UBC rowing program marks one hundred years of dominance
Global News
Launched in 1922, UBC's program has produced rowers who have gone on to win 40 Olympic medals.
The UBC rowing team is getting ready to take a shot at some more national titles and continue a century of excellence that has made it one of the most successful sports programs in Canadian university history.
“It’s really inspiring as an athlete to see what people before you have done,” team captain Sally Jones told Global’s This is BC.
Launched in 1922, UBC’s program has produced rowers who have gone on to win 40 Olympic medals. Ned Pratt was the first in 1932.
The Second World War halted competition, but was followed by a dominating period that spanned a decade.
Out of nowhere, coach Frank Read built a powerhouse team that would shock the world with upset wins at the most prestigious regattas.
“Frank had a reputation of being tough, and hard and all the rest of it,” said Bill McKerlich, who competed in the 1956 and 1960 Olympics.
“But the big thing about Frank was that his vision was very high.”
At the 1956 Melbourne Olympics UBC rowers won gold and silver medals on the same day.
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