The Union Boat Club (also known as UBC), founded in 1851, is an athletic club in

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

. It is the longest continuously operating

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 atta ...

club in

. Located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood along the

Charles River The Charles River ( Massachusett: ''Quinobequin)'' (sometimes called the River Charles or simply the Charles) is an river in eastern Massachusetts. It flows northeast from Hopkinton to Boston along a highly meandering route, that doubles b ...

, the Club has grown beyond rowing and now features squash and general fitness facilities for its 700 members. In 1914, UBC placed second in the prestigious

Grand Challenge Cup The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and best-known event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing cl ...

. The 1914 crew lost to

Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

after beating a crew from Germany to enter the finals at the

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 thre ...

. Union is the sister club of

University Barge Club University Barge Club of Philadelphia (also known as UBC) is an amateur rowing club located at #7 in the historic Boathouse Row of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a National Hist ...

of Philadelphia. For more than 60 years, the two sister clubs have held an annual interclub "UBC" regatta. In 2009,

Michelle Guerette Michelle Guerette (born October 6, 1980) is an American rower who competed in the Women's Quadruple Sculls event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. In the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Guerette earned a Silver Medal in Women's Single ...

, an eight-time senior US National Team member and two-time Olympian, joined Union Boat Club to serve as head coach.

Prominent members

*Francis Cuddy - 2006 & 2007 US National Team member (Men's 2X 06' & Spare 07'), 2007 Pan American Team *Catherine Humblet - 2000 & 2001 US National Team, 2003 Pan American Team *Greg Ruckman - 2000 & 2004 US Olympic Teams *

Pete Raymond Peter Harlow Raymond (born January 21, 1947) is a beekeeper, and an American former rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Princeton, New Jersey and attended South Kent School and Princeton ...

- 1972 & 1968 US Olympic Teams *

Lawrence Terry Lawrence Terry Jr. (born April 12, 1946) is an American rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Concord, Massachusetts. In 1968 he was a crew member of the American boat which finished fift ...

- 1972 & 1968 US Olympic TeamsLawrence Terry sports-reference.com
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* * {{Coord, 42.356, -71.073, display=title Beacon Hill, Boston Rowing clubs in the United States Sports clubs and teams established in 1851 Gentlemen's clubs in the United States 1851 establishments in Massachusetts

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