Union Boat Club Explained
Clubname: | Union Boat Club |
Clubhouseimage: | Union Boat Club.jpg |
Location: | Boston |
Homewater: | Charles River |
Notablemembers: | See below |
The Union Boat Club (also known as UBC), founded in 1851, is an 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]
- Catherine Humblet - 2000 & 2001 US National Team, 2003 Pan American Team[7]
- Greg Ruckman - 2000 & 2004 US Olympic Teams[8]
- Pete Raymond - 1972 & 1968 US Olympic Teams[9]
- Lawrence Terry - 1972 & 1968 US Olympic Teams[10]
See also
Further reading
Book: Peverelly
, Charles A.
. The Book of American Pastimes . Author . Union Boat Club . 1866 . New York . 225–27 .
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Crowther
, Samuel
. Arthur Brown Ruhl . Rowing and Track Athletics . The Beginning of Rowing . MacMillan . 1905 . New York . 22 .
- Web site: About UBC . unionboatclub.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100730075914/http://www.unionboatclub.org/about.html . 2010-07-30.
- Web site: Henley Results 1839-1939 . rowinghistory.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120309113109/http://www.rowinghistory.net/HRR%20US/hrr_1839-1939.htm . 2012-03-09 .
- Book: Harvard College Class of 1890; Supplementary report: twenty-fifth anniversary celebration . Plimpton Press . June 1915 . 71 .
- Web site: Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program . Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta . 2009 . 22 . 10 June 2010 .
- Web site: USRowing Announces 2007 World Championships Roster . USRowing . 6 August 2007 . 5 May 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100421212138/http://usrowing.org/News_Media/PressReleases/detail.aspx?nws_lKey=396 . 21 April 2010.
- Web site: World Rowing - Catherine HUMBLET. 2021-05-06. World Rowing. en.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023421/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ru/greg-ruckman-1.html Greg Ruckman sports-reference.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/pete-raymond-1.html Pete Raymond sports-reference.com
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051437/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/te/lawrence-terry-1.html Lawrence Terry sports-reference.com