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December 23, 2023
Boys in the Boat trivia
"The Boys in the Boat" is now a major motion picture. How well do you know your UW rowing history?
September 2, 2023
Making waves
Like the ‘Boys in the Boat,’ UW women’s rowing has its own inspiring story.
June 4, 2023
Pulling together
At the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, the UW crew made history and set a legacy in motion.
Bragging rites
Learn who’s behind those purple, white and gold slogans every rowing season on the Montlake Cut.
June 10, 2021
Forward momentum
Erin O'Connell, '96, is back at the UW as the Deputy Athletics Director and the Senior Woman Administrator.
June 3, 2019
‘Cathedral’ on the Cut
Nearly torn down in 1975, the ASUW Shell House is still a beloved building on the UW campus.
June 2, 2019
Where it all began
The 101-year-old ASUW Shell House was home to the famed “Boys in the Boat.”
November 30, 2018
Give Me 5: Michael Callahan
Michael Callahan rowed for UW from 1992-96, competed in the ’04 Olympics and has coached the men’s crew team since 2007.
March 1, 2013
UW's first race
The first intercollegiate race for University of Washington crew – a program with some of the school’s most amazing athletic feats and that’s produced more Olympic medalists than any other Husky sport – came one Wednesday evening on Lake Washington.
Soviets in Seattle
When Washington hosted the inaugural Windermere Cup in 1987, it was the first competition for Soviet rowers in the United States in 25 years.
May magic
Every year, Huskies say the Windermere Cup creates a greatest moment for someone: a student athlete, a coach, alum, a band member, or family members watching with sack lunches along the cut.
September 1, 2011
Rowing champs
Once again, the UW men’s crew has resumed its rightful place atop the rowing world.
December 1, 2007
Joseph Rantz, 1914-2007
Joseph Rantz had a key role in what would come to be known as one of the greatest athletic contests in UW history.
March 1, 2007
‘Fil’ Leanderson, 1931-2006
Matthew Fillip “Fil” Leanderson, '53, had a dedicated work ethic and an innate sense of leadership that carried him to a stellar career as rower and coach for the UW crew team.
December 1, 2002
Life in the fast lane
As a UW freshman back in 1970, Jan Harville, ’74, saw a notice for women’s rowing that said, “No experience necessary.” With no experience as a rower, she decided to go for it. Little did she know her decision would lead her to a 25-year career.
September 1, 2001
Dick Erickson, 1935-2001
Dick Erickson, ’58, was a Husky Hall of Fame rower who coached the Husky varsity crew for 20 years and spent nearly four decades serving the UW athletic department.
September 1, 1997
Women’s and men’s teams capture crew championships
In a stunning sweep, both the UW men's and women's crews won national collegiate championships.
September 1, 1994
Leaving the shellhouse
For 45 years the Conibear Shellhouse on Lake Washington was the home not only of racing shells, but also of many of the men who rowed in them.