Tyrian 2024
The 2023/24 season saw a few new faces pull up their dubious checkered all-in-ones for the first time, and even more very familiar faces continue their racing careers under the UL Tyrian banner. Our masters F group kicked off 2024 with Quintin Head, with the crew of Jeremy Page, Peter Brett, Ralph Humphrey, Salih Hassan,…
Read articleTrial Eights and Annual Dinner 2024
On the 6th of December the ULBC squad raced the annual ‘trial eights’ races on the Championship Course ahead of the ULBC Annual Dinner in the evening. The men’s race was first, with crews ‘Mark’ and ‘Jeremy’ (Peep Show) putting on a gruelling and exciting race which saw the lead exchanging hands and blows traded…
Read articleGB 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…
Read articleWingfield Sculls
On the 27th October Women’s Captain Jessie Martin raced the Wingfield Sculls, this year raced from UL to London RC. Fresh off the back of a World Championship title and a new U23 world record in the 4-, Jessie took on the ‘Championship of the Thames’ for her first time, racing the likes of Imogen…
Read articleU23 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…
Read articleParis 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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