Homecoming weekend! William and Mary Rowing spent a busy Homecoming Saturday doing their best to promote school spirit and raise $ for the Boathouse campaign. The team had a wonderful time erging 5000 meters each (yeah erging!), selling WMRC Boathouse raffle tickets and clothing to alums, rocking out in the team’s Homecoming Parade Float, and […]
The Head of the Charles (or Chuck), is a name synonymous in rowing circles with a weekend of beautiful New England fall foliage and crisp autumn air, 3.2 miles of zany, challenging turns through tight bridges, and a half million of your best friends cheering you on as you gaspingly push yourself further and further into oxygen debt. It is […]
The season kicked off for William and Mary Rowing in northern Virginia, as the varsity squads raced at the Occoquan Chase. With the team running over two varsity eights for both the girls and guys at practice everyday for the first time in a decade, and with the team largely compromised of underclassmen rowing their first race ever […]
The big one. The end all be all. The Omega. The Dad Vail Regatta. We came out expecting the worst, with practice cancelled on Thursday due to flooding and rampant debris, with the course having washed away the day before, with two days of thunderstorms in the forecast, and with the institution of 1500 meter time trials on Friday to semifinals […]
Another spring weekend, another succesful Tribe regatta! The day started out well with everyone in high spirits, despite the light pitter-pattering of rain. After a coach/coxswain meeting spent listening to regatta officials explain the particulars of the Occoquan’s traffic patterns, the location of the launch and recovery docks, as well as the need for supple bowballs, Tribe Rowing […]
After bravely navigating the winding, treacherous paths on the route from Virginia to Tennessee, the team arrived at Melton Hill Lake eager to take on the competition. Racing kicked off on Saturday with the novice men’s four event. Going up against a strong field of opposing crews, our guys were edged out and placed fourth in the heat, […]
To put it mildly, the day was gorgeous. The wind was relaxed, the clouds were fluffy, and the sun enveloped everyone with an early spring warmth. With such a setting, the team couldn’t help but race well and have fun. The novice women entered an eight and a four (with some of the women double […]
The day started out very strongly for William and Mary Rowing, as the Novice Women went undefeated, winning the 8+ race over the University of Richmond, and going 1-2 in the 4+ race against both Virginia Tech and Richmond. Congratulations ladies! Not to be outdone, the Novice Men also had a good day, rowing solidly […]
The Varsity Men’s 8+ placed 7th out of 16 entries, managing to beat the men’s alumni boat that raced in the same category! The Alumni men came in close behind WMRC in 9th place. Congrats to the men to gathering such a strong showing of alumni support. The Novice Men’s 8+ finished 8th out of […]
A first showing for William and Mary Rowing at this regatta, the team made quite an impression! Rowing mainly against Old Dominion University’s team, the Varsity Men’s 8+ and 4+ both finished first in their races. The Varsity Women’s 8+ also took first, and the novice boats on both sides rowed impressively for their first […]