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The University of Leeds Boat Club (UoLBC) is the
rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically att ...
club for students at the
University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , t ...
,
West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exis ...
, England. The boat club is one of the Leeds Gryphons teams, working to develop top-class sports clubs at the University. The club races in green, burgundy and white colours representing those of the
University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , t ...
.


History

The club was founded in 1919. Having occupied a variety of buildings throughout the area, the current water base is located in
Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...
following the completion of a new boat house which opened in September 2014 next to Thwaite Mills in Stourton. It is the new home of Leeds University Boat Club and Leeds Rowing Club. Land training takes place in Leeds University's sport complex on the main campus in Leeds. The club owns and maintains a variety of different rowing and sculling boats of different classes. In 2008 a Hudson Shark 8+ was donated to the club by the father of a student in the 1st VIII. The boat was named Dr. Sue Jacklin, in recognition of her ongoing assistance in securing funding for the club.


Racing

The club competes at local and national events and has had a number of notable achievements from competing at BUCS, Head of The River and
Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the three ...
– reaching the second round of the
Temple Challenge Cup The Temple Challenge Cup is one of the eights races at Henley Royal Regatta at Henley-on-Thames on the River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England incl ...
in 2004 and 2007.


Results

BUCS Regatta University rowing in the United Kingdom began when it was introduced to Oxford in the late 18th century. The first known race at a university took place at Oxford in 1815 between Brasenose and Jesus and the first inter-university boat race, betwe ...
2019: * Silver, Men's Championship 1x, Leeds (Brigham) * Silver, Women's Beginner 4x, Leeds
Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River R ...
2019: * 56th place, Leeds University 'A' * 179th place, Leeds University 'B' * 176th place, Leeds University 'C'
Women's Eights Head of the River Race The Women's Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. A mirror of the Eights Head of the River for m ...
2018: * 85th place, Leeds University 'A' * 218th place, Leeds University 'C' * 221st place, Leeds University 'B'
Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River R ...
2018: * 81st place, Leeds University 'A' * 256th place, Leeds University 'B'
Women's Eights Head of the River Race The Women's Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. A mirror of the Eights Head of the River for m ...
2017: * 130th place, Leeds University 'A' * 267th place, Leeds University 'B'
Women's Eights Head of the River Race The Women's Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. A mirror of the Eights Head of the River for m ...
2016: * 89th place, Leeds University 'A' * 273rd place, Leeds University 'B'
Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River R ...
2016: * 203rd place, Leeds University I * 299th place, Leeds University II
Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River R ...
2015: * 140th place, Leeds University I * 306th place, Leeds University II
Women's Eights Head of the River Race The Women's Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. A mirror of the Eights Head of the River for m ...
2013: * 145th place, Leeds University
Head of the River Race The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River R ...
2012: * 114th place, Leeds University I, 00:19:24.90 * 181st place, Leeds University II, 00:19:51.88
Women's Eights Head of the River Race The Women's Eights Head of the River Race (WEHoRR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the Tideway of the River Thames in London on the Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney. A mirror of the Eights Head of the River for m ...
2012: * 110th place, Leeds University A, 00:22:42.57 * 271st place, Leeds University B, 00:25:38.58
BUCS Regatta University rowing in the United Kingdom began when it was introduced to Oxford in the late 18th century. The first known race at a university took place at Oxford in 1815 between Brasenose and Jesus and the first inter-university boat race, betwe ...
2012: * 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze * 36 VL points British and European Indoor Rowing Championship * 1st – Women's Lwt – Emily Holt, 7:29.8


Committee

The club is run entirely by a student based committee which is elected by its members in March/April each year. A small budget allows for the assistance of one paid
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.


Alumni

The club holds events at
The Boat Race The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club, traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England. There are separate men's ...
and
Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the three ...
to keep up their links with previous members. Alumni regattas are held annually in Leeds.


See also

*
University rowing (UK) University rowing in the United Kingdom began when it was introduced to Oxford in the late 18th century. The first known race at a university took place at Oxford in 1815 between Brasenose and Jesus and the first inter-university boat race, betwe ...


References


External links


Leeds University Union Boat Club Facebook page

Leeds University Union Rowing site
{{United Kingdom rowing clubs Clubs and societies of the University of Leeds Sports clubs established in 1919 Rowing clubs in England University and college rowing clubs in the United Kingdom