Churchill College shares a boat house, known as "Combined", with Selwyn, King's and The Leys School.

[1] The boat house is the farthest downstream of all the College boathouses, which is a natural advantage for early morning outings.

Frank Maine and Ed Markham led the effort to get the club on the river, under guidance from Canon Noel Duckworth, the first chaplain at the college.

The boat of postgraduates used the, as yet unheard of, training time of 6 am – 9 am on weekday mornings as the river was deserted.

[4] Churchill Men last qualified for the Temple Challenge Cup in 1996 at Henley Royal Regatta, progressing to the second round.