John Snow Boat Club
Like all the Durham University Colleges, rowing is well catered for. Both John Snow and George Stephenson Colleges have a great natural advantage over the other colleges in that we have access to miles of wide, non-tidal water to row on thanks to the River Tees. There is a purpose designed rowing pontoon alongside the Campus.
When Durham University took responsibility of the campus in 1994 Tees Rowing Club was asked to help develop rowing at the campus. The campus became known as University College, Stockton (UCS) in 1996 and as such the boat club was called University College Stockton Boat Club (UCSBC) to differentiate it from University College, Durham. Further integration led to the campus bring renamed to University of Durham, Stockton Campus (UDSC) in 1998. The Boat Club was called University of Durham Stockton Campus Boat Club (UDSCBC) to differentiate it from University College Boat Club, which belonged to "Castle" College. The club rented out rack space for its boats in Tees Rowing Club's boathouse down Boathouse Lane, which had been the site of Tees Rowing Club's boathouse since 1864. The club raced under the Palatinate Colours, the remains of which can be seen on the old blades.
In September 2001 John Snow and George Stephenson Colleges were formed out of University of Durham Stockton Campus, which although it provided UDSCBC the opportunity to create two separate clubs, it was decided due to low membership and boats that it should remain a joint club. In November 2001 both TRC and UDSCBC left the site on Boathouse Lane and moved into new shared premises at The River Tees Watersports Centre, which was funded by the Big Lottery Fund and £80,000 from Durham University. In late 2010 the new purpose built boat house was officially opened. The boat house is situated on the southern shore of the Tees and on campus, shared by both the John Snow and George Stephenson Colleges.
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