Sweep Fall 2017 – Annual Report Download
Download the pdf version of the Sweep Fall 2017 Annual Report.
Stewards’ Letter
Friends, Last September we highlighted momentum and raised the question of the direction the accompanying change would take. After an unprecedented sweep of the NCAA Championships by the women and the men winning the Ten Eyck trophy at the IRA Championships, it’s clear the program is in a very good place. A word about the…
OFF THE WATER: Michael Callahan, Men’s Head Coach
Get to know men’s head coach, Michael Callahan, ’96. Now in his 13th year at UW and ninth year as the head coach, Callahan has helped establish Washington Rowing as an indomitable force in the world of rowing. While a student-athlete at Washington, Callahan was the captain and commodore of the 1996 team and earned…
Coaches’ Letter: Beyond the Boat
By Michael Callahan and Yaz Farooq The University of Washington Rowing program stood at the top of the National Rowing field once again in 2017, taking home the team point trophies at the Pac-12, NCAA, and IRA Championships. Combined, the men’s and women’s teams won six of seven Grand Finals at our respective National Championships…
Summer Rowing Results
Huskies Haul In 17 Medals At World U-23s Seventeen Huskies earned medals at the World Rowing Under-23 Championships in June. In all, 21 Huskies, all of whom will return to Seattle for the coming season, rowed in the regatta. In a dramatic women’s eight final, Russia led in the early-going, but gave way to the…
Why I Give: Peg Achterman, ‘82
One of the more familiar faces in the last two decades at any UW rowing event – you name it – is Peg Achterman ’82. Whether it is volunteering at the Steward’s Enclosure at the Windermere Cup, flipping burgers on Class Day, or representing her class at Steward’s meetings, she is a mainstay among the…
Why I Give: Andrew Beaton,‘08
Less than ten years out of school, Andrew Beaton, and his wife Genevieve, have set the bar for their generation. Through the ever-present demands on their life from careers (he works for a Seattle-based asset management firm and frequently travels to the Bay Area) and starting a family, the Beatons still find the time to…
Honoring Our Women’s Captains: 1975-1980
By Eric Cohen, ’82 Honoring our captains at Washington is a tradition that goes back to the earliest days of the program. The Captain’s Wall – with photos of every athlete that has led the program since the beginning – serves as a connection to our past, and a reminder of those that have come…
Stewards’ Letter
Friends, It seems gratuitous to fill this space with words when just two will do. THANK YOU! Thank you to those of you who support the program year over year; to those of you who are first time donors; and to those of you who have come back to the program after some time off.…
Women’s Season Review: Trust, Teamwork, Toughness: The Three T’s to the Triple Crown
By Yazmin Farooq “Give the ones you love wings to fly, roots to come back and reasons to stay.” –Dalai Lama XIV A year has passed since the beginning of this adventure: a team yearning to be respected, eager to add to the Washington Rowing legacy, hungry to write the future. A collection of coaches…