GUBC Men end head season with strong showing in challenging Tideway conditions
49th place for Glasgow University Boat Club First Eight at Head of the River Race LONDON – As the south of England faced one of the wettest winters on record, the River Thames was filling up with a strength of stream unlike any seen before. In combination with a tide that had only been in green flag […]
GUBC women answer Tideway challenge with second-best ever WEHORR finish
Glasgow University Boat Club place twenty-eighth and eighty-fifth in historic weekend at Women’s Eights Head of the River Race LONDON — As the yellow flags flew on the tideway, the two GUBC crews entered into Women’s Head made the cut to race in a reduced field on the Championship course between Chiswick and Putney Bridges. […]
Double Silver for Intermediate Fours as GUBC Shine at BUCS Head
Improvements across the board for the Glasgow University Boat Club boats on the Tyne NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE – As the world of British University Rowing headed up to Newcastle, Glasgow left a strong mark on the course with a string of impressive results. In the first division of racing there was possibly the performance of the weekend from […]
Boat Club Close Autumn Slate with Flurry of Wins at Snowy Rutherford Head
Glasgow University Boat Club win five events at prestigious Newcastle race. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE – It was a cold but successful Saturday for Glasgow University Boat Club as twenty-seven tankards travelled back north as wins came from across genders and boat classes. In the morning racing, it was the Men’s Eight who lead the charge up the time sheets for […]
GUBC Athletes take on the Clydesdale Scullers Head
Robbie Waddell highlights result sheets for Glasgow University Boat Club GLASGOW – With a scullers head on home water, a number of GUBC athletes took on the racing at the Clydesdale Scullers Head. The best performance of both the morning and afternoon sessions of racing came courtesy of Robbie Waddell, in the single sculls race in […]
Success in Inverness despite Cancelation of Sunday Racing
Fog cancels second day of racing after Saturday successes for Glasgow University Boat Club INVERNESS – The men’s squad and some of the women’s squad made the trip up to Inverness to compete in the Fours and Small Boats Head. Saturday’s racing yielded a number of great results and racing experience for the GUBC athletes. The […]
Boat Club Opens Season with Wins on Home Water
Glasgow University Boat Club retain both men’s and woman’s headship at the Clyde Three Heads. GLASGOW – The first racing opportunity of the season came for GUBC on the River Clyde this Saturday and much of the club took up this opportunity to get some racing started. The race was led off by the Men’s Eight with number […]
World Rowing Silver for Beach Sprints Star
GUBC athlete Laura McKenzie combines with Glasgow Rowing Club’s Sam Scrimgeour to win World Championship Silver Medal in new Olympic Discipline BARLETTA, ITALY – After a year away, Laura McKenzie returns to Glasgow University Boat Club with a splash as she and former flat-water World Champion Sam Scrimgeour won a silver medal in Barletta, Italy […]
GUBC athletes star for Team Scotland
Gemma Collins and Euan McKenzie represent Scotland at the Home International Rowing Beach Sprints SAUNDERSFOOT – On the South Coast of Wales played home to the second ever Home International Regatta Beach Sprints this weekend as two GUBC athletes earned Scotland vests. Euan McKenzie made his international debut as he raced in the Mixed Double, […]
Four Scotland Vests for GUBC athletes at Home Internationals
Three men and one woman represent Scotland at Home International Rowing Regatta in Ireland MOHILL, IRELAND – At the Home International Rowing Regatta, Scotland placed second and third in the Junior Women’s and Senior Men’s Team trophies, buoyed by the contributions of Glasgow University Boat Club athletes. In the Senior Men’s ranks Ethan MacLachlan and […]
Double Silver for Gemma at British Junior Championships
GUBC’s Gemma Collins wins two Silver Medals at the British Rowing Junior Championships as it returns to Scottish Water MOTHERWELL – As the British Rowing Junior Championships returned to Scotland for the first time since 2015. GUBC’s own Gemma Collins starred alongside her teammates as Team Scotland prepares for the Home International Rowing Regatta. On […]
GUBC perform well but miss qualification for Henley Royal Regatta
Glasgow University Boat Club miss out on Qualification in stacked Prince of Wales field HENLEY-ON-THAMES – As the showpiece event in British Rowing, Henley Royal Regatta attracts a strong entry. GUBC’s offering this year was in the Intermediate Quadruple Sculls event, the Prince of Wales Challenge Cup. After last season making it to Thursday, this […]