Durham University Boat Club

We were extremely pleased to be joined by recent Olympic bronze medalist and DUBC alumna Lauren Irwin this week as we welcomed her back to train with the squad

Fresh off the back of winning bronze with the GB women’s 8 in Paris Lauren lifted weights with some of the fresh faces in our squad and was reunited with former coaches as the squad progresses with preseason training

It was an honour and a pleasure to welcome Lauren back and an inspiration for current squad members as training for the new season gets underway

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Daisy Jackson, Women’s Captain: “DUBC has been a second home for me for the past 2 years and I have loved being a part of such a strong, supportive squad. I started rowing around 8 years ago at York City Rowing Club, and coming from a small club like this I wasn’t sure what to expect.
I found the squad atmosphere and support from the coaching team absolutely unmatched. The way everyone inspires each other to be the best versions of themselves day in day out is something DUBC prides itself on.
I’m starting my 3rd year at Durham and 2nd year as Women’s captain. I can’t wait to welcome all our newcomers and build on the many successes of the past couple years! I’m excited to help make this year the best one in history for DUBC💜

I will be supported by Izzie Kennedy as the new Women’s Vice Captain.”

Charlie Warren, Men’s captain: “I’m going into my third year at Durham, reading Engineering. I am very excited to take the role of men’s captain this year and push the club forward. I came into Durham from the Windsor Boys School, where I won Henley Royal Regatta in the quad.
I have been apart of DUBC for 2 years now racing in the second eight in my first year and the first VIII last year. Having a successful second year by winning intermediate pairs and 3rd in championship eights at BUCS regatta and making the Friday of Henley in the Temple.
I am looking forward to continuing the recent success of the boat club. This will be done by focusing on the integration of the new members to the squad at the start. There is a strong intake this year on the men’s and women’s side so capitalising on this is essential.
I will be supported by March Turnbull as the new Men’s Vice Captain.”

Hi, I am Will, I am president for DUBC this season. I am going into my 2nd year at Durham and I am studying engineering.
Before coming to DUBC I rowed at Hereford Cathedral School for 5 years. I raced for them 3 times at Henley in the Fawley challenge cup and picked up a few national schools regatta medals. In my first year at Durham I rowed in the 1st 8 winning Ch8 Bronze at BUCS regatta and made it to the Friday of the Temple Challenge Cup with an inspiring crew.
This season as President I am looking forward to pursuing the clubs goals and connecting with the wider DUBC community.

🟣 Under 23 World Championships 🟣

We are extremely proud of our current and alumni athletes and coaches who achieved a clean sweep of gold medals at the Under 23 World Championships in St Catherine’s in Canada

🥇Current DUBC athlete Anna Grace won gold in the women’s 2-

🥇Alumna Philippa Emery (2023), coached by current DUBC coach William Fletcher, won gold in the women’s 4- , setting a new world’s best time in the process

🥇Alumna Hermione Hill (2023) won gold coxing the women’s 8+

🥇Alumnus Gus John (2023) won gold in the men’s 8+

These are phenomenal achievements and our immense congratulations go out to all our athletes who competed over the last week. We are proud to have produced athletes who have been able to contribute to such a successful GB U23 squad 🇬🇧

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Congratulations to everyone receiving A level results today!

Whether you’ve successfully met your offer and are coming to Durham, or even if you haven’t met your grades or didn’t originally hold an offer but you’re looking into clearing, drop us a message and let us know if you’re interested in rowing or coxing with us this. We want to hear from you, and may be able to offer advice or specific information!

If you haven’t met your grade or didn’t have an offer you can find courses with vacancies by searching “Durham Clearing Opportunities” or calling out clearing hotline +44 (0) 800 987 4120 open from 8am today to ask about clearing opportunities

Our DMs are open, or you can get in touch via emailing [email protected], or by filling in a recruitment form via the link in our bio.

Please do get in touch if you’re interested in joining DUBC this year, and once again congratulations to all receiving results today!

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Best of luck to everyone getting their A-level results tomorrow!
If you’re successful and heading to Durham this year, and you’re interested in rowing or coxing, feel free to drop us a message.

By searching “Durham Clearing Opportunities” you can find courses with vacancies which are available to clear to.

Also call out our clearing hotline +44 (0) 800 987 4120 which is open from 8am tomorrow to ask about clearing opportunities.

Our DMs are open or you can get in touch with us by emailing [email protected] or filling out a recruitment form via the link in our bio.

We’d love to hear from you, and once again best of luck to everyone receiving results!

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🟣 Under 23 World Championships 🟣

We are very proud to announce that one of our athletes, one of our coaches and a number of our alumni have been selected to represent Great Britain at the upcoming U23 World Championships

Anna Grace will be racing her second U23 World Championships in the women’s 2-

Current coach, William Fletcher will be coaching the women’s 4- which also includes alumna Philipa Emery (2023)

Alumni Gus John (2023) and Hermione Hill (2023) have been selected for the men’s 8 and women’s 8 respectively, while alumnus Sam Tuck has been selected to coach the women’s 2x and alumnus Peter Shepard will coach the women’s 8 and is the GB team manager

Our support and congratulations go out to all our athletes selected to represent GB. The championships shall take place on the 18th- 25th August in St Catherines, Canada

Good luck to the whole GB team 🇬🇧!

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We are immensely proud to support alumna Lauren Irwin who will be competing at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the women’s 8 for Great Britain 🇬🇧.

Having first been introduced to the sport through indoor competitions while at school, Lauren rowed at Durham University Boat Club from 2016-2019, where she achieved notable results including winning Championship 8s at Henley Women’s Regatta and a BUCS gold medal in the women’s 2-, both in 2018.

Lauren competed at three under 23 World Championships while at Durham, including a gold in 2019 in the women’s 4-.

We wish Lauren and the entire GB team the best of luck at the Olympic Games.

The racing timetable for Lauren and the rest of the GB W8+ is as follows:

Heats - Monday 29 July
Repechage - Thursday 1st August
Final - Saturday 3rd August

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We were pleased to see many Durham University Boat Club alumni also competing at Henley Royal Regatta, and our congratulations go to the three DUBC alumni who won at this year’s regatta

Levin Gräf won the Prince of Wales Challenge Cup with Leander Club

Helena Barton won the Wargrave Challenge Cup with Thames Rowing Club

Jasper den Dulk won the Thames Challenge Cup with Thames Rowing Club

We are proud to produce alumni who go on to achieve such a high level of success following their time with us

If you’d like to be a part of one of the most successful student boat clubs in the UK at a top academic university get in touch with us via DM, email [email protected] or fill in an interest form (link in bio)

🟣 Henley Royal Regatta 🟣

Last week Durham University Boat Club competed against some of the best student clubs in the world at Henley Royal Regatta.

The men’s and women’s 1Vs raced successfully to advance to the Friday where they lost hard fought races against strong competition from Oxford Brooke’s University and eventual finalists Newcastle University respectively.

The women’s 2V made history, qualifying for the regatta for the first time, and narrowly lost a highly competitive race against Nottingham University on the Wednesday. The Men’s 2V were defeated by a strong Princeton University crew on the Tuesday, pushing them hard to the line.

These strong results represent the depth and quality of the squad this year and we aim to build upon this into the coming season.

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🟣HRR Crew Announcement🟣

Introducing Durham University Island A

Cox: Caspar Gray
Stroke: Izzie Kennedy
7: Merry Oakes
6: Mia Vickerman
5: Anna Grace
4: Megan Hadfield
3: Daisy Jackson
2: Ella Darrington
Bow: Izzy Sellers

This crew has had incredible results all year including a Gold at BUCS Head and a silver at BUCS regatta. They have consistently been one of the fastest University crews in the country which has secured them Pre-Qualification for the Island Challenge Cup.

Having also been seeded and given a bye to the Thursday, they will race the winner of Drexel University (USA) and Groninger Studenten Roeivereniging (NED).

They will race wearing white ribbons to show that they are standing up to sexual harassment and abuse in sport and show solidarity with those who have been the target of these issues.

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Introducing Durham University Temple A

Cox: Elizabeth Boyle
Stroke: George Reed
7: Sam Irving
6: Dominic Newton
5: Will Morgan-Jones
4: March Turnbull
3: Calum Betteley
2: Charlie Warren
Bow: Jude Leavesley-Richards

This crew achieved impressive results throughout the year including a Bronze medal at BUCS regatta which secured them Pre-qualification for the Temple Challenge Cup.

They will take on Oxford Brookes D tomorrow at 10:20am tomorrow in the first round of the competition.

🟣HRR Crew Announcement🟣

Introducing Durham University Temple B

Cox: Caspar Gray
Stroke: Will Lupton
7: Charles Lester
6: Will Nicholson
5: Finlay Sinclair
4: Toro Shodunke
3: Alfie Dean
2: Will Sepanski
Bow: Jake Murray

This crew has performed well across regatta season this year consistently finishing as one of the highest University second eights in the country.

Having secured qualification Friday they will race Princeton A at 11:40am in the first round of the Temple Challenge cup.

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Introducing Durham University Island B

Cox: Zara Berry
Stroke: Caroline Rijkse
7: Talei Dunn
6: Maya Jackson
5: Eleanor Morris
4: Indigo Beauchamp
3: Antonia Warner
2: Amelie Davies
Bow: Charlotte Hubbard

This crew has made history as the first ever Durham University 2nd eight to qualify for the Island Challenge Cup. The crew has had very strong results all year including good performances at both BUCS and MET regatta. Four of the athletes from this crew also won the Cathy Cruickshank Trophy award at Henley Women’s regatta.

They will take on Nottingham University A in the first round of the competition on Wednesday.

🍹DUBC Pimms Tent 2024🍹

Henley is just around the corner and the DUBC Pimms tent will of course be returning this year. We promise the pimms to be flowing in abundance and we will also have Pulled pork rolls (+veggie option of course) on hand.

Come and find us in the Cricket field as per usual, the palatinate tent shouldn’t be too hard to find (see FIXR event for postcode).

Tickets are £25 per person, please use the link for the FIXR event in our bio to purchase your ticket.

Family and friends are always welcome and Henley dress is strongly encouraged.

This is a great event to catch up with old friends, meet alumni and current athletes, as well as celebrate the clubs successes.

🟣HRR Qualifiers Crew Announcements🟣

We have two crews competing at Henley Royal Regatta Qualifiers today looking to earn their respective spots at the regatta next week.

Island Challenge Cup B:

Cox: Zara Berry
S: Caroline Rijkse
7: Talei Dunn
6: Maya Jackson
5: Eleanor Morris
4: Indigo Beauchamp
3: Antonia Warner
2: Amelie Davies
Bow: Charlotte Hubbard

Temple Challenge Cup B

Cox: Caspar Gray
S: Will Lupton
7: Charles Lester
6: Will Nicholson
5: Finlay Sinclair
4: Toro Shodunke
3: Alfie Dean
2: Will Sepanski
Bow: Jake Murray

🟣HWR Report🟣

Last weekend, DUBC’s Women’s squad took to the Henley course to compete at Henley Women’s regatta. After three days of tough racing against strong competition we achieved extremely impressive results as follows:

AA4- 🥇
Ch8+ Quarter-Finals
ChLwt1x Semi-Finals
Ch2- First Round
A2x Semi-Finals
A1x Quarter-Finals
ALwt1x First-Round

The Women’s squad now looks to finish the season strong at Henley Royal Regatta next week.

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🟣Marlow Regatta Crew Announcements🟣

🟣HWR Crew Announcements🟣

🟣Durham Regatta Day 2 Crew Announcement🟣

🟣Durham Regatta Day 1 Crew Announcements 🟣

🟣MET Regatta Report🟣

Last weekend saw DUBC travel down south to compete in the historic MET regatta. After two days of hard fought racing against strong competition we achieved the following results:

Saturday:

WCh8+ 4th
MCh8+ 1st (B final)
WCh8+ 1st (C final)
MAc8+ 5th (C final)
MCh4+ 2nd (B final)
WCh4+ 7th
MAc4+ 1st (D final)
MCh4- 6th (D final)
MOp2- 3rd

Sunday:

MAc4+ 🥇
WAc4+ 🥇
WCh8+ 3rd
MCh8+ 5th
WCh8+ 1st (C final)
MAc8+ 7th (C final)
MCh4+ 3rd
MCh4- 5th
WCh4- 3rd
MCh4- 8th (C final)
WU23 1x 6th (B final)
WLwt1x 7th (C final)
MOp2- 2nd

🟣MET regatta Sunday Afternoon Crew Announcements🟣

🟣MET regatta Sunday Morning Crew Announcements🟣