Union Boat Club

Union Boat Club
LocationBoston
Home waterCharles River
Founded1851 (1851)
Websitewww.unionboatclub.org
Notable members
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

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. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30.
  3. ^ "Henley Results 1839-1939". rowinghistory.net. Archived from the original on 2012-03-09.
  4. ^ Harvard College Class of 1890; Supplementary report: twenty-fifth anniversary celebration. Plimpton Press. June 1915. p. 71.
  5. ^ a b "Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta 2009 Program" (PDF). Thomas Eakins Head of the Schuylkill Regatta. 2009. p. 22. Retrieved 10 June 2010.[dead link‍]
  6. ^ "USRowing Announces 2007 World Championships Roster". USRowing. 6 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 April 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  7. ^ "World Rowing - Catherine HUMBLET". World Rowing. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  8. ^ Greg Ruckman sports-reference.com
  9. ^ Pete Raymond sports-reference.com
  10. ^ Lawrence Terry sports-reference.com

Further reading

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

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