CLUB NEWS

All four squads enjoyed an intense and team-focused week during training camp. While the senior crews prepared for Fours Head, the novice teams improved drastically in technique and fitness.

Located in Dumfries and Galloway, Loch Ken provided the club with an opportunity to row on a 9-mile stretch of freshwater. The five-day trip also allowed teams to grow closer; from friendly-co...

We are incredibly thrilled to announce that we raised £1092 for Maggie’s Fife.

Among the socials and the Give-it-a-Go sessions during Freshers' Week, the Boat Club set out to make a more memorable contribution to the Fife community. Organised by Development Officer, Sam Winton, we hosted an incredibly successful 24-hour Ergathon.

All members of UStABC were involved as every athlete...

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our club founder and Honorary Club Captain, John Browne.

John founded the University of St Andrews Boat Club back in 1962. Although having rowed at the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, John decided to pursue his "lifelong interest in aviation" upon joining St Andrews. After being turned away for poor eyesight, he decided to f...

The season didn’t end at Henley as 4 of our athletes continued training to represent Scotland at Home International Regatta on Saturday 27th July. The event took place in Strathclyde Park, Scotland

All four of our athletes took to the Strathclyde waters following an incredibly successful season. The athletes competing had all achieved medals in highly competitive events throughout...

Last week, we made Club history at Henley Royal Regatta. Out of 49 entries, our Senior Men’s coxed four (Campbell Nelson, Oscar Nick, Henry Marles, Chris Bock and Holly Bartlett), finished in the top four crews of the Prince Albert Challenge Cup. The boys rowed an outstanding race in the semi-finals against Durham University Boat Club, after beating Imperial College London and Ex...

Last week, we travelled south for the Henley Women’s and Marlow Regattas. At Henley Women’s Regatta, our Women’s Aspirational Academic Coxless Four (Kirstin, Lydia, Skye and Morgan) reached the quarter-finals. This is a fantastic achievement for the girls’ final race together, and the perfect culmination of a year filled with outstanding  achievements; becoming British, British U...

Last weekend, we headed to Strathclyde Park for the annual Scottish Championships Regatta. It was a fantastic three days of racing, and we added even more club records to our 2018-19 collection. For the first time in 57 years, we were crowned Scottish Champions in the M2- and W4+. The event provided the ideal opportunity to test run crews and race plans before Henley Women’s Rega...

The University of St Andrews has been ranked top in Scotland. Closely following Oxford and Cambridge, the University is third in the UK overall, and number one for student satisfaction.

Sport plays a vital role in student life at St Andrews. Within Saints Sport, there are 55 sports on offer, with rowing as one of the main high performance sports at the University. 

St Andrews is th...

Last weekend, we travelled down to Nottingham for the 2019 BUCS (British Universities and Colleges of Sport) Regatta. Racing was spread across all three days of the bank holiday weekend, and what a weekend it was. Every crew that competed in an A final medalled, winning us four BUCS medals in total in both the Senior Men’s and Women’s teams – our best ever performance at this reg...

Last weekend, we competed at the Scottish Rowing 2019 Spring Regatta at Strathclyde Park. Racing was spread out over the Saturday and Sunday, and the Club saw excellent results each day. 

At the end of the weekend, the Club as whole were awarded runners-up of the Scottish Student Rowing Victor Ludorum. We beat eight other Scottish universities, making UStABC the top non-funded uni...