5 November 2025

By Tim Koch

Earlier today, BBC Online News headlined a story, Harassment and bullying did happen at top rowing club. 

It began:

Sexual harassment, racism and bullying did happen at Oxford Brookes University Boat Club, an independent investigation has confirmed.

The report was commissioned by the university after a picture of a so-called “toughness sheet”, allegedly criticising members of the top rowing team, circulated online in November 2024.

A summary of the findings by law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper was submitted to the university in April and has been shared with the BBC by a contributor to the investigation.

Oxford Brookes University said it had made “leadership and coaching changes” and “new, progressive structures” were now in place at the club.

The full BBC story is here.