Seniors
Have over a year’s experience rowing on the water?
Join our Senior Squads
Our Senior Men’s and Women’s Squads welcome rowers with at least one year of experience on the water. The athletes follow a complete training program followed by professional coaches to enable them to compete at a high level.
Join Us
1. Register your interest
Register your interest for our 25/26 senior program to receive updates as term approaches.
2. Join your group chat
Join your squad’s WhatsApp group, for updates and crew lists.
Training
Each week, for both squads, four outings are scheduled from our boathouse at UL.
- Monday, 19:00-21:00 – Senior Men
- Tuesday, 19:00-21:00 – Senior Women
- Thursday, 19:00-21:00 – Senior Men & Women
- Saturday, 8:00-12:00 (Double Session) – Senior Men & Women
Additionally, erg and weights sessions are set each week.
- Ergs – two per week, arranged in groups as a squad (typically on campus at Bloomsbury Fitness).
- Weights – two per week, completed in your own time.
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In the Senior Women’s Squad there are 2 pathways to choose from so you can make the most out of your university rowing experience!
Purple Pathway –
This is the more competitive, high performance path, choose this one if you would like to compete at Henley Women’s/Henley Royal/WeHORR and in top crews at BUCS.
There are no erg time cut-offs for this but there is an expectation of commitment to training and completion of the training plan.
| AM | PM | |
| Monday | Erg | Weights |
| Tuesday | OFF | 7pm Water |
| Wednesday | Cross train | Erg |
| Thursday | Weights | 7pm Water |
| Friday | Erg | S&C/ Mobilisation |
| Saturday | 8am 2 x water | OFF |
| Sunday | OFF | OFF |
Blue Pathway –
This is the less competitive, more recreational pathway, you can do as much/as little training as you would like, and you will still be given the opportunity to go to all races but this may not be in the top 8.
Races
The senior squads compete across the country in lots of major races – a typical calendar in recent years has included a variety of:
- Fours Head
- Upper Thames Autumn Head
- Wallingford Head
- Quintin Head
- Hammersmith Head
- BUCS Head
- Head of the River & Women’s Head of the River
- BUCS Regatta
- Peterborough Regatta
- Metropolitan Regatta
- Reading Regatta
- Henley Royal Regatta & Henley Women’s Regatta
In the summer months, small boats are entered for smaller regattas by out alumni club, Bentham BC.
Camps
There are three week-long training camps every year for the senior squads – a great chance for more intensive training and some time away from London.
- Winter Camp, Early January – UL Boathouse, Chiswick
- Easter Camp, April – Rotating location within the UK
- Henley Camp, June – Immediately prior to HWR & HRR
Contacts
Our captains would be delighted to answer any questions you might have.
Senior Women’s Captain
Cecily O’Regan – uclbcseniorwomen@gmail.com
Senior Men’s Captain
Jorge Chamberlain and Alexander Raymond-Martin – uclbcseniorwomen@gmail.com
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