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RUBC alumni at the 2008 Olympics: Anna Bebington, Rich Egington, Tash Page and Debbie Flood

Richard Egington showing his Olympic medal to the University

Many stars of British international rowing studied and rowed at the University of Reading, including:

• James Cracknell – double Olympic Champion
• Debbie Flood – double Olympic silver medalist
• Rick Egington – Olympic Silver medalist
• Garry Herbert – Olympic Champion
• Adrian Ellison – Olympic Champion
• Cath Bishop – Olympic silver medalist
• Nick Strange – World silver
• Rory Morrison – World bronze
• Tash Page – Olympian
• Alex Gregory – Olympic spare man

The Boat Club allows a small number of associate members and alumni to remain active members of the club to help develop student rowing.

Ortner Boat Club

Ortner Boat Club is for all Reading’s Alumni Rowers. It keeps you informed about what’s going on with the University Rowing as well as keeping you in touch with former ‘crewmates’. There are also regular socials, where past rowers can catch up with the current ones.