Washington rowers had a successful day across a number of events on the second day of the 2018 World Rowing Under-23 Championships on Thursday, highlighted by wins by three different Huskies in women’s double sculls heats, as well strong finishes in the men’s and women’s eights heats.
The 2018 World Rowing Under-23 Championships got underway in Poznan, Poland, Wednesday, and three Huskies saw action in the men’s single sculls, quadruple sculls and the four.
Washington rowing’s men’s eight won the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta Sunday, beating a crew from Oxford Brookes University in record time.
Three out of four Washington boats won their races Friday, the third day of the Henley Royal Regatta, booking their places in Saturday semifinals.
The Washington men’s and women’s rowing teams got off to a successful start on the first day of rowing at the Henley Royal Regatta Wednesday on the Thames River as the UW’s men’s and women’s eights each easily advanced in their respective events.
The Washington men’s rowing team took home the James Ten Eyck Trophy as the overall points winner for the 11th time in the last 12 years, but for the second year in a row, it was Yale that won the national title as winner of the Intercollegiate Rowing Association varsity eight grand final Sunday at Mercer Lake.
Washington and California, the top two women’s rowing teams in the Pac-12 and in the nation, battled down to the wire at the 2018 NCAA Rowing Championships, finishing first and second in all three grand finals, but the Golden Bears won two out of those three to earn the national title.
For the second year in a row, the Washington men’s and women’s rowing teams won their respective Pac-12 Conference Championships, as the Huskies won nine out of 10 races, including both varsity eight finals, Sunday.
Sunshine and warm weather brought huge crowds to Lake Washington and the Montlake Cut for the 32nd annual Windermere Cup Regatta Saturday, and those fans were not disappointed as both feature races came down the wire.
Sunshine and warm weather brought huge crowds to Lake Washington and the Montlake Cut for the 32nd annual Windermere Cup Regatta Saturday, and those fans were not disappointed as both feature races came down the wire.