Old Collegians Boat Club (OCBC) is the alumni Club of University College Dublin Boat Club (UCDBC). Founded in 1936 by former members of UCDBC, the primary aims of OCBC were threefold, and remain unchanged to this day:
to support the development of rowing in UCD
to provide of a network for UCD rowing alumni and friends in Ireland and overseas
to promote the sport of rowing in Ireland, as exemplified the club’s organisation of the Dublin Head of the River race since 1941.
Historically, OCBC or OC as the Club is widely known, only rowed on an occasional, social basis. Most of its water activity focussed on coaching and developing UCD crews. With notable exception of senior pot winning crews in 1963 and 1964, it wasn’t until the late 1980s that Old Collegians became a regular force on Irish and international waters.