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'''Crew''' (or '''rowing''') at Columbia consists of three distinct teams: | '''Crew''' (or '''rowing''') at Columbia consists of three distinct teams: | ||
*[[Men's Heavyweight Rowing Team]] | *[[Men's Heavyweight Rowing Team]] | ||
| − | *[[Men's Lightweight Rowing Team]](founded in [[1922]]) | + | *[[Men's Lightweight Rowing Team]] (founded in [[1922]]) |
*[[Women's Rowing Team]] (founded in [[1986]]) | *[[Women's Rowing Team]] (founded in [[1986]]) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| + | Crew was Columbia's first intercollegiate sport. | ||
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Crew has a long history at Columbia, with men's team originally being founded in [[1873]]. 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]]. The team last won a US national championship in [[1929]]. | Crew has a long history at Columbia, with men's team originally being founded in [[1873]]. 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]]. The team last won a US national championship in [[1929]]. | ||
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| + | Columbia rowers won the Visitor's Challenge Cup at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames in [[1878]], the first time a non-English team had won a race on English waters. | ||
==Current set up== | ==Current set up== | ||
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* [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/mar_apr07/firstperson.php Masters of the Harlem River - Columbia College Today March/April 2007] | * [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/mar_apr07/firstperson.php Masters of the Harlem River - Columbia College Today March/April 2007] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:57, 17 December 2013
The 1878 crew team that won the Henley Regatta
Crew (or rowing) at Columbia consists of three distinct teams:
- Men's Heavyweight Rowing Team
- Men's Lightweight Rowing Team (founded in 1922)
- Women's Rowing Team (founded in 1986)
History
Crew was Columbia's first intercollegiate sport.
Crew has a long history at Columbia, with men's team originally being founded in 1873. In 1878 the "Columbia College Boat Club" became the first non-English team to win a race at the Henley Royal Regatta. The team last won a US national championship in 1929.
Columbia rowers won the Visitor's Challenge Cup at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta on the Thames in 1878, the first time a non-English team had won a race on English waters.
Current set up
Currently, the teams practice on the Harlem River. Why they moved their boathouse from the Hudson, nobody knows.
