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Captains’ ReportMarch 2026 The new year has started with a bang for Queens, as Head season comes to an end, we are going to reflect on these first few months of 2026. Over the Christmas break athletes continued their training, and trained hard, ready to attack the new year and its challenges. BUCS Head As … Continue reading "Captains’ Report — March 2026"
The club has been back in full flow now for a couple of months with athletes returning from their summer break as well as new students settling into life in Belfast. The club has great strength in depth this year with a senior squad nearing 80, while beginner recruitment went well yet again with over … Continue reading "November 2025 Update"
The summer racing season has been an exciting one for Queen’s athletes on multiple different fronts. From national team selections to Irish Championship wins. Post BUCS regatta the clubs prepared for the release of a documentary that many athletes have been working on, covering the season up to BUCS regatta. It went down a big … Continue reading "End of Season Review 24/25"
Last week saw the premiere of the new Queen’s Rowing documentary covering the rowing season up to BUCS Regatta. This has been developed and produced by Men’s club treasurer and academy athlete – Sam Netherton. If you are yet to see the documentary it is now live on YouTube – Queen’s Rowing – The Road … Continue reading "Queen’s Rowing – The Road to BUCS Regatta Documentary"
Dear Queen’s Rowing Supporters, The first five months of 2025 have seen Queen’s Rowing off to a tremendous start. With numerous victories and strong performances at both local and national events—alongside a high-performance training camp in Banyoles, Spain—the club is poised for a successful regatta season. Our year began with a standout showing at BUCS … Continue reading "Rowing Development…
Queen’s University Belfast delivered an outstanding performance at BUCS Head 2025, one of the most prestigious university rowing events in the UK, held in Newcastle. The event, originally planned as a two-day competition, was cut short due to adverse weather conditions, leading to the cancellation of Sunday’s races. As a result, the novice eights had … Continue reading "BUCS Head 2025 – Race…
2024 was a standout year for Queen’s rowers! Ciaran Purdy claimed U23 World Rowing gold, the same season Options IT began supporting Queen’s. With a £150k investment over three years, the newly named Options Rowing Academy will fund training, regattas, and top-tier rowing talent—helping student-athletes excel on and off the water. Ciaran shared, “It was … Continue reading "Queen’s University and…
On the 1st of February the novice squad took part in Newry Head of the River, entering one boat in the Novice Men’s 8+ category and two boats in the Club Women’s 8+. Inclement conditions on the canal saw the course shortened to 3km in the first division, where all of QUB’s boats were racing, … Continue reading "Newry Head of the River 2025 – Race Report"
At the annual dinner in 2024, we were delighted to present the Donall Murphy Prize to a valued member of the club. Given to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to the club, both on and off the water, the prize is named in honour of John Donall Murphy, an alumnus heavily involved in rowing … Continue reading "Donal Murphy Award – Jason Armstrong"
The Novice of the Year award recognises individuals from both the Men’s and Ladies’ Boat Club’s who has developed within their novice year to improve not only themselves as rowers, but also in making valuable contributions to the Boat Club. Revealed at our annual dinner, the two winners of the Novice of the Year awards … Continue reading "Novice of the Year Awards"
