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A New Season for UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse SC
September was a busy month for the UBC Thunderbirds Lacrosse SC. The season began a week earlier than usual as the team kicked off their first game a week earlier than usual on September 14th against the Vancouver Barbarians. The Thunderbirds were able to secure their first win of the season beating the Barbarians 11-2 […]
League Feature of the Week: UBC Hummingbirds
Our team of the week is the UBC Hummingbirds! The UBC Hummingbirds, named because they are like the UBC
Thunderbirds, just smaller, and are a Co-rec Tier 1 team playing in the SRC Futsal League.
Starting Strong: UBC TSC Sailing Fall Update
Team Tryouts: Tryouts were held September 21st at the Jericho Sailing Centre in light air. We had over 30 sailors attend, and are excited to welcome 11 talented new members to the team: Hugh Atkinson (’23), Madeleine DesBrisay (’22), Josh Goguen (’23), Emily Humer (’23), Forrest Berman- Hatch (’21), Andy Hsiao (’23), Henrik Moberg- Parker […]
Welcoming Our New UBC TSC Artistic Swimming Executive Team!
We hope everyone’s been having a great beginning of the school year. With the amount of success the UBC Thunderbirds Artist Swimming Sports Team had last year, we can’t wait to show you what we have in store for this coming year! To get things started, we thought this would be the perfect opportunity to […]
UBC TSC Triathlon Wrap Up Their Season with the Vancouver Triathlon and Cultus Lake Triathlon
Every year, the back to school season brings excitement for UBC TSC Triathlon because it means recruitment is just around the corner. Before that could begin, however, some of the returning athletes continued a three year tradition and raced in the Vancouver Triathlon and Cultus Lake Triathlon. In the Vancouver Triathlon, Ethan White came 4th […]
Welcome Back to a New UBC TSC Artistic Swimming Season!
Welcome back to a new school year here at UBC, which also mean the start of a new artistic swimming season! We hope you’re all as excited as our club execs to see what will be happening over the next few months, and we’re here to remind you of some of the key events […]
UBC TSC Triathlon Compete at the Apple Triathlon Nationals and Edmonton World Triathlon Series
The TSC Triathlon team enjoyed the warm July weather with a very busy race schedule. First up, the team competed at Kelowna’s Apple Triathlon in the 2019 Triathlon Canada National Sprint and Standard Distance Championships. In the sprint event, Thomas Watson took the lead and won the race despite being hit by a car the […]
NEW UBC TSC Artistic Swimming Youth Program
As the new Artistic Swimming season gets underway, so does the launch of a new Artistic Swimming program for youth being run at the UBC Aquatic Centre. After having a successful day-camp in the summer, a couple of the experienced Artistic Swimming athletes belonging to the TSC club have agreed to coach the new program, […]
Meet our 2019/2020 Executive Team
With the summer road cycling season coming to an end, we are looking forward to layering up, and maybe even swapping our road bike for a cyclocross bike. Meet the 2019/2020 executive team who work behind the scenes to plan group rides, social events, travel to and from races, and so much more. Club Lead: […]
Tom Watson Represents UBC TSC Triathlon at the ITU World Final
On Labour Day weekend, Tom Watson represented Canada and UBC TSC Triathlon at the ITU World Final in Lausanne, Switzerland. He did incredibly well in his second ever draft-legal race and finished 5th in his age group despite a bike crash. “It was a brilliant experience to compete at the ITU world final last weekend. […]