Manchester University Boat Club
As President of MUBC for the 2017/18 season, and my third and final year as a member of the committee, I am both proud of the progress made this year and excited for the future ahead. A summary of our results this year explains why. With Agecroft Head becoming an annual fixture, the club medalled […]
After a close race in the B final at Marlow Regatta, Manchester Senior Men’s VIII narrowly missed out on pre-qualification for Henley Royal Regatta. The boys then travelled to Henley to start their preparation for qualifiers. With four days to prepare and become acquainted with the course, the boys trained well on a busy stretch […]
For the penultimate regatta of this year’s calendar, the MUBC Senior Men’s VIII made our way south to Eton Dorney for Marlow Regatta, with the high aspiration of prequalification for Henley Royal Regatta. Having spent the previous week at St Neots Rowing Club, our crew had built up valuable experience rowing in warm weather conditions […]
After a very stressful week, our Henley Women’s 4- crew, complete with boat and trailer, finally arrived in Henley on the evening of the 20th June. After a productive 3 days training at St. Neots Rowing Club, our girls arrived eager to get on the iconic Henley stretch. Our 4- spent Thursday getting to grips […]
On the 16th and 17th June the club took nine crews to Reading Regatta in the build up to Women’s Henley and Henley Royal Regatta. Amongst the crews was a women’s 4-, our contingent for the Aspirational Academic 4- at Women’s Henley. The men also raced their contingent for the Temple Challenge Cup. It was […]
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 […]
May Bank Holiday weekend saw 47 of our athletes compete in the largest student regatta. The weather was the best BUCS Regatta had seen in a number of years, with temperatures rarely dropping below twenty degrees. Everyone was out building up some questionable tan lines. Saturday was extremely successful with Champ Lightweight Peter Zelinka bringing […]
Regatta season kicked off on Saturday 21st April with the biggest race of the year – The Two Cities Boat Race. The University of Manchester and the University of Salford battled it out over 500m in glorious sunshine on the River Irwell. Twelve crews raced in six categories: Alumni 8+ (result not included in cup), […]
Executive committee President – Emelia Cole Rowing history: Emelia first joined MUBC in 2015, but rowed for 5 years before coming to Manchester. As a junior Emelia has rowed for GB, competing in GB v France, represented England in the International Home Regatta, and won HWR. As a member of MUBC Emelia has had great success […]
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 […]