University of Cape Town Rowing Club

The University of Cape Town Rowing Club (UCTRC) was founded in 1912 and has since grown to become one of the most competitive rowing clubs in South Africa.

The UCTRC was founded in 1912 as part of the South African College, which later was incorporated to form the University of Cape Town. Over its 103 year's the Club has grown tremendously to one of the largest university rowing clubs in the country; producing numerous international athletes, coaches, managers and officials. The UCTRC has always been competitive and having been a founding member of t

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02/04/2026

We recently got hold of some memorabilia from the late 70s and early 80s from an alumni - this is step 1 in immortalising it!

26/03/2026

Introducing the UCT Rowing Club Comm for 2026 ‼️🥁

President: Griffin Stone
Vice-president: Thomas White
Treasurer: Joseph Kroon
Securtary: Alice Thiel
Women’s Captain: Mackenzie Lamond
Men’s Captain: Matthys Du Plooy
Boat Man: Stefan Breytenbach
Indoor Rowing Administrator: Ziyanda Guwamanda
Novice Coordinator: Michaela Meyer
Transformation Officer: Karabo Doble

17/02/2026

Absolute fire weekend down at Buffalo over the weekend of the 6th of Feb! 🐃‼️
The UCTRC showed up in force with current and past rowers pulling in to achieve some amazing results. Looking forward to big things this coming season. Special thanks to .regatta for the awesome start 💙

13/02/2026

The Buffalo regatta prize giving featured a special blazer giving ceremony for our SA coastal rowers.

2 of our current rowers - Matthys Du Ploy and Mackenzie Lamond - as well as 3 alumni - Francis Hill, Alexa Kneale and George Du Ploy - were awarded their South African blazers for their performance in Coastal rowing last year.

We are beyond proud of our alum and our athletes for their huge achievements in Coastal Rowing and we are looking forward to seeing them push the limits in the next coming years!

04/02/2026

Please Join us at the Erg room for a braai on the 13th of Feb! Anyone welcome to join us for some chow, apple juices and games :) Great opportunity to meet the club members and learn about rowing. See you there!

01/11/2025

Attention…Bid!
Our Crabs dinner Auction will be live tonight with 8 oar-some items up for grabs 👀
Your wallet called - it’s ready to support some local athletes. Don’t forget to bring it along (EFT counts too - we’re not picky! 😆💳

31/10/2025

Tomorrow is the night! 🦀🍽

The UCTRC Crabs Dinner is here - check out the plan for the evening and seating arrangement for the evening.

Let's wrap up the season the way it deserves - together. 🏆💙🤍

17/10/2025

Well done and congratulations to all nominees!

All nominees are formally invited to join us at our annual Crabs Dinner.

Every season in our sport comes with unique challenges, lessons, and TALENT. We look forward to many more years of Western Cape growth!

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16/10/2025

Well done and congratulations to all nominees!

Every season in our sport comes with unique challenges, lessons, and TALENT. We look forward to many more years of Western Cape growth!