with some success. In 1956, Magdalene crews came second in both the Ladies' Challenge Plate and the Visitors' Challenge Cup. Eleven years later, in 1967, the Magdalene won the Visitors' Challenge Cup. In 2021, a Magdalene and Sidney Sussex college composite crew made the Friday (quarter finals) of the Temple Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, becoming the first college crew to do so since Lady Margaret Boat Club in 2000. While there was comparatively limited competition due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the crew enjoyed a successful season, culminating in winning the final of the June Eights Regatta against Caius in June 2021. Upon the return of May Bumps in 2022 after a three-year hiatus, the crew were bumped by Lady Margaret on the first night, but managed to hold off a charging Pembroke crew, finishing third place on the river. In 2019, MBC signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with drug discovery company RxCelerate, headquartered at the Babraham Research Campus south of Cambridge. The Mallory Club The Mallory Club is the boat club for alumni of Magdalene Boat Club. It takes its name from Magdalene alumnus and British mountaineer George Mallory, who was Captain of Boats (1907–08) when MBC was widely recognised as the fastest boat on the River Cam. References External links Magdalene Boat Club Friends of Magdalene Boat Club (The Mallory Club) Rowing clubs of the University of Cambridge Boat Sports clubs established in the 1820s 1828 establishments in England Rowing clubs in Cambridgeshire Rowing clubs in England Rowing clubs of the River Cam