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…
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…
Read articleHenley 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…
Read articleHenley 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)…
Read articleUL win 4+ at Ghent
Ghent on Saturday – UL 4+ wins – medals presented by the Belgian Prime Minister Ghent on Sunday – UL 4+ win gold & silver.
Read articleParis 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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