Four Bronze medals for UCD athletes at U23s
All four UCD athletes competing at the 2017 World Rowing U23 Championships returned with medals as David O'Malley and Shane Mulvaney finished 3rd in the Lightweight Mens 2- with Shane O'Connell and Andrew Goff following it up with another 3rd place in the Lightweight Mens 4x.
UCD wins Intermediate 8+ National title
UCD won the Intermediate 8+ title at the 2017 National Championships for the first time since 2008. UCD Ladies Boat Club added the Senior 2- and joined up with Old Collegians to take home the Senior 8+, while Old Collegians themselves had wins in Senior 1x and Senior 2x.
RIP Gerry Buckley
The club is mourning the passing of past Captain Gerry Buckley who died on Saturday morning, 8th July.
Senior, Intermediate and Club Eights wins at Cork Regatta
UCD won the Leander Trophy for Mens Senior 8+ at Cork Regatta for the first time since 1971 with wins also coming in Mens Intermediate 8+ and Mens Club 2 8+.
Useful racing at London Met
Nearly 30 UCD athletes competed at London Met, testing various combinations and getting good racing over the weekend.
Novice and Intermediate Eights win at Dublin Met
Crews battled through wind and rain in Blessington for Dublin Metropolitan Regatta, with UCD taking home wins for Senior 4+, Intermediate 8+ and Novice 8+.
Paul O’Donovan and Martin Feeley honoured at 2017 UCD Sports Awards
Paul won the ‘Dr. Tony O’Neill Sportsperson of the Year’ award while Martin was presented with the inaugural Bank of Ireland ‘Graduate of the Year’ award.
Helen Carty RIP
The club was saddened to hear of the death of Helen Carty (née Moloney), wife of 1962-63 Captain Austin Carty, last Sunday.
Senior 8 wins at Trinity Regatta
Although some events were curtailed by a lack of entries the centrepiece was again UCD vs Trinity in the Mens Senior 8+, with College prevailing by 2 1/4 lengths.
UCD Eights Shine at Skibb
UCD’s Senior and Intermediate Eights followed up their Wylie Cup success by taking home the titles on offer at Skibbereen Regatta over the weekend.
Centenary
UCD Boat Club celebrates its centenary this year, find out more.UCD Boat Club
Last day of the Bank of Ireland UCD Sport Expo! Call to our stand in the Sports Hall before 5pm to sign up or check out our Empacher 8+ in front of the church to see a rowing boat up close 🚣🏼♂️
Our Introductory Meeting is tonight at 7pm in Theatre Q in Newman Building followed by a mixer with UCD Ladies Boat Club in the Clubhouse Bar, see you there!
UCD Boat Club and UCD Ladies Boat Club are delighted to invite all members and Old Collegians to Islandbridge for the 2017 Gala Day.
The Gala Day is a chance to gather together and celebrate the achievements of the previous season, including four medals at the World U23 Championships, while also kicking off the next.
Rowing Ireland have kindly agreed to loan the trophies won by UCD last season for the day and there will be a club photograph taken with the silverware (bring your blazers!) which includes the Gannon Cup, Corcoran Cup, Wylie Cup, Leander Trophy and Mens Intermediate 8+ and Womens Senior 8+ National Championships trophies.
It would be great to have as many members and Old Collegians Boat Club, Ireland. there as possible, food will be served and weather permitting we will send out mixed 8s for some side-by-side racing.
Gala Day
September 16, 2017, 3:00pm - September 16, 2017, 12:00pm
UCD Boat Club and UCD Ladies Boat Club are delighted to invite all members and Old Collegians to Islandbridge for the 2017 Gala Day. The Gala Day is a chance to gather together and celebrate the achi...
An exciting day of racing is off to a great start at the 2017 European Rowing Under 23 Championships in Kruszwica Poland. ☘️
Andrew Goff raced early this morning and booked his place in the A final, the final will be at 11:05 Irish time.
Ruth Gilligan and her crew will be racing the A final at 13:45.
Stay tuned for updates.
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