Queen Mary, University of London Boat Club
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Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club of Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. The club was founded in 1910. Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, although a part of QMUL, have their own boat club: St Bartholomew's and the London Hospitals' Boat Club. The two sides contest the Merger Cup
Merger Cup
The Merger Cup is a series of annual sporting fixtures played between Queen Mary, University of London and its medical school Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. The event has taken place since the merger of the two institutions in 1995....
annually.
The club is affiliated to both BUCS
Bucs
Bucs or BUCS may refer to:*Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida*Pittsburgh Pirates, a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania*British Universities and Colleges Sport...
and British Rowing, formerly the Amateur Rowing Association (ARA).
Boathouse
Unlike most UL colleges, the club do not row from the University of London Boathouse on the TidewayTideway
The Tideway is a name given to the part of the River Thames in England that is subject to tides. This stretch of water is downstream from Teddington Lock and is just under long...
, instead the club's boathouse is at the London Regatta Centre
London Regatta Centre
The London Regatta Centre, a state-of-the-art rowing centre, is located in the heart of the Docklands area in the East End of London. It is built at the west end on the north of the historic Royal Albert Dock directly opposite London City Airport...
, in the Docklands. The Regatta Centre hosts international quality facilities, including a gymnasium, rowing tank, and large boathouse.
Club Members
QMULBC caters for male and female rowers of all abilities, from novice to senior. Catering first and fore-mostly for sweep rowers. Student crews race in either eights, or fours (both coxed and coxless). Alumni of the university are eligible to row Drapers Rowing Club. Annually, the students compete against a Drapers invitational crew in the Drapers Challenge Cup.Previous club members include olympians Richard Budgett
Richard Budgett
Dr Richard Gordon McBride Budgett OBE is a British Olympic rower and chief medical officer to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to be held in London....
, Martin Cross
Martin Cross
Martin Patrick Cross is an Olympic gold medal-winning oarsman. He won the gold medal in the coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Steve Redgrave, Richard Budgett, Andy Holmes, and Adrian Ellison....
, Martyna Snopek
Martyna Snopek
Martyna Snopek is a Polish disabled rower, paralympian, and twice World Rowing Championship bronze medalist .Snopek studied her degree in London, rowing for the Queen Mary, University of London Boat Club....
and Mike Hennessy
Mike Hennessy
Mike Hennessy is a British rower, who represented Great Britain at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.Hennessy began rowing in 1995 whilst at Queen Mary, University of London for the university boat club...
.
Committee 2011 - 2012
President -Dominic ToddMen's Captain - Oliver Ramsay
Women's Captain - Jennifer Hawkes
Treasurer - Rufus Harding
Social Secretaries - James Deacon & Tom Paley
Secretary -Liam Barford
Committee 2010 - 2011
President - Richard DarcyMen's Captain - Ben Kell
Women's Captain - Hannah Thompson
Treasurer - Jessica Cole
Social Secretary - Michael King
Secretary - Dominic Todd
Committee 2009 - 2010
President - Dominic BellMen's Captain - Sean Simpson
Women's Captain - Georgina James
Treasurer - Matt Lewis
Social Secretary - Peter 'Alfie' Vanspall
Committee 2008 - 2009
President - John William GullMen's Captain - Saeed Mian
Women's Captain - Emma Sheppard
Treasurer - Oliver Lucraft
Social Secretary - Vratislav 'Vraj' Domalip
Committee 2007 - 2008
President - Oliver Sampson-BankcroftMen's Captain - Rory Crew
Women's Captain - Victoria McVeigh
Treasurer - Daniel Poon
Social Secretary - Nick "Pig dog" De Bouillane
Committee 2006 - 2007
President - Alisdair DickMen's Captain - Steve Bowman
Women's Captain - Helen Pritchard-Smith
Treasurer - Erin Skinner
Social Secretary - Cassie Yates
Committee 2005 - 2006
President - Samuel RobertsMen's Captain - John Morkus
Women's Captain - Georgina 'Gigi' Gillespie
Treasurer - Andrew Dench
Social Secretary - Ben Travitzky
Club kit
The club's kit is in the university's colours of blue and gold. Formerly the racing kit consisted of blue lycra with gold stripes running down each side. However, to mark the club's centenary year the kit has been changed to a gold upper, with blue lower part.Club blades are blue, with two gold stripes.
See also
- Rowing on the River ThamesRowing on the River ThamesThe River Thames is one of the main rowing areas in England, with activity taking place on the Tideway and on the 45 separate lock reaches on the non tidal section. The river hosts two major rowing events The Boat Race and Henley Royal Regatta, and a large number of other regattas and long distance...
- University of London Boat ClubUniversity of London Boat ClubUniversity of London Boat Club is the rowing club for the University of London, covering all the university's constituent Colleges . The club has its boat house on the River Thames in Chiswick, London, United Kingdom...
- University rowing (UK)University rowing (UK)University rowing in the United Kingdom began when it was introduced to Oxford in the late 18th century. The first University Boat Race was held in 1829...