Queen's University Belfast Boat Clubs
Announcements and updates
Queen's University Boat Club rowers represented Irish rowing at the 44th Head of the Charles regatta (HOCR) in the U.S on the weekend of the 18th and 19th of October 2008. The HOCR is the world's largest two-day rowing event and was first held on the 16th of October, 1965. More than 7,500 athletes from …
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On Wednesday 8th, a good turnout was seen for the fresher training at the boathouse. There appears to be great promise in the fresher squad already, as many are already keen for extra training. That evening Queen's rowing hosted the fresher beach party in The Globe. Much fun was had by all and the evening …
The recent Fresher's Bazaar, held on Wednesday 1st October in the students union, proved a great success. The club attracted a lot of attention at the main entrance, and the union was a hive of activity all day long. The men’s club were successful in recruiting 101 new rowers on the day, through a host …
On Friday, the men's club conducted a bag packing fundraiser at Sainsburys in Forestside Shopping Centre. The Fundraiser was successful in raising £1000 for the club which should help us achieve some of our long term goals for the season. Queen's rowing would like to thank the staff at Sainsburys for making this event possible, …
Queen's had five of its members competing in Home Internationals this year, under the guidance of Tracey Wilkinson (Head Coach - QUBBC). Tracey was selected to coach the women's sweep squad this year in the run up to the Home International Regatta in Cardiff bay. Conditions on the day proved to be very challenging with …
Lady Victorian, Dave Russell, is due to take part in an event to raise money for charity. Details of the event can be found here.
Congratulations to the women’s senior pair of Alison Graham and Rachel Beringer. The pair put in a fantastic performance to win their event and earn them their title as Irish Champions. They won convincingly in a time of 7:46.1, over ten seconds clear of the field. The pair have been selected for the Home International team, …
This weekend the men’s club travelled to Athlone to get their final taste of racing before Irish National Championships. The Intermediate VIII qualified in their heat and managed third position in the final, losing out to winners Cork BC by a length and a quarter. The novice VIII won their event over GSBC convincingly.
This year’s University Boat Race proved a great day for both spectators and competitors with fantastic weather for all four races of the day. The day got underway with the fresher’s races. The fresher ladies’ race took place first, with QUB ladies’ fresher crew losing to Trinity by 3 lengths. The men’s fresher race took …
The weekend was an action packed one with Queen’s getting their first true taste of the 2km course this season. Friday, the rescheduled Irish University Championships took place to decide the Wiley Cup. Queen’s men entered in the intermediate category and entered the fresher crew in the novice category. The fresher crew where beaten into …
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BRC sprints proved a mixed day for the men’s club, with some success and some disappointment. The novices entered in the novice 4 and intermediate 8 categories. The novice 4+ won in a straight final against BRC with a margin of 2 lengths. The intermediate 8 drew a straight final against MCB J18. MCB proved …
The date has been set for this years University Boat Race - 7 June 2008. Both clubs are looking forward to what promises to be a memorable day of racing from both fresher and senior crews. As Trinity walked away with three of the four titles up for grabs in 2007, Queens are determined to take …