University rowing in the United Kingdom began when it was introduced to

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in the late 18th century. The first known race at a university took place at Oxford in 1815 between Brasenose and

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and the first inter-university

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, between Oxford and

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, was rowed on 10 June 1829. Today, many universities have a

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club and at some collegiate universities,

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, and

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, each college has its own club as well as a main university club. In contrast to the Oxford/Cambridge/Durham colleges, London colleges are members of British Universities and Colleges Sport in their own right, and thus compete in inter-university competitions. In

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, the rowing clubs of

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and

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initiated an annual race in 1877, making this competition the second oldest in the United Kingdom. Competitive university rowing in

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began in the 1930s with the formation of

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Boat Club in 1931, whose first inter-varsity races were a triangular tournament against

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in 1934–35 and who entered the Wylie Cup (which had been running between Irish universities since 1922) from 1937 to 1938. The Welsh Boat Race began in 2006. A 2016 article identified six university clubs which "dominate rowing among higher education institutions": Oxford Brookes, Imperial College, London, Newcastle, Durham and Reading. With the exception of Reading, these are all designated by

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as High Performance Programmes, a scheme that also involves Edinburgh as well as three non-university clubs.

BUCS

Most universities compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships with a number of events over the year. For non-indoor events, boats are separated into ''Championship'' (where "BUCS points" are available), ''Intermediate'' and ''Beginner'' (for students in their first year of the sport). On 16 June 2008, UCS (who represented the professional staff working in the sector) and BUSA (the body for competitive sport in the sector) merged to form "BUCS" – British Universities and Colleges Sport. Events from 2008/09 onwards therefore come under the BUCS banner, rather than BUSA, e.g. BUCS Regatta rather than BUSA regatta. BUCS events contribute "BUCS Points" (for ''Championship'' boats) towards the (multi-sport) BUCS championship. Since 2011–12, a breakdown of points by sport has also been available. The highest ranked universities in rowing since then have been:

BUCS Small Boats Head

The Small Boats Head is held in October. The event was introduced in 2006 and first held on the Trent in Nottingham, small boats having previously competed in the BUSA Championship Head. The 2007 event, held in December, saw 4s included in the Small Boats Head and Durham compete for the first time, dominating the medal table. In 2008 the event was again held in October but moved to the Witham in

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, where it now runs in conjunction with the GB Rowing Team 1st Senior/U23 Assessment. The 2012 head saw Durham's dominance finally broken as, with only the double sculls racing, Imperial topped the medal table with a single gold, a silver and a bronze. Imperial won again the following year, with only the single sculls racing. Note that as the Small Boats Head is an autumn event, the 4s and 8s Head and Regatta from the same BUCS season are held on the following year, e.g. the 2015 Small Boats Head is part of the 2015–16 BUCS season along with the 2016 4s and 8s Head and the 2016 Regatta.

BUCS Indoor Rowing Series (UIRS)

BUCS Rowing and British Rowing have managed an annual autumn indoor rowing series at a number of universities and other centres across the UK since 2010, when it started with 11 centres and ran from late November to mid December. In 2016, thirteen centres hosted events from late October to the end of November.

BUCS 4s and 8s Head

This is a head race which has been run in February or March since 2003 (originally as the BUSA Championship Head). The event grew rapidly, becoming the largest university heads race in the world by 2007, despite the small boats being split into a separate head (see above) after the 2006 event. It was held on the

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until 2009, when the decision was made to move the event to the

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, and to split the competition into 2 separate days, with Beginners racing over a shorter course on one day, and Seniors racing on the longer course on the other. However, due to inclement weather, the event was cancelled. The event was again held in Peterborough in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and was due to be held there in 2013. However, due to flooding, the event was moved to Boston that year, with Newcastle topping the medal table. The 2014 event was cancelled due to bad weather, It was held in Boston again in 2015, with racing on Saturday only for the ''intermediate'' and ''championship'' crews. Newcastle topped the medal table and won the men's Victor Ludorum while Durham, who were second in the medal table, took the women's Victor Ludorum and the overall Victor Ludorum. In 2015, BUCS sought a new host for a three-year period (2016–2018). The event subsequently moved to the Tyne, hosted by Tyne United Rowing Club, Tyne Amateur Rowing Club and

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in 2016. Newcastle won both the overall and men's Victor Ludorum, with Edinburgh winning the women's Victor Ludorm. The first day of the 2017 event, also on the Tyne, had to be cancelled due to poor weather, but the second day (for senior crews) went ahead, with London topping the medal table and taking the Victor Ludorum. The 2018 event saw separate men's and women's Victor Ludorum awards, with London taking the women's prize and Newcastle taking the men's. From 2019, the event was to be held for three years on the

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, hosted by the

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, Hartpury University Centre and Gloucester Rowing Club. Newcastle took the Men's and Overall Victor Ludorum in 2019, with Edinburgh taking the Women's. However, it reverted to the Tyne in 2020 after only one year. The 2020 event was shortened due to bad weather, with only the intermediate and championship races taking place. Newcastle University topped the medal table with ten medals, four gold, as well as winning the men's, women's and overall Victor Ludorum.

BUCS Regatta

A 2 km

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held (usually at

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) over the May Day weekend. Points for the Victor Ludorum are awarded for finishing places in the finals (more points for champ events and bigger boats). The regatta was first run (as the BUSA regatta) in 1994, replacing the UAU 'Regatta' that had been a two-hour slot for University races in the Nottingham City Regatta. The first Regatta attracted 105 crews; by 2000 this had grown to 354. The 2001 Regatta was the first to be held over two days, and attracted over 500 crews. In 2006 the Regatta grew to three days with almost 1000 crews taking part. In its early years the Regatta was dominated by Nottingham, but in 2004 it was won for the first time by

. In 2005 Durham were 1st again, followed by Reading University in 2nd place and

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behind them in 3rd place. Durham's dominance continued until 2014, when London took the trophy, with Durham 2nd and

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3rd. 2014 also saw the introduction of separate Victor Ludorum trophies for men's and women's teams in addition to the overall trophy: Durham took the women's prize and Imperial the men's. 2015 saw Durham retain the women's title and Newcastle the men's, with Durham taking the overall title. Newcastle's men retained their trophy in 2016 and Newcastle University won the overall trophy for the first time. The University of London won the 2016 women's trophy on gold medal count, having finished equal on points with Exeter. In 2008 the BUSA regatta was held at Strathclyde Country Park, as NWSC was not available that weekend. Two weeks earlier, a BUSA Sprint Regatta was held at

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, though the regatta had to be held as a time trial because the weather had prevented the course and stakeboats being laid. Results

Other competitions

Head of the River Race

The

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 Rac ...

for men's eights, rowed on

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on the

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, awarded the Ortner Shield (named after Reading University coach Frank Ortner) to the fastest University Athletics Union (UAU) crew (later BUSA crew) from 1961 to 2005. The first winners were Reading, but the shield was dominated by Durham from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s, who also won the final shield in 2005. In 2006 the "University Prize" replaced the Ortner Shield. This was restricted to university and college crews of ''Senior 2'' (now ''Intermediate 1'')

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or lower, with no higher-status entries from that institute, affiliated to British Rowing,

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. This was later renamed the Halladay Trophy, after Durham coach Eric Halladay, and joined by the Bernard Churcher Trophy, an unrestricted prize for universities from anywhere in the world – boats may only be entered for one of these trophies, even if eligible for both.

Women's Eights Head of the River Race

The

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 mal ...

is, like the men's counterpart, raced on

on the

. University crews from anywhere in the world compete for the University Pennant; from 1999 to 2005 there was also a separate prize for the top BUSA-affiliated crew.

University races

A number of university boat clubs have organised annual races between themselves. These include: *

and

–

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and

Women's Boat Race The Women's Boat Race is an annual rowing race between Cambridge University Women's Boat Club and Oxford University Women's Boat Club. First rowed in 1927, the race has taken place annually since 1964. Since the 2015 race it has been rowed on ...

(''The Boat Races'') and the

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and

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–

The Boat Race of the North The Boat Race of the North is an annual rowing event between the boat clubs of Durham and Newcastle universities in England. The event is usually staged on the River Tyne in Newcastle, although the 2018 race was held on the River Wear in Durham. ...

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and UWE – Bristol Boat Race *

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and

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–

The Scottish Boat Race The Scottish Boat Race, also known as the Edinburgh vs. Glasgow Boat Race, is an annual rowing (sport), rowing race between the Glasgow University Boat Club, University of Glasgow and the Edinburgh University Boat Club, University of Edinburgh, i ...

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and

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– Varsity of Leicester *

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and

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– Aberdeen Universities Boat Race *

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and

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– Two Cities Boat Race *

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and

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– Varsity Boat Race *

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and Queens University Belfast – Irish University Boat Race *

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and

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– The Welsh Boat Race *

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and

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– Tayforth Boat Race * Some universities include rowing in multi-sport inter-university competitions: *

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(non-medical section) and Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry (medical school of QMUL) – Part of the Merger Cup *

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and

– part of the

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* University of Northumbria and

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– part of the Stan Calvert Cup *

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and

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– part of the Varsity * Kingston Student Rowing Club and University of Surrey Boat Club – part of the Varsity (until 2016) *

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and Lancaster – Part of

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and

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– Part of the Varsity Match Collegiate universities also hold inter-collegiate competitions. The include: *Cambridge (organised by

Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs Cambridge University Combined Boat Clubs (CUCBC) is responsible for the day-to-day running of college rowing in Cambridge. It is also responsible for organising May and Lent bumps which are the main races of the Easter and Lent terms respectively. ...

): **University IVs **

Lent Bumps The Lent Bumps (also Lent Races, Lents) are a set of rowing races held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge. They began in 1887, after separating from the May Bumps, which are bumping races held in mid-June. Prior to the separation there had be ...

**Small Boats Regatta **

May Bumps The May Bumps (also May Races, Mays) are a set of rowing races, held annually on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. They began in 1887 after separating from the Lent Bumps, the equivalent bumping races held at the end of February or start of ...

*Durham (organised by Durham College Rowing): **Autumn Senate Cup (regatta) **Autumn Novice Cup (regatta) **Spring Senate Cup (regatta) **Spring Novice Cup (1.8 km head race) **Hayward Cup (4 km head race on the Tees) *London: **

Allom Cup The Allom Cup regatta is a rowing event held every November (or early December) on the River Thames in London. It is contested by the constituent colleges of the University of London. Imperial College School of Medicine still competes despite ...

**United Hospitals regatta, head race and bumps races (for London medical, veterinary and allied students) *Oxford (organised by

Oxford University Rowing Clubs Oxford University Rowing Clubs (OURCs) is a federation of the Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC), the Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC), the Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC), and the Oxford University Women's Lightweight ...

): **Autumn Fours **Isis Winter League ** Torpids (

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) ** Eights Week (

)

University boat clubs

England

* Anglia Ruskin Boat Club * Aston University Rowing Club * Bath University Boat Club * University of Birmingham Boat Club *Birmingham City University Rowing Club *Bournemouth University Boat Club

Bournemouth University Boat Club Rowing Blade

* University of Bradford Rowing Club *

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University of Bristol Boat Club Rowing Blade

* Brunel University Rowing Club *

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Cambridge University Women's Boat Club Cambridge University Women's Boat Club (CUWBC) was the rowing club for women at the University of Cambridge. CUWBC fielded both a lightweight eight that races against Oxford at the Henley Boat Races, and two openweight eights that race at the ...

Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club (CULRC) was the University rowing club for lightweight male oarsmen at the University of Cambridge, principally to race against Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club (OULRC) annually in the Lightw ...

Caius Boat Club Caius Boat Club (CBC; ''Caius'' pronounced ''keys'') is the boat club for members of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge. The Club has rowed on the River Cam since 1827, and like the other college boat clubs its aim is to gain and hold the hea ...

Christ's College Boat Club Christ's College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Christ's College, Cambridge. It inhabits the oldest wooden framed boathouse on the river, the nearest to Jesus Lock. Christ's has taken women's headship once during the 2015 Lent Bum ...

:* Churchill College Boat Club :*

Clare Boat Club Clare Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Clare College, Cambridge, it was founded in 1831. Like other college boat clubs at the University of Cambridge, the prime constitutional aim of Clare Boat Club is to gain and hold the Headship ...

:* Clare Hall Boat Club :* Corpus Christi College Boat Club (Cambridge) Corpus Cambridge Rowing Blade

:* Darwin College Boat Club :* Downing College Boat Club :*

Emmanuel Boat Club Emmanuel Boat Club (often colloquially referred to as Emma) is the rowing club for members of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The men's 1st VIII has stayed largely in the first division of the Lent and May Bumps for the last half-century, but fell ...

First and Third Trinity Boat Club The First and Third Trinity Boat Club is the rowing club of Trinity College in Cambridge, England. The club formally came into existence in 1946 when the First Trinity Boat Club and the Third Trinity Boat Club merged, although the two clubs h ...

Fitzwilliam College Boat Club Fitzwilliam College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. Prior to the 1960s, ''Fitzwilliam House'' (as it was then called) occupied a position near the bottom of the 2nd division or top half of the 3rd divi ...

Girton College Boat Club Girton College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Girton College, Cambridge. Girton was originally a college for women only; male undergraduates were first allowed in 1979. The women's 1st VIII quickly rose to take the headship of the ...

:* Homerton College Boat Club :* Hughes Hall Boat Club :*

Jesus College Boat Club (Cambridge) Jesus College Boat Club (often abbreviated to JCBC) is the rowing club for members of Jesus College, Cambridge. It is the most successful Cambridge college boat club, holding the most headships between both sides of the club in both the May bum ...

King's College Boat Club King's College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of King's College, Cambridge. The first record of King’s rowing is in 1838. In 1973, women row at King’s for the first time, forming a women's boat club under the name ''Queen Margaret ...

:* Lady Margaret Boat Club :* Lucy Cavendish College Boat Club :*

Magdalene Boat Club (Cambridge) Magdalene Boat Club (MBC) is the Sport rowing, rowing club for members of Magdalene College, Cambridge. The foundation of the MBC in 1828 coincided with the 400th anniversary of the Monk's Hostel or Buckingham College, Cambridge, Buckingham Colle ...

Murray Edwards College Boat Club Murray Edwards College Boat Club (MECBC) is the rowing club for members of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, previously known as New Hall. New Hall was founded as a women-only college hence only fields women's crews. The club was founded and kno ...

Newnham College Boat Club Newnham College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Newnham College, Cambridge. The club has a year-round senior squad and invites all members of the college to learn to row by joining the novice squads during Michaelmas or Easter terms. ...

Pembroke College Boat Club (Cambridge) Pembroke College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Over the last century, crews from Pembroke have held the headship of the men's Lent Bumps on four occasions, and the headship of the men's May Bumps ten t ...

Peterhouse Boat Club Peterhouse Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Peterhouse, Cambridge. It was founded on 29 April 1828 as St Peter's College Boat Club, but was renamed in 1873 to its present name. The Club's name was officially changed to Peterhouse Boat ...

Queens' College Boat Club Queens' College Boat Club (QCBC) is the rowing club for members of Queens' College, Cambridge. The current positions of the men's 1st VIII are 16th in the Lent Bumps and 14th in the May Bumps. The 1st women's VIII currently reside near the bo ...

Robinson College Boat Club Robinson College Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Robinson College, Cambridge. Robinson is one of the newest colleges of Cambridge University and its men's and women's crews both appeared in 1981 for the first time. The men's 1st VI ...

:* St. Catharine's College Boat Club (Cambridge) :* St Edmund's College Boat Club :*

Selwyn College Boat Club Selwyn College Boat Club (SCBC) is the official rowing club for members of Selwyn College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The Selwyn College Boat Club has one of the highest participation rates of novice rowers ...

:* Sidney Sussex Boat Club :*

Trinity Hall Boat Club Trinity Hall Boat Club (THBC) is the rowing club of Trinity Hall, a college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1827 it is amongst the oldest college boat clubs in Cambridge, England. Historically, it is the most successful Cambridge ...

:* Wolfson College Boat Club *

Chester University Rowing Club Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border, English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: Peop ...

* De Montfort University Rowing Club DeMontfortUniversity Rowing Blade

* University of Derby Rowing Club *

Durham University Boat Club Durham University Boat Club (DUBC) is the rowing club of Durham University. In recent years, DUBC has cemented itself as one of the strongest university boat clubs in Great Britain. Under the leader ...

Collingwood College Boat Club Collingwood College Boat Club (CCBC) is the rowing club of Collingwood College, part of Durham University. CCBC was formed in 1981 and is housed in the Collingwood College boathouse on the River Wear. Collingwood is widely held as the most succ ...

Grey College Boat Club Grey College Boat Club (GCBC) is the rowing club of Grey College at Durham University in northern England. The club has over 60 members and shares its boathouse with Josephine Butler College Boat Club. The club competes at a national, regional ...

Hatfield College Boat Club , motto_English = Either the first or with the first , scarf = , named_for = Thomas Hatfield , established = , senior_tutor = , master = Ann MacLarnon (2017–) , undergraduates = 1010 (2017/18) , postgradu ...

:* Hild Bede Boat Club :* John Snow College Boat Club :* Butler College Boat Club :*South College Boat Club :* St Aidan's College Boat Club :*

St Chad's College Boat Club , motto_English = Not what you have, but who you are , scarf = , established = 1904 , principal = Margaret Masson , senior_tutor = Eleanor Spencer-Regan , undergraduates = 409 , postgraduates = 150 , website = , coordinates = , location_map ...

St Cuthbert's Society Boat Club St Cuthbert's Society Boat Club (SCSBC) is the rowing club of St Cuthbert's Society at Durham University. Founded in the summer of 1893 with the aim of representing St Cuthbert's Society at collegiate level, it is one of the oldest and most dis ...

:* St John's College Boat Club :*

St Mary's College Boat Club St Mary's College Boat Club (SMCBC) is the rowing club of St Mary's College, Durham, St Mary's College at Durham University in the North East of England. The club has over 40 members and uses Clive’s Boat House on the banks of the River Wear. ...

:* Stephenson College Boat Club :* Trevelyan College Boat Club :* University College Boat Club :* Ustinov Boat Club :* Van Mildert College Boat Club *

University of East Anglia Boat Club The University of East Anglia Boat Club (UEABC) is the sport rowing, rowing club of the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom, UK. It currently has 60 members and rows year round from September to July. Location & facilities The boat c ...

* University of East London Boat Club * Essex University Rowing Club * Exeter University Boat Club *

Gloucestershire University Rowing Club Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Glouce ...

Harper Adams University Rowing Club Harper may refer to: Names * Harper (name), a surname and given name Places ;in Canada *Harper Islands, Nunavut *Harper, Prince Edward Island ;In the United States *Harper, former name of Costa Mesa, California in Orange County * Harper, Ill ...

* University of Hertfordshire Rowing Club *Hull University Boat Club *

Imperial College Boat Club Imperial College Boat Club is the rowing club for Imperial College and has its boat house on the River Thames on the Putney embankment, London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1919. The alumni also run a boat club which is known as the Queen' ...

* Keele University Boat Club * University of Kent Rowing Club * Kingston Students Rowing Club (Formerly Kingston University Boat Club ) *

Lancaster University Boat Club Lancaster University Boat Club (LUBC) is the rowing club of Lancaster University. The club was founded in 1964 with the inception of the university by Sir Harold Parkinson and is the oldest sports club at the university. The club is based in t ...

Leeds University Boat Club The University of Leeds Boat Club (UoLBC) is the rowing club for students at the University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The boat club is one of the Leeds Gryphons teams, working to develop top-class sports clubs at the University. The clu ...

* Leeds Beckett University Rowing Club *

University of Leicester Boat Club A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...

* University of Lincoln Rowing Club * Liverpool John Moores University Rowing Club *University of Liverpool Boat Club *

University of London Boat Club University of London Boat Club (ULBC; boat code ULO) is the rowing club for the University of London and its member institutions, many of which also have their own boat clubs. The club has its boathouse on the Thames in Chiswick, London, UK. I ...

:* Imperial College School of Medicine Boat Club

King's College London Boat Club King's College London Boat Club is the rowing club of King's College London based on the Tideway of the River Thames next to Chiswick Bridge, based at Tideway Scullers School boathouse, Dan Mason Drive, Chiswick, London. History The club inc ...

:* London School of Economics Boat Club :*

Queen Mary, University of London Boat Club ] Queen Mary University of London Boat Club (QMULBC) is the rowing (sport), rowing club of Queen Mary University of London. The club was founded in 1910. Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, although a faculty of Queen Mary, ...

:*Royal Free and University College Medical School Boat Club :* Royal Holloway, University of London Boat Club :* Royal Veterinary College Boat Club :* St Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospitals' Boat Club :*

St George's Hospital Medical School Boat Club ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

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University College London Boat Club University College London Boat Club (UCLBC) is a rowing club on the River Thames, based at Hartington Road, Chiswick. The club is one of University College London's largest student societies, with over 100 formal members. The club is highly su ...

:* United Hospitals Boat Club * Loughborough Students Rowing * Manchester University Boat Club *

* University of Northampton Rowing Club * Northumbria University Boat Club * Nottingham University Boat Club * Nottingham Trent University Rowing Club *

Oxford University Boat Club Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for male, heavyweight oarsman of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century. The Boat Race The club races ...

Oxford University Women's Boat Club Oxford University Women's Boat Club (OUWBC) is the rowing club for female rowers (and coxes of either sex) who are students at the University of Oxford. The club was founded in 1926 and is now based in Wallingford at the Fleming Boat Hous ...

* Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club * Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club :*

Balliol College Boat Club Balliol College Boat Club (BCBC) is the rowing club for members of Balliol College, Oxford, England. It is one of the college boat clubs at the University of Oxford. Balliol College Boat Club competes in rowing regattas organised by Oxford U ...

Brasenose College Boat Club (Oxford) Brasenose College Boat Club (BNCBC) is the rowing club of Brasenose College, Oxford, in Oxford, England. It is one of the oldest boat clubs in the world, having beaten Jesus College Boat Club in the first modern rowing race, held at Oxford in ...

Christ Church Boat Club Christ Church Boat Club is a rowing club for members of Christ Church, Oxford and Kellogg College, Oxford. It is based on the Isis at Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford. History The club is reputedly one of the oldest rowing club ...

:* Corpus Christi College Boat Club (Oxford)

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Exeter College Boat Club Exeter College Boat Club (ECBC) is the boat club of Exeter College, Oxford, England. The club trains on the Thames on the Isis stretch in Oxford and at Abingdon, Oxfordshire. The Boat Club competes primarily in Torpids and Summer Eights bu ...

:*Green Templeton Boat Club :*

Hertford College Boat Club Hertford College Boat Club (HCBC) is a rowing club for members of Hertford College, Oxford. It is based in the Longbridges boathouse on the Isis, which is owned by the college and shared with St Hilda's, St Catz, Green Templeton, and Mansfiel ...

Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford) Jesus College Boat Club is a rowing club for members of Jesus College, Oxford, one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. The club was formed in 1835, but rowing at the college predates the club's foundation: a boat from the c ...

Keble College Boat Club Keble College Boat Club (KCBC) is the rowing club of Keble College, Oxford, Keble College, in Oxford, United Kingdom. The boat club is based in its boathouse on the Isis, which is shared with Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford), Jesus College. Most ...

Lady Margaret Hall Boat Club Lady Margaret Hall Boat Club (LMHBC) is a rowing club for members and staff of Lady Margaret Hall (LMH), Oxford. It was founded in 1899. History LMHBC first competed in inter-college OURCs racing events in 1977, when a women's division ...

:* Linacre College Boat Club Linacre College Rowing Blade

Lincoln College Boat Club Lincoln College Boat Club is a rowing club for members of Lincoln College, Oxford. It is based on the Isis at Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxford. The club shares a boathouse with Oriel College Boat Club and The Queen's Co ...

Magdalen College Boat Club Magdalen College Boat Club (MCBC) is a rowing club for members of Magdalen College, Oxford. It is based on the Isis at Boathouse Island, Christ Church Meadow, Oxford, Oxford. History The club founded in 1859 shares a boathouse with Linacre Coll ...

Mansfield College Boat Club Mansfield College Boat Club (MCBC) is a rowing club for members of Mansfield College, Oxford. It was founded in 1965 by a group of students led by Michael Mahony. It is run by the Boat Club committee. It is affiliated to Oxford University R ...

Merton College Boat Club Merton College Boat Club (MCBC) is a rowing club for members of Merton College, Oxford. It was established in 1838 and competes every year in Torpids and Summer Eights, the intercollegiate bumps races at the University of Oxford, as well as ext ...

New College Boat Club New College Boat Club (NCBC) is the rowing club for members of New College, Oxford. The club's existence can be dated to 1840 when it first raced on The Isis in Oxford. The club shares a boathouse on The Isis (part of the Thames) with Balliol C ...

:* Oriel College Boat Club :* Osler House Boat Club :* Pembroke College Boat Club (Oxford) :* Regent's Park College Boat Club :*

Somerville College Boat Club Somerville College Boat Club (SCBC) is the rowing club of Somerville College, Oxford. The club was formed in 1921 as one of the first women's clubs on the Isis, however was unable to compete in bumps until 1969. The women's team has won the title ...

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:* St Anne's College Boat Club St Annes College Boat Club Rowing Blade

:* St Anthony's College Boat Club :* St Benet's Hall Boat Club St Benet's Rowing Blade

:* St Catherine's College Boat Club :*

St Edmund Hall Boat Club St Edmund Hall Boat Club (commonly abbreviated to SEHBC) is a rowing club for members of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. It is based in its own boathouse on the Isis. History The early days According to one of the many blades in the boathouse, SEHB ...

:* St Hilda's College Boat Club St Hilda's Rowing Blade

:* St Hughs College Boat Club St Hughs Boat Club Rowing Blade

:* St John's College Boat Club :*

St Peter's College Boat Club St Peter's College Boat Club (SPCBC) is the rowing club for members of St Peter's College, Oxford. Founded in 1929, it is now based in the University College Boathouse on the southern bank of The Isis (River Thames). The Boat Club competes in To ...

The Queen's College Boat Club The Queen's College Boat Club (abbreviated QCBC) is the rowing club for members of The Queen's College, Oxford. It is one of the oldest boat clubs in the world, being founded in 1827. History In 1837, the Club represented Oxford in a race aga ...

Queens College (Oxford) Boat Club Rowing Blade

Trinity College Boat Club Trinity College Boat Club (TCBC) is the rowing club of Trinity College, Oxford in Oxford, United Kingdom. The club's members are students and staff from Trinity College and, occasionally, associate members from other colleges. The boat club ...

:*University College Boat Club (Oxford) :*Wadham College Boat Club Wadham College Rowing Blade

:*Wolfson College Boat Club (Oxford), Wolfson College Boat Club Wolfson College Boat Club Rowing Blade

:*Worcester College Boat Club Worcester College Rowing Blade

*Oxford Brookes University Boat Club *University of Plymouth Rowing Club *University of Portsmouth Rowing Club *Reading University Boat Club *Roehampton University Boat Club *Royal Agricultural University Boat Club *Salford University Boat Club *Sheffield Hallam University Rowing Club *Sheffield University Rowing Club *Southampton University Boat Club

Southampton University Boat Club rowing blade

*Southampton Solent University Boat Club *Sunderland University Rowing Club * University of Surrey Boat Club *Teesside University Rowing Club *University of Warwick Boat Club *University of the West of England Boat Club *University of Westminster Boat Club *University of Worcester Rowing Club *University of York Boat Club University of York Rowing Blade

*York St John University Rowing Club

Northern Ireland

*Queen's University Belfast Boat Club *Queen's University Belfast Boat Club, Queen's University Belfast Ladies Boat Club *University of Ulster at Coleraine

Scotland

*Aberdeen University Boat Club *Dundee University Boat Club *Edinburgh University Boat Club *Glasgow University Boat Club *Heriot Watt University Boat Club *Robert Gordon University Boat Club *Stirling University Boat Club *Strathclyde University Boat Club *University of St Andrews Boat Club

Wales

*Aberystwyth University Boat Club *Bangor University Rowing Club *Cardiff University Rowing Club *Swansea University Rowing Club

References

External links

BUCS (formerly BUSA) Rowing Page
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