By Elliott Oakley ’13 Henley Royal Regatta begins today, in all of its prestige and glory. The Queen’s barge is moored (in all its royal glory) near the launch area, flying an array of UK related flags. The grass is perfectly manicured, though the same can’t always be said of the water. And, of course, […]
By Gage Wells ’15 Well, we’re through the qualifier. It’s been a very busy few days for the B Four. Prior to arriving in England we had only rowed in our racing lineup one time: the 1k time trial that put our boat together. So, after several days of training exclusively in small boats and […]
By Ed Crocker ’13 The past few days have been a whirlwind of activity and experiences for the men and women of VMR. On Friday after practice and a wonderful lunch served lakeside in Uster, Frank took us on an evening tour of Zurich. We visited a millennium-old nunnery, the largest clock face in Europe, […]
By Sarah Zillioux ’14 June 19 We arrived at Dulles airport on Wednesday evening. We received plenty of stares and questions walking around in our matching Henley blazers and polos. By 6pm we were boarded and ready to go. Greifensee June 20 We arrived in Switzerland 8am local time and got right to work transferring […]
Trip Timeline July 8, 2013: The team heads for home for a well deserved break. The experience, unlike any other in the world, will stick with the team forever and serve as sincere motivation for those returning in the Fall. See you again here in 2015. Cheers! July 7, 2013: UVA alumni Kelsie Chaudoin ’08 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
[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 […]
Wahoos Start the Season Right “It’s a good thing we won. I forgot to get the plaque engraved.” —Frank, referring to the Murphy Cup trophy, which the Wahoos brought back to Charlottesville for the third straight year. For the second year in a row, the Murphy Cup was held not on the Schuylkill River, in […]