University of Leeds Boat Club

University of Leeds Boat Club

Location	Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Home water	River Aire
Founded	1919 (1919)
Former names	Leeds University Union Boat Club
Key people	Sam Ogden (Club Captain) Dan Grant (Head of Rowing)
University	University of Leeds
Affiliations	British Rowing

The University of Leeds Boat Club (UOLBC) is the rowing club for students at the University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The club races in green, burgundy and white colours representing those of the University of Leeds and is affiliated to British Rowing. ^[1] The club owns and maintains a variety of different rowing and sculling boats of different classes.

History

The club was founded in 1919 ^[2] and members were able to initially use the facilities of the Bradford Amateur Rowing Club. ^[3]

During the 1920s and early 1930s the boathouse was located at Rodley on the bank of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal. ^[4] Another boathouse which was built in 1921 in the village of Calverley was used by the students. ^[5]

In 1937 the club moved to a new boathouse at Swillington, Woodlesford on the Aire. ^[6]

Having occupied a variety of buildings throughout the area, the current water base is located in Leeds following the completion of a new boat house which opened in September 2014 next to Thwaite Mills in Stourton. Land training takes place in Leeds University's sport complex on the main campus in Leeds.

Racing

The club competes at local and national events ^[7] and has had a number of notable achievements ^[8] from competing at BUCS, Head of The River and Henley Royal Regatta – reaching the second round of the Temple Challenge Cup in 2004 and 2007.

Results

BUCS Regatta 2019:

• Silver, Men's Championship 1x, Leeds (Brigham)
• Silver, Women's Beginner 4x, Leeds

Head of the River Race 2019:

• 56th place, Leeds University 'A'
• 179th place, Leeds University 'B'
• 176th place, Leeds University 'C'

Women's Eights Head of the River Race 2018:

• 85th place, Leeds University 'A'
• 218th place, Leeds University 'C'
• 221st place, Leeds University 'B'

Head of the River Race 2018:

• 81st place, Leeds University 'A'
• 256th place, Leeds University 'B'

Women's Eights Head of the River Race 2017:

• 130th place, Leeds University 'A'
• 267th place, Leeds University 'B'

Women's Eights Head of the River Race 2016:

• 89th place, Leeds University 'A'
• 273rd place, Leeds University 'B'

Head of the River Race 2016:

• 203rd place, Leeds University I
• 299th place, Leeds University II

Head of the River Race 2015:

• 140th place, Leeds University I
• 306th place, Leeds University II

Women's Eights Head of the River Race 2013:

• 145th place, Leeds University

Head of the River Race 2012:

• 114th place, Leeds University I, 00:19:24.90
• 181st place, Leeds University II, 00:19:51.88

Women's Eights Head of the River Race 2012:

• 110th place, Leeds University A, 00:22:42.57
• 271st place, Leeds University B, 00:25:38.58

BUCS Regatta 2012:

• 0 gold, 0 silver, 1 bronze
• 36 VL points

British and European Indoor Rowing Championship

• 1st – Women's Lwt – Emily Holt, 7:29.8

See also

• University rowing (UK)

References

1. "Leeds University BC". British Rowing. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
2. "University Boat Club's 25th Anniversary" . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 8 December 1944. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "A Regatta in the Aire below Leeds!" . Yorkshire Evening Post. 15 December 1919. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "University Rowers in Training" . Yorkshire Evening Post. 12 July 1926. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Raids on Varsity Boathouse" . Yorkshire Evening Post. 31 May 1934. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "On The Aire" . Leeds Mercury. 7 December 1936. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Oarsome Foursome!". Leeds Student. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
8. "leeds-university-bc-100-not-out". British Rowing. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2013.

External links

• Leeds University Union Boat Club Facebook page
• Leeds University Union Rowing site