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GB November trials 2024

On the weekend of the 9/10th of November, ULBC sent nine athletes to Boston for the season’s first U23/FISU/Senior trial. On the Saturday triallists completed their 2k ergo tests in Boston whilst the rest of the ULBC squad did the same at home. With 30+ PBs across the squad, this was the start of a…

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U23 World Championships 2024

This week saw the World U19, U23 and senior Championships take to St. Catherines, Canada. ULBC has 2 athletes racing- Jessie Martin in the British W4- (alongside Brookes and Durham crewmates), and Lina Kuehn in the Swiss W4-. Jessie’s crew sailed through their heat on Sunday in the fastest time of the day, and Lina’s…

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The Paris Olympic Games saw three ULBC alumni racing in Vaires-sur-Marne. Emily Craig raced in the GB lightweight women’s double, alongside Cambridge’s Imogen Grant. After an exceptional Olympiad where they remained unbeaten, Emily and Imo executed a full set of perfect races out in Paris. Banishing away any demons from Tokyo (where they missed a…

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Henley Royal Regatta 2024

Henley Royal Regatta 2024 saw five UL crews racing, a plethora of purple support on the bank, and a full four seasons of weather. PA ‘A’, the men’s top boat, prequalified off a strong set of summer racing results. On the Tuesday, they comfortably beat Imperial by a length and a half, and then even…

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Henley Women’s and Marlow regattas 2024

In mid-June, the squad descended back down the M4 to Henley and Dorney for another important weekend of racing. Due to an exam clashing with the HWR time trials, the women’s first eight made the unusual decision to race Marlow regatta in the men’s eights events this year (as UL ‘B’ alongside the Temple crew)…

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Paris Olympic selection and qualification

Final Olympic Qualification Regatta The Final Olympic and Paralympic Qualification Regatta took place in Lucerne over the 19th-21st of May UL’s Nat Long was racing in the Irish women’s four, needing a top-two finish to qualify for Paris. After a comfortable second-place finish in the heat, Nat’s four rowed through the Danish four in the…

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Met Regatta

On the 1st of June the ULBC squad raced at the Metropolitan Regatta, hosted at Dorney lake. In the final test of speed before camp, Henley women’s and Marlow, the squad had some great success and learned some tough racing lessons. Most notably, the men’s championship coxed four and women’s academic eight both returned home…

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Poplar Regatta

Returning to the Docks for the second year now, the UL squad took on Poplar Regatta on the 19th of May. The day saw some great success and close racing amongst other London-based clubs, and offered another opportunity for the squad to test speed ahead of Met. ULBC entered 3 men’s coxed fours, 2 women’s…

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World Cup II

The 2024 Rowing World Cup II took place in Lucerne on the 24-26th of May. ULBC’s Emily Craig and Henry Fieldman raced in the LW2x and W8+, respectively. Having recovered from injury, Emily and doubles partner Imogen Grant returned to their winning form together, smashing their heat by 5s to qualify straight to the A…

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