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...Crimson men’s heavyweight crew team ended its season in resounding fashion earlier this month when the varsity eight won and the varsity four made it to the semifinals in the teams’ respective events at England’s Henley Royal Regatta, one of the most prestigious rowing meets of the year...
...regatta has been held annually since 1839, only taking breaks during World Wars I and II. Held this year from July 4-8, its present format comprises five days of racing, with three weekdays of heats before the semifinals and finals of each event on the weekend...
...race that Medaris described as “the best race of the regatta,” however. That honor went to the Harvard uncoxed four against the composite Henley and Thames Rowing Clubs, which got catapulted the Crimson into the semifinals of the Visitors’ Challenge...
Several other Harvard oarsmen competed at the Regatta in boats unaffiliated with the Crimson, including rising senior Breffny Morgan in the Silver Goblets and Nickalls’ Challenge Cup, and graduates Malcolm Howard ‘05 and Kip McDaniel ‘04 in the Canadian eight and four, respectively...
...Canadian eight, who eventually won the Grand Challenge Cup, raced against Harvard as part of the team’s warm-up the day before the regatta started, beating the Harvard boat by a slender margin, Kitovitz said...