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BUCS Rowing and British Rowing have managed an annual autumn indoor rowing series at a number of universities and other centres across the UK since 2010, when it started with 11 centres and ran from late November to mid December. [33] [34] In 2016, thirteen centres hosted events from late October to the end of November. [35]
British Universities and Colleges Sport, commonly abbreviated as BUCS, is the governing body for higher education sport in the United Kingdom. BUCS is responsible for organising 54 inter-university sports in the United Kingdom, as well as representative teams for the FISU World University Championships and the FISU World University Games .
Rowing at Durham University is divided into the college boat clubs and the more advanced university crews arranged by DUBC, with intercollegiate events overseen by Durham College Rowing. [8] In common with other university sides, the team's colour is Palatinate , said to derive from that worn by the armies of the medieval Prince-Bishop of Durham .
Team Durham (formerly Durham University Athletic Union, DUAU) is a student-run organisation responsible for sport at Durham University.Durham University's sports programme, run by Team Durham, has produced more professional sports people than any other UK university (141 as of 2022) and has twice seen Durham named Times and Sunday Times Sports University of the Year (2015 and 2023).
The World University Rowing Championship is a competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and sanctioned by the International Rowing Federation (FISA), which was first held in 1984.
The Head of the River Race (HORR) is an against-the-clock ('processional') rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, between eights, other such races being the Schools' Head of the River Race, Women's Head of the River Race and Veterans' Head of the River Race.
After returning in the New Year the Club attends South Yorkshire Head, BUCS Head and both Women's Head of The River and Men's Head of The River. The summer season consists of attending major events in the rowing calendar such as Durham Regatta, the Metropolitan Regatta, Marlow Regatta, Henley Women's Regatta and Henley Royal Regatta.
The University of Leeds Boat Club (UOLBC) is the rowing club for students at the University of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.The club races in green, burgundy and white colours representing those of the University of Leeds and is affiliated to British Rowing. [1]