History
The club was founded in the 1877 to represent the University as a whole. At the time only the College boat clubs, University College Boat Club and Hatfield College Boat Club represented the university in rowing. The team's colour is Palatinate - a shade of purple that is specific to the City of Durham. The colour is derived from that worn by the Prince Bishop of Durham's armies and is commonly used by all University Sports Teams.
In 1989 the DUBC Freshman Squad was established, and since then Durham's reputation for taking novice athletes to International standard competitors has continued to grow.
One of the clubs earliest and best known coaches was Eric Halladay. He was involved in Durham University Rowing from the 1960s through to just before his death in 1997, and coached Geoff Potts to win the first ever World Rowing Championships in Lucerne lightweight race and finish 4th overall in 1974.
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