Dublin University Boat Club

Rowing on the Liffey since 1836

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Annual General Meeting Confirmed

The Annual General Meeting of the Dublin University Boat Club will take place on Thursday, the 9th of October, at 7.00 PM in the Uí Chadhain Lecture Theatre in the Arts Block, Trinity College Dublin.

We warmly invite all alumni and friends to attend. For those unable to join us in person, a Zoom link for will be circulated closer to the date for remote viewing.

Your attendance and contributions are greatly valued. We hope to see you there.

2024 Head of the Charles Regatta Results

On October 19th, 2024, a crew from DUBC, competing as Trinity College Dublin, raced in the Men’s Club 8’s category at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, USA. In perfect sunny conditions, the crew clocked a time of 15:30.9 and came 15th out of 36 entries in the category.

Boating from Harvard’s Newell Boathouse and supported by numerous alumni of DUBC, it was an incredible experience for those of us involved to take part in the largest and one of the most famous 3 day regattas in the world. 

The team was delighted to reconnect with many US-based alumni and supporters of the club who no doubt enjoyed watching the weekend’s racing in the pristine New England sunshine. The event also gave us a brilliant opportunity to showcase the college and its rowing programme. 

On that Saturday evening, we hosted a sit-down interview with the Paris 2024 Olympic champion in the Men’s Single Sculls, Olli Zeidler. Candidly discussing his journey from 7th place at the Tokyo Olympics to Champion in Paris, the audience were offered a fantastic insight into his training regime and single-minded desire to win. 

We want to again extend a massive thank you to the Trinity Trust [Twitter: @TCDTrust] for their generous support which enabled DUBC to compete at the Head of the Charles Regatta 2024.


Crew approaching Eliot Bridge
Crew:
Caroline Welch (Cox), George Roberts (Stroke), Morgan Brennan (7), Sam Jeffrey (6), Alfie Hales (5), Ben Reid (4), Anrijs Lorencs (3), Ethan Coplan (2), Cormac Feely (Bow)

Crew alongside Olympian Olli Zeidler (8th from the left)

Crew launching from Harvard’s Newell Boathouse slip

Dublin University Boat Club is the rowing club of Trinity College Dublin. Established in 1898, the club continues a tradition of rowing excellence practiced in Trinity since 1836. Among the oldest rowing clubs of the world, DUBC maintains a long history of success at domestic and international level. Multiple wins at National Championship events feature prominently alongside victories at Henley Royal Regatta and Irish University Championships. DUBC’s accolades span the breadth of competitive rowing, from novice level to World Championship and Olympic representation.
Rowing for DUBC offers the opportunity for intensive training in both sweep and sculling boats, accommodated by state of the art, high-performance facilities for both land-based and water training. Professional coaching structures and individualised training programmes facilitate the development of the student athlete, while encouraging the high academic standard demanded of students at Trinity.