Dear Friends, Reflecting on the past season, we would like to pause and express our gratitude to a number of our favorite people. Our student-athletes represent the University with fortitude and integrity both in the classroom and on the racecourse. This extends to the community as well, whether that’s cleaning up a park, mentoring Special Olympians…
A Season of Growth and Gratitude By Yaz Farooq The 2017-18 season was one of exciting races, close finishes and growth for the Women of Washington. After our unprecedented sweep of the NCAA Championship in 2017, this year we challenged ourselves to improve in every way possible — on the erg, in the weight room,…
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…
UW’s Callahan Coached USA M8+ Wins; 6/9 Athletes from UW It was a record-breaking, gold medal summer on the water for the USA — and the University of Washington — at the Under 23 World Championships in Poznan, Poland in July. The United States won the M4+, W4+, WL2-, W2-, and M8+, (the highest gold…
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…
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…
Washington Rowing and Windermere Real Estate share a commitment to giving back to our community. For the last 32 years we have partnered to bring world-class crew races to the Montlake Cut on Opening Day. But one of our favorite parts of Windermere Cup has nothing to do with the race itself. For the past…
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…
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…
Dorothy “Dottie” Simpson, long-time Washington Rowing supporter and fan, and a strong advocate for education and women’s rights, died February 12, 2018 at the age of 93. Dottie was an adventurer and enjoyed everything life had to offer. Growing up in the south, she was active in a myriad of sports from a young age…