About the Club

SUBC is among oldest sporting clubs at Sydney University, and one of the oldest rowing clubs in Australia, having been founded in 1860, when the first race against longtime rivals, Melbourne University Boat Club was held. SUBC is known by many (throughout Australia, and the world) as The Home of Rowing.

The Club has been the beginning of many great rowing careers at university, State, national and international level. Over the last century it has had periods when it has been quite dominant on the national scene. SUBC athletes dominate the Australian rowing scene, and form the basis of many New South Wales and Australian crews. At the 2008 Olympics six Sydney University rowers represented Australia – two in the men’s eight, two in the women’s eight and two in the men’s four – with Francis Hegerty and Matt Ryan winning silver medals in the M4-.

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