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...nine in the second varsity boat this year were in the first freshman boat last year—a boat that won the Eastern title and then went on to win the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in Henley-on-the-Thames, England. Traditionally, boats that earn Eastern titles—the second varsity and freshman—are also awarded the option of racing in the Henley Royal Regatta, pending funding...
...much as Harvard might desire a rematch against the Badgers, the opportunity for such a race is IRAs—the national regatta scheduled right smack in the middle of training for the Harvard-Yale regatta...
This year, the regatta, set for Saturday on the Thames River in New London, Conn., marks the 150th anniversary of intercollegiate athletics. Both crews prepare extensively for the marathon of a race, as the varsity boats compete on a four-mile course, instead of the standard 2,000 meters, while the junior varsity rows three miles and the freshman boat races for two miles...
Though Yale may appear to lag behind Harvard on paper, the Crimson rowers still eagerly await the Harvard-Yale regatta regardless of teams’ relative standing. The lack of interaction between the two teams as they both train at Red Top—at different times—adds to the event’s mystique...
...season has been one of the most successful in recent history, where we have won almost every major regatta we entered,” said senior Sean Doyle, who was recently voted the northeast’s top skipper for the second straight year...