Manchester University Boat Club
On the 11th of March, Manchester hosted Salford at the annual Two Cities Boat Race! A slightly different format this year with the race being held on the canal rather than at Salford Quays, but the sun was shining and both clubs were in high spirits! Competing in three categories with current athletes and alumni, […]
On the 4th of May, MUBC headed down to Holme Pierre Point, Nottingham to race to BUCs regatta! Here’s how we got on! Saturday On Saturday, we had a huge variety of crews going out, both Novice and Senior, with the novice’s getting their first taste of side by side racing! Headed out for their […]
On the 31st of March, MUBC headed to Nantes in France for our Easter training camp! With 54 athletes, 3 coaches and 6 days, we rowed 459km in a huge effort from all 4 of our squads and our fantastic coxes! We are really please with the progress made this week and are now gearing […]
A hugely successful weekend for MUBC at Runcorn Spring Head on the 2nd March. Despite some pretty tough conditions, we pulled out all the stops, claiming first place in Wint4+ and Wbeg8+, second in Wint8+ and third in Wint4x and in Wbeg8+! All of our crews performed brilliantly, and we’re super proud to have received […]
Last weekend, MUBC headed up to Newcastle to race at BUCs Head. Day 1 gave us some beautiful conditions, as we watched our Senior Women’s 8+ take to the water for division 1. The Senior Men’s 8+s and the Senior Women’s 4x were next up at they competed in division 2 in the afternoon. All […]
Darioush Jalili – President Joe Bramham Butts – Club Captain Gus Elliott – Senior Men’s Captain Grace Brown – Senior/ Novice Women’s Captain Harry Knott – Novice Men’s Captain Sophia Yeung – Cox Captain Jenny Stoodley – Recreational Officer Jesse Devaney – Well Being Secretary James Middleton – Treasurer Megan Clifton – Safety and Equipment […]
On the 26th November, our novice squads and our supporting seniors headed to Runcorn for Nov race day! We put out 5 boats in total, 3 in the Women’s 8+ category and 2 in the Open, a great turn out for our first novice race of the season! From complete beginners in September to racing […]
On September the 25th, MUBC embarked on a huge challenge in order to raise money for the club, as well as donating 50% of the total funds raised to Unseen, a charity that works with survivors of human tracking and modern day slavery. We set out to raise £1000 by rowing continuously for 24 hours, […]
With a new season just around the corner, we’d love to take some time to reflect on the highlights from the 2022/23 season. This past year, MUBC has competed across England, in local head races, regional events and at British University Championships, as well as spending 5 days in Nantes, France on a training camp. […]