The club was founded in 1966. The boat club also represents
St Cross College, Oxford and several rowers from St Cross have participated in
The Boat Race, the first in 1974. In 2004, Peter Reed became Wolfson's first representative to compete in the men's Boat Race and in 2010, two rowers from the boat club competed in the
The Boat Race 2010. As of 2025, two boats for the men's squad and three for the women's squad are pre-qualified in both events due to previous successes. In 2019, Wolfson Boat Club celebrated both its 50th anniversary and achieving, for the first time, Women's Headship, which is the highest ranking possible in Bumps racing. In 2025, the men's 1st VIII followed suit and achieved the lofty 'double' headship, clinching top spot at both
Torpids and
Eights Week in the same year. This was also the first time the men's side had achieved either headship. == Honours ==