It may have been the best day, in terms of weather, ever for a Windermere Cup. It may have been the strongest field, in terms of international and domestic competition, in the 40-year history of the event. And the Washington men’s varsity crew’s epic win over Great Britain may have been the most thrilling race ever at the Opening Day Regatta.
Washington Rowing, along with Windermere Real Estate, welcomes men’s and women’s crews from the Great Britain National Team, the women’s Canadian National Team and the Northeastern University men’s team for the 40th annual Windermere Cup, scheduled for this Saturday, May 2.
The No. 1-ranked Washington men’s varsity eight crew held off its biggest rival – No. 2 California – Saturday at The Dual, earning the Schoch Cup in a thrilling race at Redwood Shores.
The No. 1-ranked Washington men’s rowing team will travel south to Redwood Shores to take on its biggest rival this Saturday at The Dual, vs. California – the most important and longest-running rowing rivalry in the West.
The No. 5-ranked Washington women’s rowing team won two races and finished second in four others Sunday, as the Huskies faced their stiffest challenge of the season on day two at the B1G Invitational at Lake Natoma.
The No. 5-ranked Washington women’s rowing team won 12 of 14 races Saturday at a grueling day one of the B1G Invitational at Lake Natoma. Like most of the 19 participating programs, UW competed twice each in seven race categories.
The Washington women’s rowing team faces an extraordinarily busy weekend as seven Husky crews will each race three times over two days at the B1G Invitational, Saturday and Sunday at Lake Natoma. This year’s Invitational features 19 programs competing in four eights and three fours.
The No. 1–ranked Washington men’s rowing team won all three of its races in a dual regatta vs. No. 21 Oregon State Saturday at Vancouver Lake. The Huskies took the top-three spots in the eights race and also won both fours races.
The No. 5-ranked Washington women’s rowing team retained the Simpson Cup with a win over No. 10 California in the 49th edition of The Dual Saturday. The Huskies won six of seven races vs. the Bears, including the varsity eight, the race in which the Simpson Cup is decided.
The No. 1-ranked Washington men’s rowing team will travel to Vancouver (Wash.) Lake this Saturday to take on No. 21 Oregon State in a dual regatta. The dual will feature just three races – one in eights, and two in fours – with multiple crews from both UW and Oregon State in each race.