It takes a dedicated team of engineers, athletes, logisticians and sponsors to field a racing submarine. Each team is fully responsible for the development of their submarine, including marketing and sponsorship. A total of 19 teams from 9 countries from all around the world have taken part at the final race of the eISR over the past 12 years. Each year, around 100 university students in engineering, management, human movement science, graphic design and beyond take part. In total, there are around 700 eISR alumni. Here you can meet the teams and learn a bit more about their history and successes at the eISR.
North American Teams
🇨🇦 CANADA 🇨🇦
University: École de Technologie Supérieure Montréal
Team: Omer
Latest eISR submarine: Omer XIII (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2024: Overall winners, agility award
- 2018: World speed record non-propeller
- 2018, 2014 and 2012: Overall winners
- 2016: Innovation award
University: University of Victoria
Team: UVIC
Latest eISR submarine: Sockeye II (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2022: Top speed
University: University of British Columbia
Team: SUBC
Latest eISR submarine: Beagle (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2020: Design award
- 2018: Best presentation
Link: https://subc.ca/
University: Polytechnique Montréal
Team: Archimède
Latest eISR submarine: Archimède IX (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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University: University of Waterloo
Team: WATSUB
Latest eISR submarine: Amy (2016)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2016: Newcomers, perserverence award
Link: https://waterloosubmarine.wixsite.com/watsub (inactive)
🇺🇸 UNITED STATES 🇺🇸
University: Florida Atlantic University
Team: FAU
Latest eISR submarine: Owlbacore (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2024: Runners-up, communication award
- 2018: Innovation award
- 2012: Runners-up
University: University of Washington
Team: UWHPS
Latest eISR submarine: Orca (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2022: Agility award
- 2020: Overall winners
University: University of Michigan
Team: HPS
Latest eISR submarine: Marlin (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2022: Runners-up
- 2012: Innovation award
University: Texas A&M
Team: Texas
Latest eISR submarine: Hullabalooga (2018)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2018: Best coed team
- 2016: QinetiQ Award for Drama
University: San Diego
Team: HPS
Latest eISR submarine: Vaquita (2018)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2018: Most unusual design
European Teams
🇬🇧 UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧
University: University of Warwick
Team: Warwick
Latest eISR submarine: Godiva (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2024: Innovation award
- 2022: Communication award
- 2014: Reliability award
University: Southampton
Team: SUHPS
Latest eISR submarine: Tempest (2022)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2022: Hands down best mascot 🦕
Link: https://www.susu.org/groups/southampton-university-human-powered-submarine
University: University of Bath
Team: BURST
Latest eISR submarine: Salacia (2016)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2012: 3rd place
Link: sites.google.com/view/bursthps (inactive)
🇩🇪 GERMANY 🇩🇪
University: Hochschule Rhein-Waal
Team: HSRW
Latest eISR submarine: Chelonia (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2024: Sustainability award
- 2022: Overall winners
- 2018: Best biomimetic award
🇳🇱 NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱
University: Delft University of Technology
Team: WASUB
Latest eISR submarine: WASUB VIII (2018)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2018: Runners-up
- 2016: Runners-up, eISR speed record
Link: WASUB ceased operations in 2020 (inactive)
🇵🇱 POLAND 🇵🇱
University: Gdansk Tech
Team: Gdansk
Latest eISR submarine: Nautilus (2018)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2018: Newcomers, best repair
Link: –
Asian-Pacific Teams
🇸🇬 SINGAPORE 🇸🇬
University: Singapore Institute of Technology
Team: SIT Nautical Knights
Latest eISR submarine: Mako (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2024: Best newcomer award
🇹🇼 TAIWAN 🇹🇼
University: National Cheng Kung University
Team: NCKU
Latest eISR submarine: Pegasus (2024)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2022: Newcomers
Link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087149226620
🇳🇿 NEW ZEALAND 🇳🇿
University: University of Auckland
Team: Taniwha
Latest eISR submarine: Taniwha II (2016)
Past participation:
| 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
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- 2016: Overall winners
Link: https://www.facebook.com/TeamTaniwha/ (inactive)