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Class Day Races

The 2nd Annual Virginia Rowing Class Day Races took place under a perfect, clear sky. The Olympic-style format featured each year’s novice class racing its best athletes in singles, pairs, 4s, and 8s. New to this year’s racing format was the Coxswains’ Sprint, a nail-biting event. All races were 500 meters, thereby placing a premium […]

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Hoos Enjoy Racing in Tennessee

More crews raced on the first day of the 2013 Head of the Hooch than on any day of any other fall regatta in the United States. Unfortunately the Hoos did not win any gold, but by the end of the second day, 32 VRA athletes had secured medals (23 silver, 9 bronze). The first […]

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Record-Setting Times at the Charles

The 2013 Head of the Charles Regatta was yet again a season highlight for UVa. For the fourth year in a row the weather was great, leaving many to wonder when the next snowstorm was due. Saturday’s clear skies and tailwind made for record-setting times in many events. With two UVa alumni 8s entered for […]

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Another Good Year at ACRAs

The Virginia Rowing Association enjoyed another year of strong results at the American Collegiate Rowing Association national championship regatta over the weekend. For the third year in a row, the regatta was held at the best racing venue in America: the 1996 Olympic course, in Gainesville, Georgia — eight lanes across, perfectly aligned buoys, a […]

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Another Year of Mixed Vails Results for Virginia

The Drexel Dragons climbed to the top of the Dad Vail mountain on Saturday, winning the varsity 8 and freshmen 8 events, and claiming the silver medal in the JV8 event. Virginia was unable to stop them, though the Wahoos gave it everything they had. Saturday’s racing began with the single’s, pairs’, and heavyweight 4’s […]

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The Hoos Head South

Virginia raced at the first major championship of the spring season this weekend: the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships, in Oak Ridge, TN. Of the six crews that raced for UVa (V8, JV8, 3V8, N8, V4, VL4), three won silver medals, and two won gold. Those 37 VRA athletes brought home three trophies as well, […]

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Mixed Results at GW Invitational

[nivoslider id=”880″ align=”right”]For the first time since 2008, the Wahoos competed in the George Washington Invitational Regatta, in Washington, DC. The weather for the two-day regatta was nearly perfect, and the competition was excellent. Competing crews included the Naval Academy, Florida Institute of Technology, the George Washington University, Georgetown University, and UVa. Races were in […]

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George Washington Invitational 2013

For the first time since 2008, Virginia Rowing has been invited to the George Washington Invitational on the Potomac River in scenic Georgetown. Save the date to come to the waterfront on Saturday, April 13 to watch the racing as Virginia goes head to head with some of the Eastern Sprints’ best. All boats will […]

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