News 159
New Season kicks off with successful Freshers Week
While our returning athletes are well into their training routine, Freshers Week brought the UCD Sports Expo and the first major event of the season. The club signed up a large and enthusiastic group of new members and was awarded by UCD Sport and Bank of Ireland for their contribution to the Expo.
Olympic Silver for the O’Donovan brothers
UCD Ad Astra student Paul O’Donovan and his brother Gary took Silver in the LM2x at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Claire Lambe and Sinead Jennings came 6th in their LW2x final, the first Irish oarswomen to make an A final at the Olympics.
Three National Titles for UCD and some narrow misses
UCD took 2016 National Championships for Mens Club 8+, Womens Senior 4- and Womens Intermediate 8+ but were pipped to the line in Mens Senior 8+ and Mens Intermediate 4+, while also finishing 2nd in Mens Senior 1x, Mens Senior 2-, Mens Intermediate 8+.
UCD halted by Drexel University in Temple Challenge Cup
UCD were knocked out of the 2016 Temple Challenge Cup by American crew Drexel University at Henley Royal Regatta.
UCD pick up Senior, Intermediate and Club titles at Cork Regatta
UCD’s Club and Intermediate crews had a successful weekend at Cork Regatta, taking home wins for Intermediate 8+, Intermediate 4+ and Club 2 8+, while our scullers picked up Senior 1x and Senior 4x- titles.
Solid racing experience gained at Marlow Regatta
UCD sent a full squad of Club, Intermediate and Senior crews to Dorney Lake for Marlow Regatta as the racing season enters its final stage.
Our Movember campaign has raised over €3000 so far!
Moustaches have been grown and hundreds of kilometres moved, but we aren’t finished just yet with a week to go 💪
Thank you very much for all the donations thus far, and if you’d like to contribute click the link below 🔗
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UCD Virtual Open Day is underway 💪🏼 find us at the Sports & Scholarships desk from 10am-4pm.
Don't miss our 'Row at UCD' webinars at 1pm (with Olympian & former UCD Ad Astra scholar Claire Lambe!) and 3pm - more info and signup at ucdbc.ie
The club is truly shocked and saddened with the passing of Jonathan Devitt.
Johnny made an enormous contribution to the club, not least as Captain in 2002 and 2003. He created foundations that the club still builds on today and it was fitting that he received a Centenary Medal in recognition of this in 2017.
We offer our most sincere condolences to his wife Caroline, his family, his crew mates and all who knew him.
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Ad Astra.