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UW women’s rowing team starts spring strong winning all races at Husky Open

The University of Washington women’s rowing team started off the spring strong and won all of their races Saturday morning at the Husky Open.

UW crews races in five of the 28 events in the regatta on Montlake Cut, said the UW.

For the Huskies’ top crews, the regatta was a chance to prepare for next weekend’s San Diego crew classic, where Washington will square off against every other Pac 12 program and others from around the country.

The UW “A” crew finished a little over six seconds in front of the “B” shell, which was less than one second in front of the third Husky boat at 7:39.544.

Washington’s novice eight debuted with a win over Washington State’s novice crew. The Husky freshmen crossed the finish line in 7:04.160. 

Next weekend, five UW crews will travel to the San Diego Crew Classic. Heats and prelims are on Saturday and finals are on Sunday. Washington will compete in the first, second, and third eights, novice eight, and fours events at San Diego.

The Washington men’s rowing team also opened up the spring season with wins, said the UW.

They competed against the University of California San Diego in two races Saturday on Otay Lake.

The races wrapped up a week-long camp in Chula Vista. Washington’s varsity eight won the first race with a time of 5:47.23. The second eight won in 5:47.23.

”It was good to line up against another team today at the conclusion of our training camp,” said UW head coach Michael Callahan. “The boats were able to withdraw valuable lessons, and it’s exciting to be on the race course for the 2022-2023 season.”

Next Saturday, the Huskies will travel across the country to Sarasota, Florida where they will take on Brown and Yale in the Sunshine State Invitational at Nathan Benderson Park.