Who are we?
Established in 1867, Glasgow University Boat Club is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in the university – we are also one of the largest! Following a historic union with the Ladies Boat Club in 2004, today’s GUBC was born.
As the only club at the university to be privileged to receive full-time professional coaching staff, the club provides rowers and coxswains with a friendly, competitive, and driven environment to train and compete in. Each year, we welcome new members who have never rowed before and also members with vast experience in rowing.
Training
We have our own boathouse at Glasgow Green by the River Clyde, home to our fleet. In the University Stevenson Building we have access to a land training space, housing our rowing ergometers and free weights. We also have access to Olympic standard indoor and outdoor facilities at nearby Strathclyde Park.
Training on the river primarily takes place at weekends between 08:00 and 14:00, exact time dependent on group (usually starting around midday for new-starts) – though access to the boathouse is available at all times.
Towards summer, training on the water increases. During the week, sessions include strength and conditioning, ergometer and cross training sessions – times, duration and frequency will vary from crew to crew. Our programs are lead by our full-time coaching staff as well as our volunteer coaches.
Competing
Regularly travelling throughout Britain to compete, the racing highlights of the year include the Head of the River Race in London, BUCS events, Henley Royal Regatta and Henley Women's Regatta, as well as competing on home turf along the Clyde.
The annual Scottish Boat Race against Edinburgh is also a big part of our racing calendar and has been won by the University of Glasgow on a number of occasions, including a record 13 times in a row by GUBC's Men's 1st VIII.
Results
In the 23/24 season we had 6 members of our squad represent Scotland at the Home International Regatta and a member of our Senior Women’s Squad represent Great Britain at the World Beach Sprints Championships placing 2nd.
In the Winter Head Season we placed highly at BUCS Head, with two silver medals in the respective Intermediate 4+. Additionally, our squad saw promising results from the Tideway Heads. With our Women’s squad placing 28th at WEHORR and our Men’s Squad placing 49th at HORR.
Across Regatta Season, our squad saw 7 top 10 finishes at BUCS Regatta with a standout silver medal for our Women in the Intermediate 4+. This success continued up North with our team racking up 10 medals at the annual Scottish Championships.
Joining
Taking on complete beginners is an integral part of the club's philosophy; over half the current senior oarsmen and women never rowed before coming to university. We are also keen to hear from talented Rowers who are joining GU from a junior rowing background. The Boat Club comprises a very friendly and sociable bunch of highly committed and hardworking friends. We would love to see you at our taster day or reach out via