Queen's University Belfast Boat Clubs
Queen's finished up at BUCS Regatta 2018 in style with a flurry of strong performances and some medals to boot. The Men's Championship 4X took Gold medal with a very solid performance, taking the lead at the 1km mark and seeing off competition from Reading to take the top spot. This added to the Silver …
Sunday saw an even busier day of racing for Queen's beneath cloudless skies and on calm water. The Men's Intermediate and Championship 2X both held their own to bring home Silver in their respective finals. Adding to the medals was Fiona Bell winning Bronze in the Women's Championship 1X. The Men's Championship Lightweight 2X was narrowly …
A fantastic day of rowing for Queen's on Day 1 at BUCS. The highlight of the day was the Men's Novice 4+ A final. Half a length down at the 1km mark, they found an extra gear to row through Liverpool and take the Gold medal with clear water at the end. The B 4+ …
Crews and boats have arrived in Nottingham for BUCS Regatta 2018. With time trials starting at 8am on Saturday and Queen's entered in most categories throughout the day, results can be followed on the BUCS website. Conditions are set to be near perfect for the weekend and updates will be posted throughout the event.
A very busy day for all racing at University Championships. Highlights were wins for the Women's Novice 4X+ and the Mens Intermediate 2X (Tiernan Oliver and Nathan Hull). Queen's also placed 2nd in the Men's Intermediate 1X (Nathan Hull), Women's Intermediate 2X, Women's Club 1 8+ and Women's Novice 8+. Full results from all races …
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Hello from the National Rowing Centre! Crews have arrived and began to build boats ahead of a busy day of racing. Conditions are perfect, with no wind and not so much as a ripple across the water's surface. With crews entered in most races throughout the day, it'll be a busy and hopefully successful day …
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On the 25th March, we welcomed crews from Zen, House of Zen, MKB Law and Bridge Commercials for a corporate fun day.The day kicked off with introductions to the boathouse and the equipment, followed by a coached session on the water. The weather was kind to us and for the first time in seemed an …
Two Queen's crews travelled to London on Sunday to compete in the 2018 Head of the River Race. One of the most prestigious races in the world, on the most famous stretch of water, this was a fantastic chance for the men to compete in a field of Olympians and to get a taste of …
Yesterday was another good day of rowing for Queen's. In a crowded field the Intermediate Women's 8+ started down the pack at 238th, but rowed exceptionally well as the tide lowered to place 89th overall with a time of 21:35.1. The Novice Women's 8+ also excelled themselves, pushing on from their BUCS Head success, they …
Race plans reviewed, layers donned and final boat checks completed, both crews have launched. Racing is now underway, with very fast conditions. We expect the women to begin around 11.15 am.
Good morning from Women's Eight Head of the River in London! After a late night of delayed flights and railway mishaps, the boats are currently being built and crews are prepping themselves for the race. We have two crews racing this morning, the Intermediate Women's 8+ and a Novice Women's 8+. The race start has …
More good news from Cork as Miles Taylor and Nathan Hull both took 2nd place in the U23 Lightweight 2X and the U23 2X respectively.Back on Tyneside, race conditions had deteriorated somewhat and the remaining races were shortened to 3km. The Intermediate Men's 8+ got the afternoon's racing underway, along with a crew of Novice …