Queen's University Belfast Boat Clubs
Rowing competition results
Queen's rowing eagerly awaited the weekend's racing, to get their first sample of the competition and to put their hard winter training into practice. The senior ladies headed off to London on Thursday to compete in the Women’s Head of the River Race 2009, along with coach Sean O’Kane. The men’s squad and the remaining …
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Queen's Rowing recently returned from their training camp in Strathclyde where the crews were put through their paces off the back of the examination period. The camp was tough and much blood and sweat was shed. This should iron out any creases and pounds accumulated during Christmas, and hours spent studying at a desk. This weekend …
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Last Saturday, local crews gathered for the mini-head on the Lagan. The course ran from the Odyssey to Queen's Boat House and included crews from BRC, BBC, Methodist College, Lady Victoria, Bann, Portadown, Coleraine Inst, Belfast Inst and City of Derry Boat Clubs. Queen's men put out seven crews in total, two coxless fours, two …
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 …
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 …
Congratulations to the Ladies club for their outstanding result at BUSA Regatta in Strathclyde this weekend. The senior VIII brought home the bronze medal from the women's Championship VIIIs race on Sunday following an impressive performance in their heat, repechage and final. The girls missed out on qualifying straight to the final in a tough …
Following the fun and success had at last year's regatta, it was decided, by popular demand, to return for this years event, with the guys entered in the Intermediate 8+, Novice 8+, Novice 4+ & Novice 1x categories and the ladies in the WNovice 4+.Despite a very early train journey and the initial bad weather, Queens showed …
Friday saw crews gather, for what would have undoubtedly been an excellent event, the Irish University Championships at Castlewellan. The event got underway with heats for the Men’s Inter sculls, when conditions started getting rough around the stake boats due to high wind. As more heats took place, it appeared the weather was only getting …