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2.9 Sports and Societies 29
can be an incredibly stressful degree. But we also have very competitive top boats if
going fast and success in races is what you’re after.
We’re also always looking for coxes, who steer the boats. So, if you think you’d be
good at shouting at a group of rowers to push harder, do also get in touch!
You may also find the Boat Club social scene particularly appealing. We number
over 100—we’re one of the largest College societies—and so we offer a wide
variety of socials you can pick and choose from, including formal dinners, games
nights, pub nights, BBQs, and not to forget the termly Boat Club Dinner—truly
a night not to be forgotten! Rowing really is a community in which everyone is
welcome—including a strong women’s side, considerable LGBTQ representation
and a large international community—and you’re sure to meet friends for life if you
get involved. It’s also very accessible as we provide everything for free; we only ask
for you to buy your own kit, which depending on how much you buy you can claim
back from College at the end of the year.
If any of this interests you, do join us at Chaplain’s Squash (if it happens!) or
our welcome event in Freshers’ Week. You can ask any of us any questions you
might have as well as sign up for your first tubbing session—going out in a really
chunky boat impossible to capsize. There is no obligation to continue, and you never
know: you might find your new passion like Imogen did! You can also email the
Novice Captains at lbcs@firstandthird.org.
If you have rowed before, do get in touch with either me (Luke Barratt; menscaptain@firstandthird.org)
or the women’s captain (Laila Dell’Anno; womenscaptain@firstandthird.org).
We’d love to bring you into our senior squad straight away!
Feel free to drop me an email if you have any questions. Otherwise, I look forward
to seeing you around College and at the Boathouse!
"It offers a great change to get away from the pressures and stress of a Cambridge
degree. When you’re rowing, the only thing you can think about is the rowing itself,
and you’re forced to leave all of your stress on the bank for an hour or two."
"The community is incredibly open and welcoming, and my life at Trinity would be
unimaginable without the social aspect of the Boat Club."
2.9.4 Music (by Dan Atkinson, Trinity College Music Society President)
Hi! I’m Dan and I’m the current president of TCMS, the largest and busiest college
music society in Cambridge. As a society that’s always expanding, both in terms of
its membership and its repertoire, we’d love many of you to get involved in college
music during your time at Trinity!