University of Warwick Boat Club
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The University of Warwick Boat Club is the rowing
club of the University of Warwick
. It was founded in 1966 and currently has over 100 members.
The club caters for all levels of rowers, from novices to Boat Race winners and Olympians.
and a Concept2 dynamic ergo, kept in the on-campus sports centre.
The club's men's 1st VIII currently rows in a 2008 wing-rigged Empacher
and the women's 1st VIII currently rows in a 2011 Janousek. The club owns three further eights, three fours and numerous small boats.
The club trains out of a recently rebuilt boathouse on a private 3.5km stretch of the River Avon south of Warwick Castle
.
Recent alumni of the club include two Boat Race
winners and an olympic rower.
Sport rowing
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
club of the University of Warwick
University of Warwick
The University of Warwick is a public research university located in Coventry, United Kingdom...
. It was founded in 1966 and currently has over 100 members.
The club caters for all levels of rowers, from novices to Boat Race winners and Olympians.
Facilities
The club's facilities are extensive and include 16 Concept2 ergosIndoor rower
An indoor rower, or rowing machine, is a machine used to simulate the action of watercraft rowing for the purpose of exercise or training for rowing. Indoor rowing has become established as a sport in its own right...
and a Concept2 dynamic ergo, kept in the on-campus sports centre.
The club's men's 1st VIII currently rows in a 2008 wing-rigged Empacher
Empacher
Empacher is a manufacturer of boats, especially for the sport of rowing. Originally building sailing yachts, it was founded by Willy Empacher in 1923 in Königsberg, East Prussia. In 1952 they started producing racing rowing shells, an enterprise that has become their main business today...
and the women's 1st VIII currently rows in a 2011 Janousek. The club owns three further eights, three fours and numerous small boats.
The club trains out of a recently rebuilt boathouse on a private 3.5km stretch of the River Avon south of Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle
Warwick Castle is a medieval castle in Warwick, the county town of Warwickshire, England. It sits on a bend on the River Avon. The castle was built by William the Conqueror in 1068 within or adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon burh of Warwick. It was used as a fortification until the early 17th century,...
.
Warwick Graduate Boat Club
The club's alumni maintain strong links with the club through the Warwick Graduate Boat Club. Members of WGBC and UWBC regularly compete.Recent alumni of the club include two Boat Race
The Boat Race
The event generally known as "The Boat Race" is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between competing eights each spring on the River Thames in London. It takes place generally on the last Saturday of March or the first...
winners and an olympic rower.