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University of London Boat Club
Image showing the rowing club's blade colours
LocationChiswick, London, UK United Kingdom
Coordinates51°28′55″N 0°16′30″W / 51.482°N 0.275°W / 51.482; -0.275
Home waterTideway
Founded1921 (1921)
UniversityUniversity of London
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
boat code – ULO
Websitewww.ulbc.co.uk
Notable members

University of London Boat Club (ULBC; boat code ULO) is the rowing club for the University of London and its member institutions, many of which also have their own boat clubs. The club has its boathouse on the Thames in Chiswick, London, UK.[1] It is a designated High-Performance Programme funded by British Rowing.[2]

History

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The University of London Boat Club was formed in 1921.[3]

Olympians

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ULBC has been represented at every Olympic Games since 1960:

  • 1960 Rome – Coxed Pair: S.Farquharson, J.R. Reeves
  • 1964 Tokyo – Coxless Pair: S.Farquharson, J.D.Lee
  • 1968 Mexico – Eight: M.M.K.Cooper, B.L.A.Carter, M.Malpass, R.D.Yarrow, P.G.Knapp, P.J.Wright, A.A.Bayles, P.L.Thomas, cox, T.Kirk
  • 1972 Munich – Coxless Pair: M.M.K. Cooper. Coxed Four: R.W.J. Massara
  • 1976 Montreal – Coxless Four: N.A.Keron, D.G.H.Townsend
  • 1980 Moscow – Coxless Four: D.G.H.Townsend, M.Cross (Bronze)
  • 1984 Los Angeles – Coxless Four: R.G.McBudgett, M.Cross (Gold). Women's Eight: N.V.Boyes, A.Callaway. Coxed Pair: A.M.Genziani
  • 1988 Seoul – Eight: A.Obholzer, P.Beaumont, T.Dillon, S.Hassan, S.Jeffries. Coxed Four: M.Cross, J.M. Maxey, V. Thomas
  • 1992 Barcelona – Coxless Four: S.Hassan. Eight: M.Cross, T.C.Foster, J.D.C.Walker, cox A.Ellison. Women's Eight: A.Patterson
  • 1996 Atlanta – Coxless Four: T.C. Foster, R.Obholzer (Bronze). Eight: M.H.W. Parish, G. Smith, J.D.C. Walker. Lwt Coxless Four: M.R, Rowand Republic of South Africa
  • 2000 Sydney – Single Scull: M.Wells. Coxless Four: T.C.Foster (Gold). Lwt Coxless Four: M.R, Rowand for Rep. South Africa. Women's Double: F.Houghton. Women's Eight: A.Beever
  • 2004 Athens – Double Scull: M.Wells. Quad Scull: P.Wells. Eight: C.Cormack. Women's Quad Scull: F.Houghton (Silver)
  • 2008 Beijing – Double Scull: M.Wells (Bronze). Women's Quad Scull: F.Houghton (Silver). Women's Eight: J.Eddie, C.Greves
  • 2012 London – Quad Scull: M.Wells. Women's Quad Scull: F.Houghton, M.Wilson. Women's Eight: J.Eddie, C.Greves
  • 2016 Rio de Janeiro – Men's Eight: P. Bennett (Gold). Women's Eight: J.Eddie, C.Greves, F.Houghton, M.Wilson (Silver).
  • 2016 Paralympic Games, Rio de Janeiro – LTA Mixed 4+: J. Fox (Gold).
  • 2021 Tokyo - Women's Quad Scull: C. Hodgkins-Byrne. Women's Eight: M. Horn, S. Parfett. Women's Lightweight Double Scull: Emily Craig. Men's Coxless Four: O. Cook. Men's Eight: H. Fieldman.
  • 2021 Paralympic Games- LTA Mixed 4+: J. Fox (Gold)

Coaching team

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  • Chief coach: Antony Smith[1]
  • Senior coach: Tom Gale[1]

Notable members and alumni

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  • Katie Greves – World Rowing Championship 2007 & 2011 Bronze, Olympic 2008 & 2012 finalist W8+,[4] Olympic 2016 Silver
  • Frances Houghton – Four times World Champion and double Olympic silver medallist, 2004–2010 – women's quadruple scull[5][6]
  • Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell – World Champion 2015 in Men's Coxed Pair, World Champion 2014 in Men's Eight, Silver in 2011. World U23 Championships 2010 Silver M4-, World U23 Championships 2009 Bronze M8+, World Junior Championships 2006 Gold M4- [7]
  • Tim Foster – Olympic Gold Medalist in 2000
  • Cameron Nichol – World Rowing Championship 2010 & 2011 Silver. (Learnt to row at University of London).
  • Richard Budgett – Olympic Gold Medalist in 1984.
  • Matt Wells – Olympic Bronze Medalist in 2008
  • Paul Bennett – Olympic Gold Medalist in 2016, World Champion 2014 & 2015 in the Men's Eight. (Learnt to row at University of London).
  • Jessica Eddie – World Rowing Championship 2007 & 2011 Bronze, Olympic 2008 & 2012 finalist W8+
  • Ann Redgrave – Olympic rower and Chief Medical Officer to GB Rowing

Member institution boat clubs

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Some of the University of London's member institutions have their own boat clubs. Members of these clubs can try out for a place in the University of London Boat Club squad.[citation needed]

The senior crews of these institutions compete annually for the Allom Cup, while the medical schools take part in the United Hospitals bumps races. Both of these contests take place on the Tideway.

Alumni rowing

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The Tyrian Club blade

The club shares its facilities with an alumni club, UL Tyrian Club.[14] The Tyrian Club has won multiple titles at the Henley Royal Regatta, the most recent being the Wyfold Challenge Cup in 2013.

In 2015 UL Tyrian won events at Henley Masters Regattas and at the Head Of The Charles Regatta, in the USA. In 2019 a UL Tyrian won events at Henley Town & Visitors Regatta and UL Tyrian competed at the World Costal Championships in Hong Kong. The blade colours are purple and white; kit: purple.[15]

Honours

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ULBC won the Victor Ludorum at the British Universities and Colleges Sport regatta for the first (and, as of 2024, only) time in 2014.[16]

Henley Royal Regatta

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Year Races won
1961 Thames Challenge Cup
1963 Grand Challenge Cup
1968 Grand Challenge Cup
1971 Ladies' Challenge Plate, Prince Philip Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1972 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1973 Stewards' Challenge Cup
1975 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1976 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1980 Thames Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1981 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1982 Ladies' Challenge Plate, Prince Philip Challenge Cup (with Tyrian)
1983 Grand Challenge Cup, Thames Challenge Cup, Visitors' Challenge Cup
1984 Prince Philip Challenge Cup (Tyrian)
1985 Stewards' Challenge Cup (Tyrian)
1987 Ladies' Challenge Plate
1988 Grand Challenge Cup, Britannia Challenge Cup
1989 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Thames Challenge Cup, Prince Philip Challenge Cup
1990 Visitors' Challenge Cup
1992 Grand Challenge Cup
1993 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Double Sculls Challenge Cup (Tyrian)
1997 Britannia Challenge Cup
2002 Queen Mother Challenge Cup, Diamond Challenge Sculls
2004 Remenham Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup
2006 Double Sculls Challenge Cup, Princess Grace Challenge Cup
2007 Prince Albert Challenge Cup
2012 Prince Albert Challenge Cup
2013 Stewards' Challenge Cup, Wyfold Challenge Cup (Tyrian)
2014 Grand Challenge Cup
2015 Stewards' Challenge Cup
2018 Town Challenge Cup, Stonor Challenge Trophy
2021 Prince Albert Challenge Cup, Stonor Challenge Trophy

British Rowing Championship

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Year Winning crew/s
1973 Men 4-, Men 4+
1974 Men 8+
1975 Men 2+
1976 Men 4-
1977 Men 4+, Men lightweight 4-
1978 Men 4+, Men lightweight 4-
1980 Men 8+, Whitbread Sprint
1982 Men 2+ (with Tyrian), Men 4+ (with Tyrian)
1983 Men 2+, Men 8+, Men 2- (Tyrian)
1984 Men 4- (with Tyrian), Women 4+
1985 Men 4- (with Tyrian), Men 8+
1986 Men 2+, Men 4-, Women Ltw 2x,
1987 Men Ltw 4-
1988 Women 2-
1990 Women 4+, Men 2- (with Tyrian)
1991 Men 2+, Men Ltw 4-, Men Ltw 2x (with Tyrian)
1992 Women 4x, Women 4-, Women Ltw 4-
1994 Women 4-, Women Ltw 4-
1995 Women 4-, Women 4- London University /
1996 Men 2+, Men 4x, Women 4-, Women 4+, Women 8+, Men 4x
1997 Women 2-
1998 Men Ltw 2x
2000 Women 4- (with Tyrian) [17]
2002 Women 4- (with Tyrian) [18][19]
2003 Women 4+, Women 8+ [20]
2004 Women 4x, Women U23 1x [21]
2005 Women U23 1x[22]
2006 Open 4+[23]

See also

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Notes and references

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Notes
References
  1. ^ a b c "University of London Clubs and Societies: Rowing". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ "High Performance Programmes in Clubs". British Rowing. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ Guy's Hospital Gazette. Vol. 35. 19 February 1921. pp. 62–63.
  4. ^ "Katie Greves". British Rowing. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Frances Houghton". British Rowing. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ^ Briitish Rowing Almanack. British Rowing. 2008. p. 179.
  7. ^ "Nathaniel Reilly-O'Donnell". British Rowing. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  8. ^ "London School of Economics Rowing Club". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Welcome to RUMSBC". Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Rowing". Royal Holloway University of London Students' Union. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Boat Club". Royal Veterinary College Students' Union. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Alumni". Barts and the London Boat Club. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Boat Club". St George's Students' Union. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  14. ^ ULBC. "Tyrian". University of London Boat Club. ULBC. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  15. ^ The Umpires' Handbook British Rowing, 2020: at p.47.
  16. ^ "Students shine at 2014 BUCS Regatta". British Rowing. 6 May 2014. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
  17. ^ "National Championships". Times Digital Archives.
  18. ^ "Rosewell, Mike. "Oxford Brookes put finishing touches to engaging regatta." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 23". Times Digital Archives.
  19. ^ ""The results service." Times, 22 July 2002, p. 26". Times Digital Archives.
  20. ^ ""Today's fixtures." Times, 21 July 2003, p. 32". Times Digital Archives.
  21. ^ ""The Results Service." Times, 19 July 2004, p. 28". Times Digital Archives.
  22. ^ ""Nautilus cruise." Times, 18 July 2005, p. 53". Times Digital Archives.
  23. ^ ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.
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