United Hospitals Boat Club

United Hospitals Boat Club
LocationChiswick, London
Home waterTideway
Founded1885
MembershipLondon Medical Schools
UniversityUnited Hospitals (University of London and Imperial College London)
Colours
AffiliationsBritish Rowing
Websitewww.uhboatclub.co.uk
AcronymUHBC
Events
UH Autumn Regatta and Allom Cup, UH Winter Regatta, UH Head, UH Bumps

United Hospitals Boat Club (UHBC) is the rowing club of United Hospitals - a group made up of the four medical schools of the University of London, the Royal Veterinary College, and Imperial College School of Medicine.

Members

Membership of UHBC is open to rowing clubs a club representing one of the eligible educational institutions associated with any of the London teaching Hospitals within the University of London or Imperial College London.[1] The current members are:[2]

Blade Club Medical School University/College Notes
King's College London School of Medicine Boat Club King's College London GKT School of Medical Education King's College London
Imperial College School of Medicine Boat Club Imperial College School of Medicine Imperial College, London Not a member of UoL
Royal Free and University College Medical School Boat Club Royal Free and University College Medical School University College London
Royal Veterinary College Boat Club Royal Veterinary College Not a member of UH MedGroup
St Bartholomew's and The Royal London Hospitals' Boat Club Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Queen Mary University of London
St George's Hospital Medical School Boat Club St George's Hospital and Medical School City St George's, University of London

Former members of UHBC include the boat clubs of Charing Cross Hospital Medical School & St Mary's Hospital Medical School (both now part of ICSM), and Middlesex Hospital Medical School (now part of RUMS).

Races

UHBC organises a number of races on the Tideway each year. While most UH races are open to all clubs rather than only UHBC member clubs to compete, for UHBC members they are significant events as they offer opportunities to compete against other London medical schools.[3]

UH Regattas

The UH Autumn Regatta is a regatta held in the autumn along a 1000m course of the River Thames between the University of London Boat House and Quintin Boat Club. The UH Winter Regatta is held in January along the same course as the Autumn Regatta. [4] The historic University of London inter-collegiate Allom Cup and Anne Redgrave Cup are also contested as part of UH Autumn Regatta. The Allom Cup itself is competed for by senior men's eights. Senior women's eights compete for the Anne Redgrave Cup. There are also intermediate and novice events.

UH Head

UH Head is a head race held in the spring term. It is held along a 4400m course from Syon Park Pavillion to Mortlake Anglian and Alpha Boat Club. There are Championship, Senior, Intermedia, and Open categories for eights and coxed fours for both men and women.

UH Bumps

UH Bumps is a bumps race, a type of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file, each crew attempting to catch and 'bump' the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind, held in May. It is held along a 4400m course from Syon Park Pavillion to Chiswick Bridge.[5] UH Bumps is open only to UHBC member clubs, UHBC alumni clubs, and other university rowing clubs by invitation.

See also


References

  1. ↑ United Hospitals Boat Club Constitution (2023). Available at: https://www.uhboatclub.co.uk/_files/ugd/847c4b_fc4041a3ffd1460699cefd6e93a7909e.pdf
  2. ↑ "United Hospitals Boat Club: About". UHBC. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "BLBC". Queen Mary University of London Students' Union. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "United Hospitals Regattas Course". UHBC. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "United Hospitals Bumps Course". UHBC. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
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