April 6, 2004

GW Invitational Crew Classic Scheduled for April 10

GW is set to host the 17th annual George Washington Invitational Crew Classic, the metropolitan area’s largest collegiate rowing competition.

The April 10 regatta on the Potomac River serves as the unofficial finale to the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs through April 11.

Rowing faithful will need to make their way to Thompson’s Boat House at the bottom of Virginia Avenue or to Washington Harbor in Georgetown by 8 am if they want to catch the preliminary heats. The 2,000-meter, four-lane buoyed course begins near the Spout Run area of the Potomac River with the finish line in front of Washington Harbor. The finals are scheduled to begin at 1:20 pm, and an awards ceremony will follow the competition at approximately 5 pm.

At last year’s event, the US Naval Academy took five first-place finishes and a pair of third-place finishes to capture the Gilbert H. Hood, Jr. Point Trophy. GW’s second-place finish was its best performance since taking second in the 1994 classic. Tennessee’s women’s varsity eight won the Howard Wilkins Bowl, beating the Colonials boat by 19 seconds.

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