UCD Boat Club’s History of Great Achievement
by Donal Carroll, Evening Herald, 9th July 1963 When the crews line up at the stake-boat for the Senior Rowing Championship at Limerick on July 20, much interest will centre on the wiry, muscular St. Patrick’s blue-and-saffron clad UCD Boat Club eight
“Flippers, Flappers and Floppers” – UCD Maidens of 1963
In 1962 College did not open until October. A quick few sorties in the Box and the tub pair had one ready for the wide wooden IV borrowed from Trinity.
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.
Centenary
UCD Boat Club celebrates its centenary this year, find out more.UCD Boat Club
Learn to Row continues this weekend from 2pm on Saturday and Sunday at the UCD Boathouse in Islandbridge, all new joiners come down and get some experience on the water!
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An excellent 1963 article on a relatively young UCD Boat Club when the foundations were being set for the success to come. Five decades on we are celebrating 100 years, tickets for our Centenary Dinn...