Trinity Societies Prospectus 2022

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First and Third Trinity Boat Club
Want to try a new sport, make loads of new friends and be a part of one of the
biggest and most famous Cambridge traditions? Then rowing at First and Third
Trinity Boat Club is perfect for you.
There is a place in the boat club community for everyone, whether you want to just
enjoy a session or two a week on the beautiful River Cam and take part in the social
aspect of the club, or whether you’re a super serious athlete and want to make it to
the Olympics (and it can be done! Our very own Imogen Grant recently competed at
Tokyo 2020 in the lightweight double scull, having learned to row with us in 2014).
The busy boat club social scene provides plenty of opportunity to meet people,
including other freshers from various backgrounds, people from other years as well
as other colleges. We put on all sorts of social events including BBQs, formals,
games nights, pub nights. . .
Each term we compete in several races in Cambridge and one of the highlights of
rowing has to be Bumps. Bumps is a style of racing exclusive to Cambridge and
Oxford, and the gist of it is you must try and catch the crew ahead of you and
“bump” their boat, without yourself being “bumped”. The atmosphere is great, with
hundreds of students and alumni flooding to the river to watch and support. The
week culminates in a fancy dinner known as Boat Club Dinner, where you can
celebrate with your friends and crew while enjoying great food and great chat.
Come and find us at Chaplains’ Squash and at our Freshers’ Week event to find out
more and book a try-out session! We look forward to meeting you soon.
Contact: George Mears (captain@firstandthird.org)