Recent History
In recent years the club has been highly successful. In 2007, the club won the S4 4+ category at the Rutherford Head on the River Tyne, and the Tees Small Boats Head in the S3 4+ Category. In inter-colliegiate events the club won the Senate Cup.
In 2008 the success of the boat club resulted in members being chosen along with members of St Cuthbert's Society to represent the University in the Junior 8+ category at BUSA Regatta in Glasgow. At the same time a crew composed entire of Trevelyan rowers competed as the University in the Junior 4+ category, where they won a bronze medal. That year the club also won Durham Small Boats Head S4 4+ category, won the Chester-Le-Street Regatta WN 4+ category, and lost in the final of Durham Regatta in the S4, S3 and S2 4+ categories, in composite crews with Ustinov and Van Mildert Colleges. The club also won the Dyfrig Williams Trophy for the fastest mens 4+ overall in the University Pennant Series. The men's first 4+ also qualified for the Prince Albert Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, losing to the University of Bristol.
In 2009 it was decided that the club had been too long without owning any 8+s, previously the club would train in 8+s owned by Josephine Butler College. The club now owns two 8+s. 2009 also saw TCBC win the 4+ category in the Butler College Novice Head of the River race, at the same time setting the fastest time record for any category.
In summer 2010, the clubs novice mens four won Hexham Regatta. This Head season the club has entered many races starting with The Fuller's Head of the River Fours. The Mens 4+ won the Senate Cup inter Colleget Race returning the trophy to the college from the last victory in 2007. The regatta season saw a victory at Durham City Regatta in a Novice Double, a series of successful races saw the 1st four advance to the final of Durham Regatta, but a clash of blades in the opponents lane in the first part of the race saw the four disqualified, but the four did finish two lengths ahead of the opponent.
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