Leichhardt is an all-level competitive and recreational rowing club, with a long history of supporting women's rowing. [3] [5] Under the drive of club president Chris Noel the club's high-performance program began to bear fruit from 2004 and took off when Brooke Pratley became the SUBC's first world champion in 2006. The Sydney University Boat Club's first boatshed was opened in June, 1886 on Woolloomooloo Bay on Sydney Harbour. We offer competitive and recreational rowing for all. He was later a Mayor of Leichhardt. After a boatshed was built, Sir Henry Parkes, Premier of New South Wales formally opened the new club at a ceremony on 24 September 1887 before the largest group of people ever assembled on Leichhardt Park. Our learn-to-row courses run throughout the year. [2] In the first twenty-five years of intervarsity competition to 1913 the SUBC won the Cup on 14 occasions. W Lambert was Leichhardt's first state title holder winning the NSW Sculling Championship in 1894,1895 & 1899. SUBC offers a club rowing program in which athletes are able to train at a lower level of intensity, whiles still being able to compete and represent SUBC at regattas. The Sydney University Women's Rowing Club row out of a boathouse located at the foot of Ferry Road, Glebe at Blackwattle Bay. All levels of fitness are OK to start rowing. Sydney Rowing Club aims to be Australia’s highest performing rowing club, on both the national and international stage. Leichhardt Rowing Club began co-operating with nearby ladies rowing clubs from about 1910. Leichhardt Rowing Club formed in 1886 is one of the oldest rowing clubs in Sydney, Australia. Since Sydney University Boat Club (SUBC) was established in 1860 it has been at the forefront of both domestic and international rowing, contributing a multitude of athletes to state and national teams. Book Online Log In. At the commencement of World War II the club had 40 active members. The programme works with talented young athletes looking to achieve at the highest level, from local regattas, to the National Championships, and from Henley Royal Regatta to the National Junior Team. The University's first Chancellor Sir Charles Nicholson was named as the club's first president. Work had started by 1960 but ceased by 1963. SUBC is a club built on the core values of dedication, commitment, passion, and unity. Olympic representative members include:[5], http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/club-histories/sydney/03-1.php, http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/interstate-championships/1907.php#M8, http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/club-histories/leichhardt/10.php, http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/club-histories/leichhardt/Appendix08.php, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leichhardt_Rowing_Club&oldid=942567664, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. 2010-2020. [6] Since the fire and during the redevelopment planning and dispute period the SUBC borrowed facilities at the University of New South Wales' old boatshed at Tarban Creek on Sydney's Parramatta River.