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
Two University of Washington men’s crew each earned a berth in the semifinals with victories in The Ladies’ Challenge Plate and The Temple Challenge Cup quarterfinals Friday at Henley Royal Regatta.
The Washington women’s rowing team won each of its quarterfinal races Friday, and will compete in the semifinals of The Island Challenge Cup and The Town Challenge Cup Saturday at Henley Royal Regatta.
Washington senior men’s rower Lyle Donovan has been honored with “The Oarsman,” designating him as the nation’s top Division I heavyweight men’s rower, according to the Intercollegiate Rowing Coaches Association (IRCA).