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.
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.
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.
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.
The Washington men’s rowing team will return to the Henley Royal Regatta this July, as the Huskies will enter crews in both the Grand Challenge Cup and the Silver Goblets & Nickalls’ Challenge Cup.
One hundred and one years after having won its first-ever Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championship, the Washington men’s rowing team won its 20th national title Sunday at Mercer Lake.
The Washington women’s rowing team finished fifth at the 2024 NCAA Championships Sunday, led by a fourth-place finish in the second varsity eight, alongside sixth-place finishes in the varsity eight and varsity four at rainy Harsha Lake.
All three Washington crews earned a place in the NCAA grand finals, as the Huskies finished in the top-three in all three semifinals on Saturday, day two of the NCAA Rowing Championships at Harsha Lake.
Day two of the 2024 IRA National Championship Regatta resulted in four more victories for the Washington men’s rowing team, which earned the national title in the varsity four and saw all three of its eights earn semifinal wins and berths in Sunday’s grand finals.
The Washington women’s rowing team saw all three crews earn places in Saturday’s A/B semifinals based on their results in heats Friday at the 2024 NCAA Rowing Championships, at Harsha Lake.