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History
The first mention of the boat society was through a list of all the different society’s available for students to join in the McGarel in October 1976, for the academic year of 1976/77. Training was usually at Chiswick boat house on Wednesday afternoons.
Pete Mearney who was a member of the society in 1977, had been selected at the time to represent the national team in Egypt and was aspiring to be selected for the upcoming Olympic Games in New Zealand.
The boat society in January 1979, competed for the first time in many years under college colours in the four’s heads. The society started out in 187th place, and finished in 183rd position out of 260 crews racing. During this time, the club boats that were available to use from the Chiswick boat house on Wednesdays and Saturdays were 1/eight, 1/four and 2/ sculling boats.