Yasmin Farooq Named Head Women’s Rowing Coach
Longtime U.S. National Team coxswain Yasmin Farooq has been named the head women’s rowing coach at the University of Washington, UW director of athletics Jennifer Cohen announced today.
Varsity Four, Freshman Eight Win At 114th IRAs
Washington rowing won national championships in the freshman eight and the varsity four Sunday at the 114th Intercollegiate Rowing Association championships on Mercer Lake.
UW Finishes Fifth At 2016 NCAA Championships
The Washington women’s rowing team finished fifth at the 2016 NCAA Championships as the Huskies’ varsity four earned a silver medal and the second varsity eight took home a bronze Sunday at Lake Natoma.
Huskies Sweep 30th Annual Windermere Cup
The Washington Rowing program could not have asked for a better result in the 30th Annual Windermere Cup, as both the men’s and women’s rowing teams took home the Windermere Cup and the Erickson Cascade Cup for their respective programs.
UW ’36 Crew Named Pac-12 Eight Of the Century
Eighty years after their legendary feat, recognition for Washington Rowing’s 1936 eight-oared crew continues to come. Tonight, the Pac-12 Conference honored “The Boys In The Boat” as the conference’s Varsity Eight of the Century.
KUOW: The man behind Seattle’s boys in the boat
KUOW’s Marcie Sillman posted this story today about UW rowing. Make sure to check out all the links within the story as well for audio, video and photos.
Seattle Times: How the Windermere Cup Buoyed UW’s Rowing Prowess and Quickly Became a World Event
Since the USSR’s participation in the first Windermere Cup during the Cold War, Seattle’s annual crew extravaganza has remained a prestigious rowing regatta across the globe. Now the Russians return for the race’s 30th running.