About MCSBC

Monmouth Comprehensive School Boat Club was set up in 1992.  Up until 2000 the club focused on rowing.  From 2000 onwards the club switched to sculling and this continues to be the focus of activities today.

The school is the only fully comprehensive school rowing club in England & Wales and is very proud to be so.

Every year the coaches take the top crews from the squad to compete at the National Schools Regatta and the National Championships of Great Britain. These crews will have put a lot of time and effort into training and preparation for these events, typically including a week long training camp held at Easter (most recently in Belgium).

In the Summer Term the Junior Club starts up.  This gives pupils (year 8 or above) from the school the chance to try rowing.  If they enjoying they can be moved up into the main squad when they come back in September.  Most juniors start in year 8 and in year 9, then continue in the main squad, improving their rowing and competing.  However, in recent years, many students have successfully taken up the sport at Year 10 and 11.

WJ154x+ with their bronze medals at the National Championships of Great Britain 2004

In 1994, the school had its first international appearance at Ghent Regatta, Belgium

In 1996, the school became the first comprehensive school to have a crew compete at Henley Royal Regatta.  In 2007, the club entered Henley for the second ever time, failing to qualify by 11 seconds in a very competitive field.  Plans are being made for a more successful result in 2008!

In 2007, the school reached its first ever National Schools' Regatta final in Championship Girls' Quads (just one of crew was actually 18, two 17 year olds and one 16 year old!).