Founded in 1923, LSERC has always accommodated for all genders, and all abilities. We cater for individuals seeking membership to an active and friendly community, people wishing to seriously compete, as well as students who simply want to maintain fitness.
The LSERC aims to increase access to rowing which, as a highly capital intensive sport, has been unavailable to many students previously (62.5% of our current members did not have access to the sport prior to joining LSE). To us, representation in rowing means the inclusion and promotion of racially diverse, economically diverse and LGBTQIA+ students.
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The history of our club could hardly be described as conventional. Having been initially founded in 1923, the Club was dormant from 1977 until its re-establishment in 1991-92 by Dr. Charles E. Ehrlich. Quite the character, Charles named the club The LSE Soviet Socialist Rowing Club! Despite owning virtually no equipment; the club did possess a fleet of distinctly named vessels: “Dictatorship of the Proletariat”, “Mao Tse-Tung”, and “Tyranny of the Majority”. Whilst pursuing his Master’s degree, Charles, with great difficulty, worked to once again establish the club with what little resources he had.
Click here for an entertaining account of Charles' tenure as Club Captain (or 'Party Chairman'!)It was an exciting weekend of firsts for LSERC. It was the first time in the club’s history that they attended the Scottish Spring Regatta, travelling to Strathclyde Park by bus, train and plane...
On Friday 17th March, after a year-long wait, LSERC made a long-awaited return to Europe. On this occasion, we blessed Malaga in sunny Southern Spain with our presence...
On the 29th November, LSE Rowing Club held an 'Ergathon' on LSE Campus in aid of Movember. Alongside numerous team members growing moustaches for Movember, we decided, additionally, to partake in 'Move for Movember', with the aim of rowing 500km across 10 hours.
