U-23 4th Vienna; Finalist Henley (Thames Cup) 1 1 1 Richard Yonge, Oxford Blue (won by 3 1/4L) 1 1981 Richard Yonge, Oxford Blue (won by 8L); Henley: Grand Challenge Cup 1981 (Oxford & Thames Tradesmen) 1 1 Andrew Rudkin, GB U-23 1x (12th) 1 KSCBC boat house opened at Westbere Lake Richard Hills & Nick Strange - Home Intl J2x??? 2 1980 Ewan Pearson/Andrew Civil, England team: won Nat Champs for KSCBC and J2x Home Countries (Eire) 2 2 1979 Richard Yonge (Isis - lost by 12L) James Cowderoy (Goldie - won by 12L) Andrew Rudkin, Henley finalist, double sculls. Won Home International J2x (England), Nat Champs M4x Gold 1 1 1978 Ewan Pearson/Chris Perry, won J162x at Nat Champs (course record) for KSCBC 2 Mark Dowie/Nick Watson/Iain Graham (cox) won J162+ at Nat Champs for KSCBC 3 Andrew Rudkin, Home International England M1x (2nd) 1 Cambridge sank in . 1976 Tom Bishop-GB M4x Olympics (Montreal) 9th; GB M4x Bronze at Duisberg Intl; GB M4x won twice at Amsterdam1 Intl KSCBC won J14 VIIIs at The School's Head of the River 1 1975 Tom Bishop-GB M4x (Nottingham) 6th, M4x Gold at Nat Champs 1 1974 Tom Bishop-GB M4x (Lucerne) 11th, M4x Gold at Nat Champs (beat natl squad by 15"), M1x 4th at Nat Champs 1 1973 Tom Bishop-M2x Bronze at Nat Champs 1 Mike O'K Webber, Jesus & Cambridge Blue (won) 1 1972 Tom JA Bishop-M2x Silver at 1st Nat Champs, losing SF of Doubles at HRR (Durham), also entered Diamonds 1 National Championships started this year 1971 Nigel Press - Henley winner x2 (UL) Ladies Plate and Visitors 1 2 1970 Nigel Press - losing finalist in Ladies Plate at Henley with UL 1 1969 Nigel Press - competed in Goblets at Henley with UL 1 1968 RCW Church, Cambridge Blue (won); semi-final winner, Henley (Stewards) 1 1967 CH Freeman Oxford Blue (won) 1 PD Miller Oxford Blue (cox, won) 1 RCW Church won Ladies Plate at Henley (1st & 3rd Trinity, Cambridge) 1 Robin Weller coxed London RC in Grand at HRR, losing in 1st round to Club France 1966 Richard AD Freeman Oxford Blue (won) 1 Chris H Freeman Oxford Blue (won) 1 PD Miller(cox) and Bugsy Clark were in Isis (won) Freeman & Freeman (OUBC) losing semi-finalists in Goblets at Henley RCW Church losing Semi-finalist in Ladies Plate at Henley (1st & 3rd Trinity) 1965 David J Mills Oxford Blue (won), won Visitors' and Ladies at Henley (St Edmund Hall) 1 2 DMP Barnes in 1st Isis race (won), won Thames Challenge Cup 1 RW 'Bugsy' Clark won Ladies at Henley (St Edmund Hall, with David Mills) 1 Nick J Paul was in the losing Jesus, Cambridge crew in the Ladies Plate 1964 David J Mills in Isis KSCBC won School's Head of the River 1 1963 KSCBC losing semi-finalists in PE at Henley. Crew included Chris Freeman, David Mills and Bugsy Clark. 3rd in SHORR Colin Porter appointed as an ARA Selector David Mills losing finalist in Ladies' Plate at Henley PC Ament, Rod Frew, ME Billinghurst (Twickenham) lost QF in Wyfold at Henley Robin Weller coxed London RC in Grand at HRR, losing in QF to Cornell Univ. 1962 Colin Porter, GB M4+: British Empire & Commonwealth Games: Bronze 1 Four OKS compete in the Grand at Henley: RLS Fishlock (Leander), DH King, ME Billinghurst (London), CF Porter (Molesey) Three OKS compete in the Stewards' at Henley: DH King, ME Billinghurst (London), CF Porter (Barn Cottage) KSCBC losing semi-finalists in PE at Henley, 2nd in SHORR. 1961 Six OKS compete in the Grand at Henley: RLS Fishlock (Leander), PC Ament, DH King, ME Billinghurst, R Weller (London RC), Colin F Porter (Molesey) Peter C Ament, David H King, Mike E Billinghurst all row together, coxed by Robin Weller, for London RC in losing SF of the Grand at Henley to winners,USSR Navy Colin F Porter (Molesey) lost the first round to Dick Fishlock (Leander), the losing finalists in Grand at HRR KSCBC lost the final of the PE at Henley to Shrewsbury (again!) 1960 RLS (Dick) Fishlock, Oxford (won), lost Grand to Colin Porter, Olympic Games M8 (at 5,http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=z11JXKtdB3o non-finalist), Lago1 di Albano, Rome 1 Colin Porter (at 3), Olympic Games, M4+ 5th, Won Grand at Henley (Molesey) beating Dick Fishlock (OUBC)1 1 Pilgrims raced a 4- at 2 or more regattas using an LRC boat, got to two finals, losing both. Crew incl Richard Maybury and David Mills KSCBC won the Schools' Head; lost the final of the PE at Henley to Shrewsbury (Cox: Robin Weller) 1 1959 Colin Porter, GB team, lost final of Goblets at Henley (London RC) 1 David H King and Mark E Billinghurst compete for London RC in Thames Cup & Wyfolds (lost SF) at Henley. Is C Harris an OKS? If so, he competed at HRR 1959-1968. KSCBC won the Junior Schools event at Twickenham Regatta, lost 1st round at HRR PE Cup (Cox: Robin Weller) 1958 Colin Porter, GB M4+: British Empire & Commonwealth Games: Gold, won Stewards' at Henley (Barn Cottage) 2 1 1957 Colin Porter, GB team 1 KSCBC reach semi-finals of PE at Henley, in record-breaking time of 6.56 (crew incl Peter Ament, Jan Balkwill, Peter Valpy, Rod Frew) 1956 Colin Porter, GB team (M4-, no 4- sent to Melbourne Olympics), Won Stewards' at Henley, Won HORR0 (both Thames RC) 1 Nick Paine Oxford Blue (lost) 1 RDH Roberts wins Cambridge HORR (cox) Pilgrims (still school boys) compete at The Serpentine and Twickenham Regattas (Peter Ament, Jan Balkwill) 1955 Colin Porter, GB team (M8?), 1 ER Strouts wins Cambridge HORR 1954 Colin Porter, European Champs GB team (M4-?, silver), lost final of Stewards' at Henley to USSR, 1 1 1953 Colin F Porter, Henley winner with RAF Benson (Thames Cup and Wyfolds); GB Silver (what boat?) and won M8 Bronze1 at European Cup2 2 Colin GS Paterson wins Ladies Plate for Jesus, Cambridge 1 KSCBC losing finalists in PE at Henley to St. Pauls School 1952 Colin GS Paterson wins HORR (for Jesus, Cambridge?) 1 1951 KSCBC: 1st year in VIIIs, Grove Ferry. Oxford sank in the Boat Race, rerowed and Cambridge won. Colin Porter loses SF of Ladies' with UL and SF of Wyfolds with RAF Benson David Goodes joins the teaching/coaching staff at King's Canterbury, school races 1st open 8s event, JnrVIIIs at Maidenhead, lost final to Maidenhead RC 1950 Michael Dover, UL Purple 1 JEC Hinchcliffe Oxford Blue (cox, lost to Tony Armstong-Jones) 1 Colin F Porter, UL Purple 1 1949 The Canterbury Pilgrims Boat Club competed again in Junior Coxed Fours, Maidenhead Regatta (crew: M "Piff" Allen, Mike Brown , JM Watt, C Patterson (str), Johnny Gimblett (cox)), lost S-Final by 2ft to Wallasey 1948 London Olympic Games - Leander VIII won Silver King's Canterbury 1st IV unbeated this year, culminating in winning the Public Schools Cup at Marlow. 1947 The Canterbury Pilgrims Boat Club was founded; first race: Junior Coxed Fours, Maidenhead Regatta, 1st August 1947 John P Whalley, F Larry Whalley (brothers) and Des Harriss win HORR (Record time), Marlow Grand, lost final of Grand Challenge Cup, all for Jesus, Cambridge 3 King's Canterbury 1st IV lose final of the Public Schools Cup at Marlow. 1946 F Larry Whalley and Des Harriss win Reading HOR, Marlow Grand & Thames Challenge Cup for Jesus, Cambridge 2 1936 JS Lewes, 1st blue from King's Paramatta, Oxford Blue (lost) Alan John Barrett, Berlin Olympics, GB Mens IV-, Silver 1 1924 PR Wace, Oxford Blue (Lost) 1 1923 PR Wace, Oxford Blue (won) 1 1912 Both Oxford and Cambridge sank in the Boat Race. 1872 FH Hall, Oxford Blue (cox, lost) 1 1871 FH Hall, Oxford Blue (cox, lost) 1 1870 FH Hall, Oxford Blue (cox, lost) 1 1865 FH Archer, Cambridge Blue (cox, lost) 1 1864 FH Archer, Cambridge Blue (cox, lost) 1 1863 FH Archer, Cambridge Blue (cox, lost) 1 1862 FH Archer, Cambridge Blue (cox, 5st 2 lbs, lost) 1 KSCBC Founded after purchase of IV+ on 4th March 1862 1859 Cambridge sank in the Boat Race. 1853 Henry Denne, Oxford , Grand at Henley, beating CUBC in final by 18 inches (no Boat Race in 1853) 0 1 1852 Henry Denne, Oxford Blue (5, won by 6L) 1 Henry Denne, Oxford , Grand at Henley, beating Oxford Aquatic Club 1 1829 The first Oxford - Cambridge Boat Race (Oxford won)