HIR was hosted by Rowing Ireland and held on the 21st of July in Cork, where crews from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland race. As part of the squad from England, three of our girls had been selected to race. They qualified during England trials which were held on Sunday the 15th at the London
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EUSA 2018
The European University Games in rowing were held from the 14th to 19th of July in Coimbra, Portugal. Due to the win in the championship pair at BUCS regatta, USBC were able to send a pair to the games. Alastair Douglass and Alex Law flew over together with the coaching team after preparing for the
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Henley Royal Regatta
Held from the 5th to 8th of July 2018, Henley Royal Regatta was the highlight of this season for the men’s squad. For the first time in club history, they qualified for the Temple Challenge Cup. As part of their qualification, they were able to stay in Henley for the time which helped them in preparing
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Henley Women’s Regatta
On the weekend of the 21st of June, our women’s squad ventured to Henley on Thames to take on the final big regatta this season. 12 of our athletes raced in two crews. As the categories were changed since last year, an aspirational academic eight and a development four were entered. On the Friday, the
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Met Regatta 2018
On the Saturday 2nd June, members of USBC women’s squad competed in a 4+ at the Metropolitan regatta in the Tier 2 category. The crew consisted of Jas Bone (stroke), Maddie Gardner (3), Sophie Hossack (2), Ellie Stevens (bow) and coxed by Fiona Norris. The girls faced tough opposition but made it through their heat
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BUCS Regatta (3) – The Golden Pair
The last day of BUCS was another eventful day for USBC. As the beginner squad had finished their races on the previous day, they were all there to help the racing crews by assisting with carrying blades and getting boat numbers. Furthermore, they started to derig the boats that were no longer needed in order to start
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BUCS Regatta (2) – A Big day
After a good first day at BUCS regatta a men’s beginner eight, a men’s champ coxless four, a women’s intermediate eight and a women’s beginner four were racing on the second day of the competition. BUCS started early for the beginner squad with their time trials in the morning. The beginner women’s four consisting
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BUCS Regatta (1) – Bold and Brave
After not being able to compete at BUCS Regatta last year due to issues with the entries, USBC was excited to finally compete at the regatta this year. Over the last two years, the club has progressed a lot towards a high-performance environment. Therefore, the whole squad, consisting of 30 athletes and 2 coaches, was
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Varsity 2018
On the 21st of March, Varsity against Royal Holloway, University of London, was held for the second year in a row. While the rest of Team Surrey headed to Holloway to compete there, for logistic reasons, USBC welcomed Royal Holloway Boat Club on our home stretch in Molesey. Racing was held between two novice crews
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Head of the River Race
On the 11th of March, just one day after the WeHoRR was held, the Head of the River Race was held. It was held over a distance of 6.8km from Mortlake to Putney. It was the first race on the river Thames for our novice men’s eight which was coxed by Charlotte Trundley. Upon
