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== History ==
 
== History ==
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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]].
  

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:

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.

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