The club moved to its own boathouse in 1932 and soon won its first Wylie Cup in 1938, followed by its first Irish Championships for the Men's Senior 8+ in 1939 and 1940.
[7] This era of growth was capped by the foundation of UCD Ladies Boat Club in 1975 and moving to the current boathouse in 1977.
Both clubs have continued to compete with success, as UCD Boat Club, at the Irish Championships[8] and Henley Royal Regatta, winning the Prince Albert Challenge Cup in 2010, while members have represented Ireland at multiple World Rowing events,[9] including Paul O'Donovan and Claire Lambe at the 2016 Olympic Games.
The club's own boathouse is in Islandbridge while its gym facilities are based on campus at University College Dublin.
It also shares a boathouse at Blessington Lake with the Dublin Metropolitan group of rowing clubs.