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[[Image:Henleycrew.jpg|thumb|The [[1878]] crew team that won the Henley Regatta]]
 
[[Image:Henleycrew.jpg|thumb|The [[1878]] crew team that won the Henley Regatta]]
  
Row, row, row your boat.
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Columbia's '''Rowing''' team was founded in [[1873]]. The program consists of three distinct teams today, Men's Heavyweight, Men's Lightweight (founded in [[1922]]), and Women's Rowing (founded in [[1986]]).
  
The '''crew team''' beat the English at their own game back in the [[1878]] Henley Regatta. They're not too bad today, either.  
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In [[1878]] the "Columbia College Boat Club" became the first non-english team to win a race at the [[w:Henley Royal Regatta|Henley Royal Regatta]].
  
Currently, they practise on the [[Harlem River]]. Why they moved their [[boathouse]] from the [[Hudson]], nobody knows.
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Currently, they practice on the [[Harlem River]]. Why they moved their [[boathouse]] from the [[Hudson]], nobody knows.
  
 
== Further reading ==
 
== Further reading ==

Revision as of 18:10, 28 November 2007

The 1878 crew team that won the Henley Regatta

Columbia's Rowing team was founded in 1873. The program consists of three distinct teams today, Men's Heavyweight, Men's Lightweight (founded in 1922), and Women's Rowing (founded in 1986).

In 1878 the "Columbia College Boat Club" became the first non-english team to win a race at the Henley Royal Regatta.

Currently, they practice on the Harlem River. Why they moved their boathouse from the Hudson, nobody knows.

Further reading

Masters of the Harlem River - Columbia College Today March/April 2007