Formed in 1858, KCBC began life as a composite VIII with Sydney Sussex named 'Kidney'. Since then it has grown to become the largest sporting socieity in college; most people who come to King's have a go at rowing at some time in their university career. From being one of the top rowing colleges in the 1930s ad 1950s, KCBC went through something of a slump in the '70s and early '80s. Since 1908, however, King's crews have been going up again - the first boat went up seven places in the Mays 1991-93, and the second boat rose by a similar amount in 1992-93, which made King's one of the fastest rising clubs on the Cam.