On Sunday the 19th of November, the Novice men descended upon the boathouse to take part in the fêted and fabled Tub Champs. A first chance at silverware, but more importantly a chance to write themselves into history of this fine club. Names were taken, and entered into a hat. As pairs were drawn, and …
Novice Tub Champs 2017
A busy weekend for the Novice squad as they faced their first Erg test on Saturday morning. As part of the BUCS Indoors, the Novices undertook a 1km piece on the ergs. The stage was set up in the PEC and things kicked off at 9am with the first set of participants. With a thorough warm-up …
Update – November 2017
As we continue through the winter months, the days have been getting shorter as the training gets harder. We hope this reaches you well, and would like to give you an update on what we have and will be getting up to at Queens Rowing.The weekend of the 4th November, Queens sent 4 athletes to …
Novice Mini-Head 2017
Unable to compete at Bann Head, the Novices had their own Mini-Head on the Lagan. Training hard over the last few months, they were keen to finally cut their teeth with a first race on the water. Conditions were kind, with little wind and a forgiving current, the stage was set for a little bit …
Captains’ Addresses 2017-18
PADDY HOLDEN - QUBBC CAPTAIN Welcome to Queen’s University Belfast Boat Club, a club where student aims and objectives take priority. I will take this opportunity to introduce myself, Patrick Holden, Captain of QUBBC for the 2017/18 season. After a summary of my background in Queen’s Rowing I wish to share some of the core …
Novice Taster Sessions 2017
Having gathered a hefty list of prospective oarsmen and women, the next priority was to put on great taster sessions to give them a first taste of rowing and get them hooked. Given the bigger than expected turnout, extra sessions were planned, with a carefully planned pipeline of tour of a boat, stretching, demonstration on …
Novice Recruitment 2017
As a new season dawns, the focus of both clubs turned to Novice recruitment. Novice rowing has long been the lifeblood of Queen's Rowing and we set about recruiting a new intake with renewed vigour, keen to build upon last year's Novice successes.Fresher's Week began and arrived at the Lanyon Building, with boat, blades and …
Costies Composite Championships 2016-17
Last year Queens lost Phil Costen to Warwick University, one of our most invaluable and dedicated coaches of recent times, a man who was awarded Queens Sport Coach of the Year 2016 in celebration of his efforts, Costies Composite Championships was created
Irish Rowing Championships 2017 – Results Day 3
Hello from Belfast!
After unloading the boats and putting them back in the boathouse ready for the start of next season, we can bring you the final update from our Irish Championships weekend.
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Irish Rowing Championships 2017 – Results Day 2
Good Evening from day 2 of Irish Championships 2017!
Irish Rowing Championships 2017- Results Day 1
Good afternoon from the 1st day of Irish Championships 2017!
Homes International Regatta 2017 – Update
A big congratulations to Michael McNamee, Vikki Wallace and Emily Jordan who have been selected to represent Ireland at the 2017 Home International Regatta in Strathclyde on 22nd July.