Manchester University Boat Club
On the Sunday 20th May, MUBC’s rowers took part in the 15th Annual Great Manchester Run. The event was used to commemorate nearly a year since the attack that took place in Manchester last May. This year we were fundraising for our partner charity FOP Friends who carry out some incredible work into Fibrodyaplasia Ossificans Progressiva. The […]
MUBC’s annual training camp took us a whole 40 minutes away from our home in Sale to the tropical climate of Chester. We were hosted by Grosvenor Rowing Club, making use of the wide, open river and their fantastic facilities. Our athletes gained a week of vital experience of rowing on a wider stretch of […]
On the 21st and 22nd of March members of Manchester University Boat Club took part in it’s annual 24h row. The funds raised are to be equally split between FOP Friends and Manchester University Boat Club. We will put the money towards providing coaching for our Easter Training Camp in Chester and FOP’s share will […]
Early on Saturday morning, the 10th March, the novice and senior women’s squad competed at Women’s Eights Head of the River. With boats rigged, head coach John Impey gave the crews last words of wisdom and motivation before they set off. The first boat set off 176th. The Tideway came as a drastic change from […]
Bright and early on Saturday (24/02/18) the men and women novice squads set off to Newcastle to compete in the BUCS 4s and 8s Head Race (2800m). After arriving and promptly rigging the boats it wasn’t long before it was time for the BW4+ crew to row to the start line, competing for the first […]
Last Saturday (02/12/2017), over 60 of MUBC’s best athletes travelled to York for the annual BUCS Endorsed, White Rose Head Race. For our novices White Rose was their first major race. Both our novice women and novice men fielded two VIII’s to take on the course. All of our novice crews had great races, showing […]
On Sunday (19th of November) we travelled across the Pennines to battle it out at Small Boats Head.Amid freezing temperatures, our crews arrived bright and early to rig the boats and prepare for heading up the scenic 3km route. The first crews to boat were the women’s squad, with two fours and a quad. Against […]
On Remembrance Sunday one of our crews decided to battle the cold autumnal conditions and race the 2350m course on the River Weaver. Being the only MUBC crew competing there was a pressure on them to represent and show off the university’s potential. There was a strong headwind and by the time the third division […]
Despite clashing with reading week, MUBC sent a full contingent of athlete to BUCS indoors on 4th November. With Salford University hosting this year’s event, we all benefited from a rare weekend lie in. Up first it was the beginner men’s 1k. After a simple briefing with words of wisdom from their captains about not […]
The 29th of October saw MUBCs novice crews take on their first race. For our 32-strong squad, this would not only be their first race of the 2017/18 academic season, but their first ever race. This year was the first time that the LUBC Nov race day was BUCS endorsed. With local rivals Liverpool University […]