The junior men and the fifth-year women won the featured races Saturday at Washington Rowing’s 124th annual Class Day Regatta, on Montlake Cut. Class Day, first established in 1901, pits a crew from each class (freshmen, sophomores, juniors, etc.) against one another in men’s and women’s races, and signifies the official start of the spring rowing season each year at UW.
The traditional start to the Washington rowing season comes this Saturday, March 22, as the UW hosts the 124th annual Class Day Regatta on Montlake Cut. Fans are encouraged to line the Cut to watch the races. For those unable to make it in person, however, there will be a live video feed.
The Washington women’s rowing team opened the spring season with wins in all of its races at the Husky Open Saturday morning on the Montlake Cut. A total of 11 UW crews each raced twice, with Oregon State and the University of British Columbia competing in some of the races, while several events featured only Husky crews.
The Washington women open up their spring schedule this Saturday morning as hosts of the annual Husky Open on Montlake Cut. Racing begins at 8:00 a.m. PT. The regatta will feature only women’s races at the collegiate level (no college men’s races), as well as a full schedule of junior and masters races for boys and girls, men and women.
Washington Rowing, along with Windermere Real Estate, welcomes men’s and women’s crews from the New Zealand National Team and the Indiana University for the 39th annual Windermere Cup, scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2025.
The Washington men’s rowing team is proud to announce that, effective immediately, the program will compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The Huskies will be joined by the men’s rowing teams from California, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego, Santa Clara, Stanford and UC San Diego in comprising the eight-team MPSF for men’s rowing.
The Washington men’s rowing team begins its defense of its 20th National Championship next spring, with a schedule that includes dual regattas against four longtime rivals, among other events.
Washington crews finished in the top three spots in the Championship Women’s Eight, Sponsored by Pocock Racing Shells Sunday at the 2024 Head of the Lake Regatta. UW crews also won the Collegiate Fours and the Collegiate Pairs events.
The Washington men’s rowing team won every race in which it competed Sunday at the Head of the Lake Regatta, taking top honors in every men’s collegiate in the fall season finale. The Head of the Lake Regatta is a time-trial head race that runs from the south end of Lake Union, through Portage Bay and the Montlake Cut and ends in Lake Washington’s Union Bay, near Conibear Shellhouse.