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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY

UBBC has begun searching for sponsors to support the development of the club for the 2024/2025 season. Our sponsors can expect unrivalled social media exposure from one of the biggest sports clubs at the University of Bristol and gain access to branding opportunities on the club’s racing shells and road fleet.

By partnering with UBBC, sponsors play an important role in diversifying rowing and widening participation at university level. The support will also provide an equal opportunity for all members of the performance squad to compete at national level.

To celebrate and recognised the achievements by both our men’s and women’s squad last season, our sponsorship brochures will feature either the men’s first VIII or women’s first VIII as the cover.

The sponsorship brochure is available at https://uobboatclub.co.uk/sponsor-us/

Alternatively, the Sponsorship and Fundraising Officer can be contacted using the following email: [email protected]

🟥⬛️Results:
Good luck to everyone receiving their results tomorrow and congratulations to those who those who have got them already.
At Bristol we have 3 squads for all levels of experience. If you’re coming to Bristol and want to continue or start rowing we’d love to hear from you! Drop us a message and fill out the recruitment form.

For course vacancies contact details come out tomorrow at https://www.bristol.ac.uk/clearing/

To find out more about our club visit our website https://uobboatclub.co.uk

HRR roundup:
saw a very good end to a successful season at UBBC.
Huge congratulations to our women’s island 8+ for becoming the first Bristol Uni boat to qualify and win a round at HRR before just losing out to strong international crew Virginia University.
Our men’s temple 8+ had a promising season and won a round at HRR against a competitive Dutch crew ‘Njord’ before losing to another crew from the Netherlands ‘Laga.’
Our alumni 8 had a very good race against eventual finalists ‘De hoop.’
Amazing racing from all boats!

Special thanks to all our members and alumni that came to support us and have supported and helped fund us all year. This wouldn’t be possible without their efforts.

Thanks also to 📸 for capturing these moments!

Henley Royal Regatta 2024:
The Island Challenge Cup

Our Women’s 1st VIII are up against University College, Dublin, Ireland. They are racing tomorrow at 11:35. They will be boating at 10:50 from tent J!

Henley Royal Regatta 2024:
The Temple Challenge Cup

Our Men’s 1st VIII go up against K.S.R.V. Njord in the first round of the Temple at 5:35pm. They will be boating from tent J at 4:50pm.

🟥⬛️JOB OPPORTUNITY 🟥⬛️

The University of Bristol is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Coach to join its boat club coaching team and team of performance coaches. The role will support the Head Coach in the design, delivery and administration of the Performance sport of Rowing, assisting in the development of the club and students and the recruitment of talented Junior rowers to the program.

You will work closely with the Universities Sport Performance team, coaching community and support staff to support the professional delivery of the sport and rowing within the University environment.

We are currently at Henley Royal Regatta. If you want to ask us any questions, come and find us or drop us a message!

Visit the link in bio for more details on the job.

🟥⬛️ CREW ANNOUNCEMENT 🟥⬛️

The Diamond Challenge Sculls:
T. W. Kuijlaars, University of Bristol

Following a successful season of sculling, Tom decided to enter the competitive Diamond Challenge Sculls. His first sculling race in 4 years, he is excited to get on the track!

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The Island Challenge Cup:
‘University of Bristol’

The 1st VIII enjoyed success at Met Regatta, winning the Academic Event on the Sunday. They recently had a good performance at Henley Women’s Regatta, where they narrowly lost to eventual winners, Oxford Brookes. They will be looking to make history as the first Bristol crew to qualify for the Island!

Cox - Sam Szeto
8 - Josie Sawbridge
7 - Eva Barker
6 - Indira Ogunbiyi
5 - Emily Bernhem
4 - Chloé Busigny
3 - Efa Wilson
2 - Maisie Barnes
1 - Beth Taylor

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🟥⬛️ CREW ANNOUNCEMENT 🟥⬛️

The Temple Challenge Cup:
University of Bristol ‘B’

The 2nd VIII have enjoyed a good run since Met Regatta. With some solid performances at Marlow Regatta, they have set their sights on qualifying for the Temple Challenge Cup for the second year running.

Cox - Cam Allan
8 - Max Griffin Sadler
7 - Freddie Woodall
6 - Tim Everett
5 - Milo Eustance Cole
4 - Adam Cook
3 - Niam Popat
2 - Ben Searle
1 - Kyle Sutherland

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🟥⬛️ CREW ANNOUNCEMENT 🟥⬛️

The Temple Challenge Cup:
University of Bristol ‘A’

This crew have enjoyed a hugely successful summer so far, winning the Academic Event at Met Regatta on both days and being the second fastest UK University crew at Marlow Regatta. The crew are thrilled to be racing at qualifiers.

Cox - Toby Finch
8 - Ko Uchida
7 - Thibby Verdin-Mulot
6 - Sam Higgins
5 - Jake Birch
4 - Ben Giles
3 - Joe Cunliffe
2 - Jake Green
1 - Lachlan Uttley

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Good work today by our women’s squad at .

Our women’s 1st VII got through to the next round of racing in their time trial today. Catch them tomorrow at 13:26 in their race against Jacksonville University (USA) ‘A’!

Our women’s 2nd VII and 2x finish a strong season by unfortunately just missing out on the next round of racing in very strong fields.

HWR Crew Announcement:

UBBC are also competing in the Aspirational 2x event: The Rosie Mayglothling Trophy. Wishing the best of luck to all our athletes!

Stroke: Poppy Shipley
Bow: Tierney McArdle

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🟥⬛️ HWR Crew Announcements 🟥⬛️

UBBC are proud to be sending two crews to race at this weekend! Both our eights will be racing in the Aspirational Academic event: The Colgan Foundation Cup. Best of luck to both crews!

University of Bristol ‘A’
C - Sam Szeto
8 - Eva Barker
7 - Josie Sawbridge
6 - Chloé Busigny
5 - Emily Bernhem
4 - Maisie Barnes
3 - Arabella Hodges
2 - Indira Ogunbiyi
1 - Beth Taylor

University of Bristol ‘B’
C - Roop Chahal
8 - Emer Tesh
7 - Alicia Williams
6 - Camilla Løyning
5 - Freya Cooper
4 - Elly Hirst
3 - Freya Woolfenden
2 - Megan Carroll
1 - Katie Pambakian

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Huge presence from ubbc and a very enjoyable day of racing at the metropolitan regatta last weekend. A new bristol 2k record of 5:42.9 was set by the men on the Sunday.

Saturday:
Men’s 1v - 1st in academic 8+ and 7th overall
Men’s 2v - 14th in academic 8+ and 39th overall
Men’s 3v - 25th in academic and 72nd overall

Womens 1v - 1st in academic and 12th overall
Womens 2v - 9th in academic and 43rd overall

Sunday:
Men’s 1v - 1st in academic, 4th overall and fastest uni of the day
Men’s 2v - 13th in academic and 36th overall
Men’s 3v- 22nd in academic and 53rd overall

Womens 1v - 1st in academic and 10th overall
Womens 2v - 9th in academic and 40th overall

Well done to all those who raced!!

The University of Bristol Boat Club will be at this weekend! You can find us in the University Zone, so if you’re interested in learning more about UBBC, come and have a chat with us!

The university is ranked 7th in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2024) and Bristol Graduates are the 5th most sought after by top employers (High Fliers Research).

UBBC gives athletes the opportunity to continue their rowing journey through our Olympic level facilities, whilst also pursuing a world-class education in one of the most vibrant cities in the UK.

As always, drop us a message if you have any questions!

BUCS regatta: day two.

That’s a wrap on another awesome day of racing with some good results across the board. Highlights include our MB8+ and WB4+ both coming 3rd in their B final, our WInt8+ 4th in theirs and our MInt4+ A and B enjoying racing each other in the A final with one coming away with a 🥉.

Best of luck to everyone racing tomorrow and keep an eye out for them on the water or via livestream.

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BUCS Regatta: Day 1

The morning time trials saw some great results from our crews! Notably one of our Inter pairs placed 4th in the time trial, and our Novice women came 8th in their time trial. In the finals, the 2nd VIII won their final, the Novice women’s VIII came 3rd in the B final and the Inter pair came 6th in the A final.

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Training with our Senior and Novice squad ahead of BUCS Regatta!

If you’re interested in rowing at Bristol, please get in touch using the form linked in our bio, or by messaging us at .

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HORR 2024

Last weekend, UBBC sent 5 boats to race the Head of the River. With some good performances all around, we are now looking forward to regatta season!

1st VIII - 25th overall (6th University)
2nd VIII - 67th
Nonesuch VIII - 83rd
3rd VIII - 130th
Novice VIII - 233rd (4th Academic Beginner)

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UBBC at WEHORR:

UBBC had a fantastic day of racing at WEHORR on Saturday! After a long winter of some tough training, it was amazing to be able to race in London against some strong competition. Well done to all the girls who raced!

1st VIII: 36th
2nd VIII: 51st

Happy International Women’s Day!

On International Women’s Day, UBBC are celebrating the incredible women who are inspiring us to keep pushing boundaries. We are also celebrating the strength, resilience and brilliance of women everywhere!



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Yesterday UBBC had a fantastic day out in London at Hammersmith Head. It was our novices first race on the Tideway and everyone in the boat club had some great results including a win. We are now looking forward to WeHORR and HORR in the coming weeks!

Op Champ: 5th
Op Int: 1st
Op Int: 7th
Op Int: Time only
W Champ: 4th
W Int: 5th
Op Dev: 5th
W Dev: 2nd

Thanks to everyone who came to support UBBC!

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Last Saturday our Senior Men’s and Women’s squads went to Wimbleball Lake for a great day of training! Despite the wet conditions, UBBC still managed to have a very productive weekend.

Another huge thank you for for coming to take photos of the day!

On Saturday, UBBC sent 5 senior eights to race at Quintin Head. With some great results from the squads, we are looking forward to carrying this momentum forward!

Open Champ: 10th
Open Inter 1: 7th & 10th
Women’s Senior: 2nd
Women’s Inter 2: 2nd

Many thanks to for hosting us!

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Looking back on 2023, UBBC had a fantastic year.

We’d like to take a moment to thank everyone who has supported us this year including alumni, parents and coaches.

With so many highlights this year, we are all very excited to see what 2024 brings for the club!

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OPEN DAY INFO

Thanks to everyone who's signed up so far! If you haven't signed up yet but are interested in joining us for our open days please send us an email or drop us a message!
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Here's a quick run through of what to expect on the day:
Once you arrive at Saltford you'll join us for a training session on the water.
There will be time for you to chat to coaches and current members of the club! Once we're done we'll head back into Uni for a short tour of the campus and the other boat club facilities.
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We are looking forward to seeing you all!

OPEN DAY INFO

Thanks to everyone who's signed up so far! If you haven't signed up yet but are interested in joining us for our open days please send us a message or an email!
・
Here's a quick run through of what to expect on the day:
Once you arrive at Saltford you'll join us for a training session on the water.
There will be time for you to chat to coaches and current members of the club! Once we're done we'll head back into Uni for a short tour of the campus and the other boat club facilities.
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Look forward to seeing you all, and keep your eyes out for a post on Scholarships that we have on offer at Bristol!

Open Club 23/24

Any athletes based in the Bristol, Bath, Gloucester or Wales area, who are looking for somewhere to row, look no further!

UBBC is not only available for university students. We also have a very successful open club in . This summer they fielded a Thames 8+ and a Brit 4+.

If you are interested in joining a Henley project, this is a great opportunity. We are looking for athletes who want to row competitively and train at a high level.

If you are interested in joining, or want to find out more, message

Open Club 23/24

Any athletes based in Bristol, Bath, Gloucester or Wales who are looking for somewhere to row, look no further!

UBBC is not only for University students, but is also looking for athletes who want to join a Henley project.

We are looking for athletes who want to row competitively and want to train at a high level.

If you are interested message for more information.

Henley Royal Regatta:
The Temple Challenge Cup.

Our two Bristol 8’s will be clashing on Tuesday the 27th at 2:05 pm.

Temple Challenge Cup “A”
Bow - Jake Green
2 - Freddie Woodall
3 - Ben Giles
4 - Thibby Verdin-Mulot
5 - Sam Higgins
6 - Joe Cunliffe
7 - Ko Uchida
Stroke - Jake Birch
Cox - Amelia Hobbs

Vs

Temple Challenge Cup “B”
Bow - Sonny Cooper
2 - Rob Evans
3 - Kyle Sutherland
4 - Jack Thornton
5 - Tim Everett
6 - Will Cruddas
7 - Tom Kuijlaars
Stroke - Ben Crofts
Cox - Phyllis Chan

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