Davison, van Dorp Advance On Day Four Of Olympic Regatta
On a relatively light day of action for UW alumni at the 2024 Olympics rowing venue, two former Huskies successfully advanced in the men’s single and double sculls.
Six More UW Alumni Earn Berths In Olympic A Finals
A total of six more UW Rowing alumni earned berths in Olympics A finals Monday in Paris, as the United States men’s eight (Chris Carlson ’18, Rielly Milne ’18, Evan Olson ’19, Pieter Quinton ’21; plus coach Michael Callahan ’96) and the Great Britain men’s (Jacob Dawson ’16) and women’s (Holly Dunford ’22) eights won heats.
More Success For Huskies On Day Two In Paris
It was a successful second day of the 2024 Olympics regatta for UW alumni Sunday, as all three Huskies in action advanced successfully to the next level of competition in their events.
Four UW Alumni Open Olympics Competition On Day One
Four Washington Rowing alumni got their Olympic competition underway Saturday morning in Paris, with Simon van Dorp, Ben Davison, and Tabea Schendekehl all moving through directly to the next level.
17 UW Rowing Alumni Headed To Paris For 2024 Games
There may be no richer tradition when it comes to Washington athletics than the Huskies’ Olympics rowing history. Dating back to “The Boys in the Boat” – the UW men’s crew that brought home a gold medal from the 1936 Berlin Games – Washington men and women have established a long track record of successes in the Olympics.
Heartbreak At Henley: UW Falls In Grand Challenge Cup Final
Washington’s national champion men’s varsity eight crew lost to Oxford Brookes University & Taurus Boat Club in the final of the Henley Royal Regatta Grand Challenge Cup in heart-breaking fashion, as the Huskies’ oars made contact with the booms on the edge of the race course midway through the race, bringing the boat nearly to a stop and ceding the British crew an insurmountable advantage.
UW Men Win Grand Challenge Cup Semifinal; Final Next
Washington’s national champion men’s varsity eight crew will race for the Grand Challenge Cup Sunday at Henley Royal Regatta after beating a crew from Princeton Training Center & Craftsbury Racing Project Saturday.
UW Falls To Leander In Town Challenge Cup at Henley
A Washington women’s four lost its Town Challenge Cup quarterfinal race vs. a crew from Leander Club Friday, on day four of the Royal Henley Regatta. The Husky crew fell to Leander’s “A” entry, which had beat another Leander crew on Thursday to move on to the quarterfinals, by 2 ½ lengths.
Smith & Blight Fall At Henley; UW Women’s Four Up Next
Washington rowers Ryan Smith & Ethan Blight fell in the round of 16 of the Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup Thursday, but there’s much more UW-related action Friday at 2024 Henley Royal Regatta, including a UW women’s four racing in a Town Challenge Cup quarterfinal.
UW Women To Race In Town Challenge Cup At Henley Royal Regatta
The Washington women’s rowing team will compete in the Town Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta next month in Henley-on-Thames, U.K. The UW women will send a straight four to compete in the event.