Edinburgh University Boat Club

Edinburgh University Boat Club (EUBC) is one of the oldest sports clubs within the University of Edinburgh, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Edinburgh University Boat Club
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Home waterUnion Canal and Strathclyde Park
Founded1867 (1867)
Key people
  • Dan Baillache (President)
  • Colin Williamson (Coach)
  • John Higson (Coach)
Membership200
UniversityUniversity of Edinburgh
AffiliationsScottish Rowing
Websiteedinburghrowing.co.uk
Events
Scottish Boat Race
Notable members
Katherine Grainger Polly Swann

Originally started in 1867 it has been going continuously ever since. The annual Edinburgh/Glasgow Boat Race[1] first took place in 1877, ten years after the boat club started. As one of the largest rowing clubs in Scotland, it has over a hundred active members, with many crews competing at all levels. The club celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2017.[2] The club is affiliated to Scottish Rowing.[3]

Facilities and training

The senior fleet is racked at Strathclyde Park, Scotland's purpose built regatta lake, where most water training takes place. Novice crews row on the Union Canal in Edinburgh, which enables them to train on the water during the week.

Land training takes place in the Pleasance Centre for Sport and Exercise,[4] which has world-class facilities, including weights rooms and a fleet of ergos in the purpose-built Katherine Grainger rowing gym.

Notable alumni

Honours

National champions
Year Winning crew/s
1991Women 4+
1994Women 2-
1997Women 2-
2006Open U23 2x[5]
2018Victor Ludorum, Open 2x, Women 2x [6]

Key- 2, 4, 8 (crew size), x (sculls), - (coxless), + (coxed)

Henley Royal Regatta
Year Races won
2016Prince Albert Challenge Cup
2019Prince of Wales Challenge Cup

See also

References
  1. Edinburgh/Glasgow boat race Archived 28 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine, UK.
  2. "Katherine Grainger returns to first rowing club to celebrate its 150th anniversary". The Herald. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. "Club finder". Scottish Rowing.
  4. Pleasance Centre for Sport and Exercise, University of Edinburgh, UK.
  5. ""Rowing." Times, 17 July 2006, p. 57". Times Digital Archives.
  6. "2018 British Rowing Senior Championships results" (PDF). British Rowing.
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