Welcome

University of London (UL) is the umbrella body of 19 colleges in London, similar to Oxford and Cambridge. At UL, there is a huge variety of courses of varying standards catering for practically all student course needs. Many of the colleges at UL are the best  in the world at their fields.

ULBC is one of the most successful student rowing clubs in the world with 40 Henley wins since 1961. This success has continued ever since then. In the last decade, we have had 7 Henley wins. UL has also produced Olympians for the last 10 Olympiads. The first to win Olympic gold was in 1984 with Dr Richard Budgett who still rows at the club under the colours of our alumni club Tyrian BC.  He is currently at LOCOG.  The most recent are Tim Foster (2000 – Gold medal), Fran Houghton (2004 – Silver, 2008 – Silver), Matt Wells (Athens, Beijing – Bronze), Katie Greves (Beijing)  and Jess Eddie (Beijing).

ULBC also prides itself on searching for and identifying talent from the body of students in the country’s biggest student body, the University of London Union (ULU) and developing ex-junior rowers to enable them all to be successful not only on the water but off the water and the training they get with us makes a good basis for other skills, such as organisation and motivation, for their life after UL.