Union Boat Club

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Union Boat Club
Location Boston
Home water Charles River
Founded 1851 (1851)
Website www.unionboatclub.org
Notable members
See below

The Union Boat Club (also known as UBC), founded in 1851, is a private social club and athletic club in Boston. It is the longest continuously operating rowing club in Boston.[1] Located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood along the Charles River, the Club has grown beyond rowing and now features squash and general fitness facilities for its 700 members.[2] In 1914, UBC placed second in the prestigious Grand Challenge Cup.[3] The 1914 crew lost to Harvard after beating a crew from Germany to enter the finals at the Henley Royal Regatta.[4]

Union is the sister club of University Barge Club of Philadelphia. For more than 60 years, the two sister clubs have held an annual interclub "UBC" regatta.[5] In 2009, Michelle Guerette, an eight-time senior US National Team member and two-time Olympian, joined Union Boat Club to serve as Head Coach.[5]

Prominent Members

  • Francis Cuddy - 2006 & 2007 US National Team member (Men's 2X 06' & Spare 07'), 2007 Pan American Team [6]
  • Greg Ruckman - 2000 & 2004 US Olympic Teams[7]
  • Pete Raymond - 1972 & 1968 US Olympic Teams[8]
  • Lawrence Terry - 1972 & 1968 US Olympic Teams[9]


See also

References

  1. ↑ Crowther, Samuel; Arthur Brown Ruhl (1905). "The Beginning of Rowing". Rowing and Track Athletics. New York: MacMillan. p. 22. 
  2. ↑ "About UBC". unionboatclub.org. 
  3. ↑ "Henley Results 1839-1939". rowinghistory.net. 
  4. ↑ Harvard College Class of 1890; Supplementary report: twenty-fifth anniversary celebration. Plimpton Press. June 1915. p. 71. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program". Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 22. Retrieved 10 June 2010. 
  6. ↑ "USRowing Announces 2007 World Championships Roster". USRowing. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
  7. ↑ Greg Ruckman sports-reference.com
  8. ↑ Pete Raymond sports-reference.com
  9. ↑ Lawrence Terry sports-reference.com

Further reading

Peverelly, Charles A. (1866). "Union Boat Club". The Book of American Pastimes. New York. pp. 225–27. 

External links

Club Rowing
College Rowing

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