St George's Hospital Boat Club

established in 1839, st george’s hospital boat club is amongst the oldest boat clubs on the thames. over 180 years later, our club has grown from strength to strength and is thriving. boating from the university of london boathouse, we are located on the beautiful chiswick stretch of the tideway. the boathouse opens out upstream of the head of the river start line and the finish line of the oxford/cambridge boat race. we welcome all abilities, from those who have never sat in a boat to experienced world championship rowers, we have seem them all! best described as a ‘relaxed yet competitive’ club, we compete locally and nationally in united hospitals and british rowing races. we have seen a number of our members progress to racing at henley royal regatta.