THE HOME OF WORLD-CLASS STUDENT ROWING IN LONDON
Study at one of London's Leading Universites
The University of London Boat Club is open to students at any of the 17 University of London Member Institutions. With over 3,700 courses offered by many of the most prestigious universities in the world, our student athletes combine genuine academic success with world-class rowing.
Universities you can study at and row for ULBC include:
- University College London (UCL)
- Kings College London (KCL)
- Queen Mary
- London School of Economics (LSE)
- The Royal Veterinary School (RVC)
- City St Georg’s University of London
- Birkbeck, University of London
- Royal Holloway, University of London
- School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Goldsmiths, University of London
- London Business School
- Courtauld Institute of Art
- Royal Academy of Music
- The Institute of Cancer Research
- The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Brunel University
Compete at the highest level
Each year ULBC produces crews which compete at the top of the UK domestic scene, winning or challenging for titles at the university season’s major competitions: Men’s and Women’s Heads of the River, British University Championships Regatta (BUCS), Henley Royal Regatta (HRR) and Henley Women’s Regatta (HWR).
In addition, ULBC competes regularly throughout the season in other races and private fixtures, including ones against Oxford and Cambridge.
2020/21 Season
Won the Prince Albert Challenge Cup, and contested the final of Island Challenge Cup at HRR.
Won Championship Coxless 4s, Championship Pairs and Academic Eights at HWR, contested the final of Academic Coxless 4s.
Won women’s Championship 4+, women’s Intermediate 8+, women’s Intermediate 4+ at BUCS, gaining medals in 4 other BUCS events.
Semi-finalists in the Temple Challenge Cup & Island Challenge Cup at HRR – 32 ULBC student athletes on Saturday that year.
No Heads of the River Races due to Covid-19
5 UL athletes (and 2 coaches) selected for U23 Europeans
