University rowing in the United Kingdom is widespread, with competitions organised by British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) and between and within universities in the United Kingdom.
History
University rowing in the United Kingdom began when it was introduced at Oxford University in the late 18th century. The first known race at a university took place at Oxford in 1815 between Brasenose and Jesus colleges. The first inter-university boat race, between Oxford and Cambridge, was rowed on 10 June 1829. In Scotland, the rowing clubs of Glasgow University and Edinburgh University initiated an annual race in 1877, the second oldest university rowing competition in the United Kingdom. Competitive university rowing in Northern Ireland began in the 1930s with the formation of Queen's University Belfast Boat Club in 1931, whose first inter-varsity races were a triangular tournament against Glasgow University and University College Dublin in 1934–35 and who entered the Wylie Cup (which had been running between Irish universities since 1922) from 1937 to 1938. The Welsh Boat Race began in 2006.
Many universities in the United Kingdom have a rowing club and at some collegiate universities, that is, Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, and London, each college has its own club as well as a main university club. In contrast to the Oxford, Cambridge, and Durham colleges, London colleges are members of British Universities and Colleges Sport in their own right, and thus compete in inter-university competitions.
On 16 June 2008, UCS (who represented the professional staff working in the sector) and BUSA (the body for competitive sport in the sector) merged to form "BUCS" – British Universities and Colleges Sport. Events from 2008/09 onwards were held under the BUCS banner, rather than BUSA, e.g. BUCS Regatta rather than BUSA regatta.
A 2016 article identified six university clubs which "dominate rowing among higher education institutions": Oxford Brookes, Imperial College, London, Newcastle, Durham and Reading. With the exception of Reading, these are all designated by British Rowing as High Performance Programmes, a scheme that also involves Edinburgh as well as three non-university clubs. In more recent times Bristol has placed itself amongst the UK's leading programmes. In the UK the 'Championship' Programmes are: Brookes, Bristol, Durham, Edinburgh, Imperial, Newcastle and UL (London).
BUCS
thumb|right|300px| Crews can get very close to each other when overtaking at BUCS Head
Most universities compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships with a number of events over the year. For non-indoor events, boats are separated into Championship (where "BUCS points" are available), Intermediate and Beginner (for students in their first year of the sport).
BUCS events contribute "BUCS Points" (for Championship boats) towards the (multi-sport) BUCS championship. Since 2011–12, a breakdown of points by sport has also been available. The highest ranked universities in rowing since then have been:
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!Year
!First
!Second
!Third
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|2018–19||Edinburgh (312)|| Newcastle (284) || Queen's Belfast (121)
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|2017–18||Edinburgh (315)|| Newcastle (305) || London (250)
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|2016–17||London (282) ||Edinburgh (267)|| Oxford Brookes (197)
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|2015–16||Newcastle (280) ||Edinburgh (218)|| Reading (185)
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|2014–15||Durham (269) || Edinburgh (249) || Newcastle (245)
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|2013–14||Imperial (256) || London (157) || Durham (155)
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|2012–13||Imperial (400)||Durham (359) || Newcastle (291)
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|2011–12||Durham (356) || Newcastle (309) || Reading (301)
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BUCS Small Boats Head
The Small Boats Head was held in October. The event was introduced in 2006 and first held on the Trent in Nottingham, small boats having previously competed in the BUSA Championship Head. The 2007 event, held in December, saw 4s included in the Small Boats Head and Durham compete for the first time, dominating the medal table. In 2008 the event was again held in October but moved to the Witham in Boston, Lincolnshire, where it ran in conjunction with the GB Rowing Team 1st Senior/U23 Assessment. The 2012 head saw Durham's dominance finally broken as, with only the double sculls racing, Imperial topped the medal table with a single gold, a silver and a bronze. Imperial won again the following year, with only the single sculls racing.
Note that as the Small Boats Head was an autumn event, the BUCS 4s and 8s Head and Regatta from the same BUCS season (academic year) were held on the following calendar year, e.g. the 2015 Small Boats Head is part of the 2015–16 BUCS season along with the 2016 4s and 8s Head and the 2016 Regatta.
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!Top of the Medal Table
!Number of medals
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|2018||Newcastle University Boat Club|| 9 (6 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
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|2017||Edinburgh University Boat Club|| 7 (5 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
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|2016|| Cambridge University Boat Club ||6 (3 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
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|2015|| Reading University Boat Club ||3 (2 gold, 1 bronze)
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|2014|| Reading University Boat Club ||3 (2 gold, 1 silver)
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|2013|| Imperial College Boat Club ||3 (2 gold, 1 bronze)
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|2012|| Imperial College Boat Club ||3 (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
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|2011|| Durham University Boat Club ||4 (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
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|2010|| Durham University Boat Club ||6 (4 gold, 2 bronze)
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|2009|| Durham University Boat Club ||10 (3 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze)
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|2008|| Durham University Boat Club ||9 (5 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
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|2007|| Durham University Boat Club ||12 (8 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)
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|2006
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BUCS Indoor Rowing Series (UIRS)
BUCS Rowing and British Rowing have managed an annual autumn indoor rowing series at a number of universities and other centres across the UK since 2010, when it started with 11 centres and ran from late November to mid December. In 2016, thirteen centres hosted events from late October to the end of November.
BUCS Head
This is a head race which has been run in February or March since 2003 (originally as the BUSA Championship Head). The event grew rapidly, becoming the largest university heads race in the world by 2007, despite the small boats being split into a separate head (see above) after the 2006 event. It was held on the River Trent in Nottingham until 2009, when the decision was made to move the event to the River Nene in Peterborough, and to split the competition into 2 separate days, with Beginners racing over a shorter course on one day, and Seniors racing on the longer course on the other. However, due to inclement weather, the event was cancelled. The event was again held in Peterborough in 2010, 2011 and 2012, and was due to be held there in 2013. However, due to flooding, the event was moved to Boston that year, with Newcastle topping the medal table.
The 2014 event was cancelled due to bad weather, It was held in Boston again in 2015, with racing on Saturday only for the intermediate and championship crews. Newcastle topped the medal table and won the men's Victor Ludorum while Durham, who were second in the medal table, took the women's Victor Ludorum and the overall Victor Ludorum.
In 2015, BUCS sought a new host for a three-year period (2016–2018). The event subsequently moved to the Tyne, hosted by Tyne United Rowing Club, Tyne Amateur Rowing Club and Newcastle University Boat Club in 2016. Newcastle won both the overall and men's Victor Ludorum, with Edinburgh winning the women's Victor Ludorum. The first day of the 2017 event, also on the Tyne, had to be cancelled due to poor weather, but the second day (for senior crews) went ahead, with London topping the medal table and taking the Victor Ludorum. The 2018 event saw separate men's and women's Victor Ludorum awards, with London taking the women's prize and Newcastle taking the men's. From 2019, the event was to be held for three years on the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal, hosted by the University of Bristol, Hartpury University Centre and Gloucester Rowing Club. Newcastle took the Men's and Overall Victor Ludorum in 2019, with Edinburgh taking the Women's. However, it reverted to the Tyne in 2020 after only one year. The 2020 event was shortened due to bad weather, with only the intermediate and championship races taking place. Newcastle University topped the medal table with ten medals, four gold, as well as winning the men's, women's and overall Victor Ludorum. The 2021 event was cancelled due to COVID, but it returned to the Tyne for 2022 and 2023. Newcastle took the overall and men's Victor Ludorum in 2022, with Durham taking the women's. In 2023, Durham achieved a clean sweep with the women's, men's and overall Victor Ludorum. In 2026, the small boats returned to the main BUCS Head event. || Durham University Boat Club || Edinburgh University Boat Club || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2025 || Newcastle University Boat Club || Newcastle University Boat Club || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2024 || Newcastle University Boat Club || Durham University Boat Club || Newcastle University Boat Club
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| 2023|| University of London Boat Club
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| 2016 || Newcastle University Boat Club || 16 (6 gold, 5 silver, 5 bronze) || Newcastle University Boat Club
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| 2015 || Newcastle University Boat Club || 12 (6 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze) || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2014 || colspan=3| No race held
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| 2013 || Newcastle University Boat Club || 10 (5 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)
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| 2012 || Durham University Boat Club || 15 (5 gold, 4 silver, 6 bronze)
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| 2011 || Durham University Boat Club || 13 (7 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
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| 2010 || Durham University Boat Club || 10 (4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze)
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| 2009 || colspan=3| No race held
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| 2008 || Durham University Boat Club || 14 (10 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
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| 2007 || Oxford Brookes University Boat Club || 5 (4 gold, 1 silver)
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| 2006 || || || Imperial College Boat Club
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| 2005
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| 2004
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| 2003
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thumb|right|300px|The start of a race at BUCS Regatta
BUCS Regatta
A 2 km regatta held (usually at Holme Pierrepont) over the May Day weekend. Points for the Victor Ludorum are awarded for finishing places in the finals (more points for champ events and bigger boats).
The regatta was first run (as the BUSA regatta) in 1994, The 2001 Regatta was the first to be held over two days, and attracted over 500 crews. In 2006 the Regatta grew to three days with almost 1000 crews taking part.
In its early years the Regatta was dominated by Nottingham, but in 2004 it was won for the first time by Durham. In 2005 Durham were 1st again, followed by Reading University in 2nd place and University of London behind them in 3rd place. Durham's dominance continued until 2014, when London took the trophy, with Durham 2nd and Imperial College 3rd.
2014 also saw the introduction of separate Victor Ludorum trophies for men's and women's teams in addition to the overall trophy: Durham took the women's prize and Imperial the men's. 2015 saw Durham retain the women's title and Newcastle the men's, with Durham taking the overall title. Newcastle's men retained their trophy in 2016 and Newcastle University won the overall trophy for the first time. The University of London won the 2016 women's trophy on gold medal count, having finished equal on points with Exeter.
In 2008 the BUSA regatta was held at Strathclyde Country Park, as NWSC was not available that weekend.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Overall Victor Ludorum !! Men's !! Women's
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| 2026 || Reading University Boat Club || Reading University Boat Club || Reading University Boat Club
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| 2025 || Newcastle University Boat Club || Reading University Boat Club || Newcastle University Boat Club
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| 2024 || Oxford Brookes University Boat Club||Oxford Brookes University Boat Club||Durham University Boat Club
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| 2023 || Durham University Boat Club||Oxford Brookes University Boat Club||Durham University Boat Club
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| 2022 || Edinburgh University Boat Club||Edinburgh University Boat Club||Cambridge University Boat Club
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| 2021 || Oxford Brookes University Boat Club || Oxford Brookes University Boat Club|| Cambridge University Boat Club
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| 2019 || Newcastle University Boat Club || Newcastle University Boat Club || Edinburgh University Boat Club
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| 2018 || Newcastle University Boat Club || Newcastle University Boat Club|| Newcastle University Boat Club/Oxford Brookes University Boat Club (tie)
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| 2017|| Oxford Brookes University Boat Club || Oxford Brookes University Boat Club || University of London Boat Club
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| 2016 || Newcastle University Boat Club || Newcastle University Boat Club || University of London Boat Club
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| 2015 || Durham University Boat Club || Newcastle University Boat Club || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2014
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| 2012 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2011 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2010 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2009 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2008 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2007 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2006 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2004 || Durham University Boat Club
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| 2003 || Nottingham University Boat Club
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| 2002 || Nottingham University Boat Club
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| 2001 || Nottingham University Boat Club
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| 2000 || Nottingham University Boat Club
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| 1996 || Nottingham University Boat Club
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| 1995 || Nottingham University Boat Club
In 2006 the "University Prize" replaced the Ortner Shield. This was restricted to university and college crews of Senior 2 (now Intermediate 1) status or lower, with no higher-status entries from that institute, affiliated to British Rowing, Scottish Rowing or Welsh Rowing. This was later renamed the Halladay Trophy, after Durham coach Eric Halladay, and joined by the Bernard Churcher Trophy, an unrestricted prize for universities from anywhere in the world – boats may only be entered for one of these trophies, even if eligible for both.
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! Bernard Churcher Trophy
! Halladay Trophy
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|2017||colspan=2|Race cancelled
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|2016||Oxford Brookes||Durham
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|2015||Oxford Brookes||Durham
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|2014||colspan=2| Race abandoned
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|2013||Durham||London
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|2011||Imperial||Cambridge
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|2010||Oxford Brookes||Newcastle
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|2009||Oxford Brookes||First and Third Trinity, Cambridge
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|2008||Durham||Oxford Brookes
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|2007||N/A||Newcastle
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|+ Ortner Shield winners
{|class=wikitable
!Year
!Winner Formerly known as the Hatfield Cup until 2003, when Durham College Rowing took over the organising of the event.
- Novice Head - a 1.8 km upstream head race for novice coxed IVs.
- Senate Cup - a regatta for men's and women's coxed IVs.
- Senate Head - a 1.8 km upstream head race for experienced coxed IVs.
- Admirals Regatta - generally the final rowing event of the academic year.
- London:
- Allom Cup
- United Hospitals regatta, head race and bumps races (for London medical, veterinary and allied students)
- Oxford (organised by Oxford University Rowing Clubs):
- Autumn Fours
- Isis Winter League
- Torpids (bumps race)
- Eights Week (bumps race)
University boat clubs
England
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| Anglia Ruskin Boat Club
| Anglia Ruskin University
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| Aston University Rowing Club
| Aston University
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|- valign=top
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| Bath University Boat Club
| University of Bath
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|- valign=top
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| University of Birmingham Boat Club
| University of Birmingham
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| Birmingham City University Boat Club
| Birmingham City University
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|- valign=top
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| Birmingham University Boat Club
| Bournemouth University
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| University of Bradford Rowing Club
| University of Bradford
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|- valign=top
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| University of Bristol Boat Club
| University of Bristol
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| Brunel University Rowing Club
| Brunel University
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|- valign=top
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| Cambridge University Boat Club
| University of Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| Cambridge University Women's Boat Club
| University of Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| Cambridge University Lightweight Rowing Club
| University of Cambridge
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| Chester University Rowing Club
| University of Chester
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|- valign=top
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| De Montfort University Rowing Club
| De Montford University
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|- valign=top
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| University of Derby Rowing Club
| University of Derby
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|- valign=top
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| Durham University Boat Club
| University of Durham
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|- valign=top
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| University of East Anglia Boat Club
| University of East Anglia
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| University of East London Boat Club
| University of East London
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| Essex University Rowing Club
| Essex University
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| Exeter University Boat Club
| University of Exeter
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| Gloucestershire University Rowing Club
| Gloucestershire University
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|- valign=top
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| Harper Adams University Rowing Club
| Harper Adams University
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| University of Hertfordshire Rowing Club
| University of Hertfordshire
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|- valign=top
|align=center |40px
| Hull University Boat Club
| University of Hull
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Imperial College Boat Club
| Imperial College London
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Imperial College School of Medicine Boat Club
| Imperial College, London
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|- valign=top
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| Keele University Boat Club
| Keele University
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| University of Kent Rowing Club
| University of Kent
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Kingston Students Rowing Club
| Kingston University
| (Formerly Kingston University Boat Club 40px)
|- valign=top
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| Lancaster University Boat Club
| Lancaster University
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|- valign=top
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| Leeds University Boat Club
| University of Leeds
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|- valign=top
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| Leeds Beckett University Rowing Club
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|- valign=top
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| University of Leicester Boat Club
| University of Leicester
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| University of Lincoln Rowing Club
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Liverpool John Moores University Rowing Club
| Liverpool John Moores University
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|- valign=top
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| Liverpool University Boat Club
| University of Liverpool
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|- valign=top
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| University of London Boat Club
| University of London
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| Loughborough Students Rowing
| University of Loughborough
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|- valign=top
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| Manchester University Boat Club
| University of Manchester
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|- valign=top
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| Newcastle University Boat Club
| Newcastle University
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|- valign=top
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| University of Northampton Rowing Club
| University of Northampton
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Northumbria University Boat Club
| Northumbria University
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|- valign=top
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| Nottingham Trent University Rowing Club
| Nottingham Trent University
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|- valign=top
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| Oxford University Boat Club
| University of Oxford
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|- valign=top
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| Oxford University Women's Boat Club
| University of Oxford
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|- valign=top
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| Oxford University Lightweight Rowing Club
| University of Oxford
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|- valign=top
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| Oxford University Women's Lightweight Rowing Club
| University of Oxford
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|- valign=top
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| Oxford Brookes University Boat Club
| Oxford Brookes University
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|- valign=top
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| University of Plymouth Rowing Club
| University of Plymouth
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|- valign=top
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| University of Portsmouth Rowing Club
| University of Portsmouth
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Reading University Boat Club
| University of Reading
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Roehampton University Boat Club
| University of Roehampton
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Royal Agricultural University Boat Club
| Royal Agricultural University
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Salford University Boat Club
| University of Salford
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Sheffield Hallam University Rowing Club
| Sheffield Hallam University
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Sheffield University Rowing Club
| University of Sheffield
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Southampton University Boat Club
| University of Southampton
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|- valign=top
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| Southampton Solent University Boat Club
| Southampton Solent University
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|- valign=top
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| Sunderland University Rowing Club
| Sunderland University
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|- valign=top
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| University of Surrey Boat Club
| University of Surrey
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| Teesside University Rowing Club
| Teesside University
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|- valign=top
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| University of Warwick Boat Club
| University of Warwick
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| University of the West of England Boat Club
| University of the West of England
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|- valign=top
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| University of Westminster Boat Club
| University of Westminster
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|- valign=top
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| University of Worcester Rowing Club
| University of Worcester
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|- valign=top
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| University of York Boat Club
| University of York
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|- valign=top
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| York St John University Rowing Club
| York St John University
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Cambridge college clubs
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| Caius Boat Club
| Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| Christ's College Boat Club
| Christ's College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| Churchill College Boat Club
| Churchill College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Clare Boat Club
| Clare College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Clare Hall Boat Club
| Clare Hall, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Corpus Christi College Boat Club (Cambridge)
| Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Darwin College Boat Club
| Darwin College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Downing College Boat Club
| Downing College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Emmanuel Boat Club
| Emmanuel College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| First and Third Trinity Boat Club
| Trinity College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Fitzwilliam College Boat Club
| Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Girton College Boat Club
| Girton College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Homerton College Boat Club
| Homerton College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Hughes Hall Boat Club
| Hughes Hall, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Jesus College Boat Club (Cambridge)
| Jesus College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| King's College Boat Club
| King's College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Lady Margaret Boat Club
| St John's College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40 px
| Lucy Cavendish College Boat Club
| Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40 px
| Magdalene Boat Club (Cambridge)
| Magdalene College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Murray Edwards College Boat Club
| Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Newnham College Boat Club
| Newnham College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Pembroke College Boat Club (Cambridge)
| Pembroke College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Peterhouse Boat Club
| Peterhouse, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| Queens' College Boat Club
| Queens' College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| Robinson College Boat Club
| Robinson College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Catharine's College Boat Club (Cambridge)
| St Catharine's College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| St Edmund's College Boat Club
| St Edmund's College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
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| Selwyn College Boat Club
| Selwyn College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Sidney Sussex Boat Club
| Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Trinity Hall Boat Club
| Trinity Hall, Cambridge
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Wolfson College Boat Club
| Wolfson College, Cambridge
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Durham college clubs
Durham college clubs are members of Durham College Rowing.
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| Butler College Boat Club
| Josephine Butler College, Durham
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|- valign=top
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| Collingwood College Boat Club
| Collingwood College, Durham
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|- valign=top
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| Grey College Boat Club
| Grey College, Durham
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|- valign=top
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| Hatfield College Boat Club
| Hatfield College, Durham
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|- valign=top
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| Hild Bede Boat Club
| College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham
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| John Snow College Boat Club
| John Snow College, Durham
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| South College Boat Club
| South College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Aidan's College Boat Club
| St Aidan's College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Chad's College Boat Club
| St Chad's College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Cuthbert's Society Boat Club
| St Cuthbert's Society, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St John's College Boat Club
| St John's College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Mary's College Boat Club
| St Mary's College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Stephenson College Boat Club
| Stephenson College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Trevelyan College Boat Club
| Trevelyan College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| University College Boat Club
| University College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Ustinov Boat Club
| Ustinov College, Durham
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Van Mildert Boat Club
| Van Mildert College, Durham
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London college clubs
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| King's College London Boat Club
| King's College London
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|- valign=top
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| London School of Economics Boat Club
| London School of Economics
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Queen Mary, University of London Boat Club
| Queen Mary, University of London
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|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Royal Free and University College Medical School Boat Club
| Royal Free and University College Medical School
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Royal Holloway, University of London Boat Club
| Royal Holloway, University of London
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|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Royal Veterinary College Boat Club
| Royal Veterinary College
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospitals' Boat Club
| St Bartholomew's Hospital
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| University College London Boat Club
| University College London
|
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| United Hospitals Boat Club
|
|
|}
Oxford college clubs
{| class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
! style="width:50px;"| Blade
! Club
! University/College
! Notes
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Balliol College Boat Club
| Balliol College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Brasenose College Boat Club (Oxford)
| Brasenose College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Christ Church Boat Club
| Christ Church, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Corpus Christi College Boat Club (Oxford)
| Corpus Christi College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Exeter College Boat Club
| Exeter College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Green Templeton Boat Club
| Green Templeton College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Hertford College Boat Club
| Hertford College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Jesus College Boat Club (Oxford)
| Jesus College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Keble College Boat Club
| Keble College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Lady Margaret Hall Boat Club
| Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Linacre College Boat Club
| Linacre College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Lincoln College Boat Club
| Lincoln College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Magdalen College Boat Club
| Magdalen College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Mansfield College Boat Club
| Mansfield College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Merton College Boat Club
| Merton College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| New College Boat Club
| New College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Oriel College Boat Club
| Oriel College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Osler House Boat Club
|
| Boat club for medical students.
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Regent's Park College Boat Club
| Regent's Park College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Somerville College Boat Club
| Somerville College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Anne's College Boat Club
| St Anne's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Antony's College Boat Club
| St Antony's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Benet's Hall Boat Club
| St Benet's Hall, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Catherine's College Boat Club
| St Catherine's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Pembroke College Boat Club (Oxford)
| Pembroke College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Edmund Hall Boat Club
| St Edmund Hall, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Hilda's College Boat Club
| St Hilda's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Hugh's College Boat Club
| St Hugh's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| St John's College Boat Club
| St John's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Peter's College Boat Club
| St Peter's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| The Queen's College Boat Club
| Queen's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| St Antony's College Boat Club
| St Antony's College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Trinity College Boat Club
| Trinity College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| University College Boat Club (Oxford)
| University College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Wadham College Boat Club
| Wadham College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Wolfson College Boat Club
| Wolfson College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Worcester College Boat Club
| Worcester College, Oxford
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Worcester College Women's Boat Club
| Worcester College, Oxford
|
|}
Northern Ireland
{| class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
! style="width:50px;"| Blade
! Club
! University
! Notes
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Queen's University Belfast Boat Club
| Queen's University Belfast
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Queen's University Belfast Ladies Boat Club
| Queen's University Belfast
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Ulster University Rowing Club
| University of Ulster at Coleraine
|
|}
Scotland
{| class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
! style="width:50px;"| Blade
! Club
! University
! Notes
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Aberdeen University Boat Club
| University of Aberdeen
|
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Dundee University Boat Club
| University of Dundee
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Edinburgh University Boat Club
| University of Edinburgh
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Glasgow University Boat Club
| University of Glasgow
|
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Heriot Watt University Boat Club
| Heriot Watt University
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Robert Gordon University Boat Club
| Robert Gordon University
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Stirling University Boat Club
| University of Stirling
|
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Strathclyde University Boat Club
| University of Strathclyde
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| University of St Andrews Boat Club
| University of St Andrews
|
|}
Wales
{| class=wikitable style=font-size:95%
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
! style="width:50px;"| Blade
! Club
! University
! Notes
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Aberystwyth University Boat Club
| Aberystwyth University
|
|- valign=top
|align=center |
| Bangor University Rowing Club
| Bangor University
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Cardiff University Rowing Club
| Cardiff University
|
|- valign=top
|align=center | 40px
| Swansea University Rowing Club
| Swansea University
|
|}
See also
- University and college sport
References
External links
- BUCS (formerly BUSA) Rowing Page