Men’s Season Recap

Hard Work and Dedication— On and Off the Water By Michael Callahan The 2018 Season is officially behind us, and I wanted to thank you again for your support throughout the year. I could not be prouder of this team, and particularly our seniors. The Class of ‘18 stepped up last year (2017) to reembrace…

Huskies at Henley

Washington Men Shatter Temple Cup Record on Way to Henley Victory Washington Rowing and the Henley Royal Regatta each boast a proud tradition together, one that dates back 60 years. While the regatta itself is much older – the event was first held in 1839 – the UW has made history on the Thames more…

New Shell Dedications

Swiftsure/Alumnus On February 24, 2018, members of the 1958 team that defeated the Soviets in Moscow returned to Conibear to dedicate our newest Men’s Pocock 8+ in the Washington fleet: the Swiftsure/Alumnus.  On hand were John Bisset (cox); Roger MacDonald (3-seat); Dick Erickson’s (2-seat) wife Irma; and Bob Svendsen (bow), along with extended family and…

The Girls in the Boat

Congratulations to the 1984 and 1985 women’s crews for earning a spot in the Husky Hall of Fame.  The ‘84 and ‘85 Washington women’s varsity eights won both the Pac-10 Conference championship and the National Championship The ‘84 varsity eight was undefeated The ‘84 and ‘85 crews were the last two in a string of…

Why I Volunteer: Noelle Broom, ‘08

Noelle Broom walked onto the Washington Rowing team as a freshman after being a swimmer and water polo player in high school. She became hooked on rowing after learning to row under Erica Schwab (the freshmen coach at the time).  Nearly fifteen years later, she’s still hooked on Washington Rowing. For the past three years…