The 2026 Rowing Season has arrived! We are excited to share with you the latest edition of Sweep Magazine – the 2026 Spring Preview. Please click the link below to learn more about our season to come, including the 125th Class Day Regatta which will take place this Saturday, March 21st.
Thank you to all who continue to support Washington Rowing. The generosity of our alumni, donors, parents, and friends helps our teams achieve remarkable success. We look forward to seeing you all out on Montlake or on the road this season.
Rowing at University of Washington was established in 1901 with support from the local business community. In 1903, Washington entered its first intercollegiate race and defeated California, starting their storied “Cal Dual” rivalry.
From this beginning, UW crews became the champions in the nation, winning the gold medal in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin as described in the New York Times bestseller The Boys in the Boat. UW has continued its tradition of winning championships and Olympic medals, and today is one of the best university rowing programs in the world thanks to the support of alumni, the Washington Rowing Stewards and the local community.
With its state-of-the-art training facility located on the UW campus right on the shores of Lake Washington, surrounded by mountains and in close proximity to the iconic Montlake Cut, Washington Rowing attracts the best men and women student-athletes from the Pacific Northwest and around the world.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Montlake Cut, WA
Friday, March 27th, 2026
Sarasota, FL
Saturday, March 28th, 2026
Sarasota, FL
Saturday April 4th, 2026
Seattle, WA
Saturday, April 11th, 2026
Vancouver, WA
Fri. May 1st & Sat. May 2nd, 2026
Seattle, WA
Sat. May 16th – Sun. May 17th, 2026
Rancho, Cordova
Fri. May 29th – Sun. May 31st, 2026
Rancho, Cordova
Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Seattle, WA
Sat & Sun, March 28-29th 2026
San Diego, CA
Sat & Sun, April 18th – 19th 2026
Rancho Cordova, CA
Fri & Sat, May 1st-2nd 2026
Seattle, WA
Sat & Sun, May 16th – 17th 2026
Indianapolis, IN
Fri – Sun, May 29th – 31st 2026
Gainesville, GA
The freshmen women and senior men both posted top-10 Montlake Cut times en route to wins in their respective Class Day races Saturday on Montlake Cut. The 125th annual Class Day Regatta marked the start of the spring season for the UW men’s and women’s rowing teams, who will both begin the season in earnest next weekend.
The start of each new UW rowing season is marked by the annual Class Day Regatta, which will be held this Saturday, March 21, on Montlake Cut. With each new spring, the Washington women’s rowing team is bolstered by a group of newcomers.
Class Day has been a key component to the Washington Rowing program since 1901 – a century and a quarter ago – and the 2026 version is upon us this Saturday, March 21. Each year, the UW men’s team officially introduces its new class of freshmen in conjuction with Class Day, as it’s a milestone that indicates that each of those individuals has made the team.