University of the West of England Boat Club

University of the West of England Boat Club

Location	Wycliffe College boathouse, Junction Bridge, Saul, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates	51°46′56″N2°21′17″W / 51.782258°N 2.354671°W / 51.782258; -2.354671
Affiliations	British Rowing (boat code UWE)
Website	uweboatclub.weebly.com

University of the West of England Boat Club is a rowing club on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, based at Wycliffe College boathouse, Junction Bridge, Saul, Gloucestershire, England. ^[1] The club runs four squads ^[2] and belongs to the University of the West of England, Bristol. ^[3] The club uses the boathouse owned by the Wycliffe College Boat Club.

History

From 1995 UWE and the University of Bristol Boat Club challenged each other to an annual boat race, ^[4] which became known as the Bristol Boat Race.

In 2010 the club produced a national champion crew when winning the open lightweight quad sculls. ^[5]

Honours

National champions

Year	Winning crew/s
2010	Open Lightweight 4x

References

1. "Club details". British Rowing.
2. "Club details". UWE Boat Club.
3. "Club history". University of the West of England.
4. "University Challenge" . Bristol Evening Post. 6 February 1995. Retrieved 16 February 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "2010 Championships - Results of Sunday Racing". British Rowing Championships. Archived from the original on 6 December 2016.