 The BC women's varsity crew team entered both fours and eights teams into this weekend's regatta, finishing 16th in the club eights and 29th in the championship eights.
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While Boston College's hockey and football teams battled on ice and turf, two other high-caliber BC teams headed to the Charles River to conduct their own business on the water. On Saturday and Sunday, the BC men's club rowing team and the BC women's varsity team competed in the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta.
This year marked the 44th year of the Head of the Charles, the largest two-day rowing event in the world. Over 7,500 competitors participate in 55 different races, and the regatta draws some of the greatest teams and competitors from across the globe. Over 300,000 spectators typically flock to the Charles to watch the two-day event from the sides of the river and from the five bridges along the course, which winds 3.2 miles upriver from the Boston University DeWolfe Boathouse to the Artesani Playground in Brighton.
This year, over 8,200 rowers from 17 different countries participated in the regatta. The race included 250 former and current Olympians and National Team members, including the U.S. gold medalist women's eight team, fresh from its triumph at the Beijing Olympics. Also featured in Saturday's races was Olympian Mahe Drysdale, a three-time world singles champion from New Zealand, considered by many to be one of the premier rowing figures of his time.
The BC women's varsity crew team entered the race backed by a growing program filled with new rowers. Led by coach Steve Fiske, the BC women's crew team competed in both fours and eights teams into this weekend's regatta, finishing 16th in the club eight women while Yale's women's team placed first. The team continued into the highly competitive women's championships eights and placed 29th, and also placed 19th in the club fours.
The BC men's team, dubbed the "Screaming Eagles" by one announcer, also raced in the men's collegiate fours, and placed 19th in Event 41 in the collegiate eights. Near the end of Sunday's events, the men's championship eights featured some of the strongest squads of the weekend. The University of Washington won the 37 draw race to help cap off an exciting weekend at the regatta.
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posted 2/12/09 @ 6:25 AM EST
The BC women's varsity crew team entered the race backed by a growing program filled with new rowers. It rocks.