SWEEP Spring 2017 Archives - Washington Rowing

Alumni Profile: Melissa Calkins

06 Mar 2017

For many competitive athletes, the trophy is the focus and the ultimate indicator of success. For athletes like Melissa Calkins, cultivating relationships...

Race Day Guide

06 Mar 2017

Come out and cheer on the Huskies on the Montlake Cut this year. Here’s a guide to help you plan your race...

Campaign to 1000

06 Mar 2017

Be hungry. Be humble. Be fast. Those were the words I heard as a freshman in 1979 as the class of ‘82...

Boat Christenings: Celebrating Our Legacy

06 Mar 2017

The Washington Rowing program celebrated twice on Saturday, Feb. 25, with the launching of a new Empacher Men’s 8—dubbed the “Grand Challenger”...

Eric Cohen Receives Dave and Ruth Cohn Alumni Merit Award

01 Mar 2017

“Rowing taught me hard work for a greater purpose, for a sum that’s bigger than the parts,” says Eric Cohen, ‘82. Eric...

State of Collegiate Rowing: Recalibrating Expectations

01 Mar 2017

By Michael Callahan and Yaz Farooq The 2016 Championship Season represented a major shift in the status quo. Across the board at...

Off The Water: Get to Know UW Women’s Head Coach Yaz Farooq

01 Mar 2017

What do you do with your time away from the boathouse? Yaz Farooq: There hasn’t been a lot so far as you...

Stewards’ Letter, March 2017

01 Mar 2017

Dear Friends, Momentum accompanies change and is often unpredictable. Frequently time reveals momentum’s bias. For Washington Rowing, change was an apt descriptor...

2017 Men’s Season Preview: What Does it Mean to Earn the W?

01 Mar 2017

By Michael Callahan On Sept. 15, the team reported to the Conibear Shellhouse two weeks earlier than in years past. It was...

2017 Women’s Season Preview: A Quiver Full of Arrows

23 Feb 2017

By Yaz Farooq “A single arrow is easily broken, a quiver of ten is not. – Japanese Proverb We began the year...