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MELANIE HELLER
CREW: At Head of the Charles, lightweights win; women and heavyweights medal

The Yale rowing teams returned to the Head of the Charles Regatta last weekend, coming first in the Lightweight Eights and securing podium finishes in […]

October 26, 2021

NICOLE RODRIGUEZ
CREW: Yale crew members who rowed in Tokyo reflect on Olympics

In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Yale Crew was represented by three rowers. This past summer, 11 current and graduated students rowed in Tokyo Bay, with a bronze and gold medalist amongst them.

September 7, 2021

The New Zealand rowers celebrate their gold.
NICOLE RODRIGUEZ
Behind the Venue: Gales Ferry Boathouse and 143 years of intercollegiate rowing

Gales Ferry Boathouse has hosted the Yale heavyweight crew team for 143 years as members prepare for the Yale-Harvard Race, the nation’s oldest intercollegiate sporting event. Since The Race’s transition to the Thames River, Yale has defeated Harvard 54 times.

April 28, 2021

An illustration of the buildings at Gales Ferry and rowers
AMELIA LOWER
WOMEN’S CREW: Kristina Wagner ’15 qualifies for Tokyo Olympics

On Thursday morning, former Yale women’s rower Kristina Wagner ’15 finished in first place at U.S. Olympic Trials II with doubles partner Genevra Stone. The […]

April 16, 2021

Wagner and Stone row together
REHAN MELWANI
Behind the Venue: A history of Gilder Boathouse and the protest behind its concept

“Behind the Venue” is a series of feature-form articles that dives into the history, character and most memorable moments of Yale’s various athletic forums — […]

April 12, 2021

An illustration of the Gilders and the boathouse that they helped build.
REHAN MELWANI
HEAVYWEIGHT CREW: Dan Williamson ’23 to race in Olympic Final Qualification Regatta

There is one last hurdle between Yale oarsman Dan Williamson ’23 and a spot on New Zealand’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic Team: the Olympic Final Qualification […]

March 24, 2021

A photo of dan williamson rowing
REHAN MELWANI
HEAVYWEIGHT CREW: Dan Williamson ’23 trains for New Zealand’s Elite Team, hoping for Olympic call

For most Yalies, the Olympics is a time to watch the world’s most talented athletes compete for their country. For some elite student-athletes, such as […]

March 12, 2021

AMELIA LOWER
WOMEN’S CREW: Kristina Wagner ’15 takes third at Olympic trials

Last Friday, Yale women’s crew alumnus Kristina Wagner ’15 established herself as the third fastest women’s single sculler in the United States. Racing in Nathan […]

March 2, 2021

JAMES RICHARDSON
WOMEN’S CREW: Ella von der Schulenburg ’20 to debut for Swiss senior team this weekend

The former Yale women’s crew captain is set to make her first appearance for Switzerland’s senior national team in Poznań, Poland this weekend.

October 8, 2020

AMELIA LOWER
CREW: Moving ergs outside, Yale rowers take Phase I in stride

As varsity athletic teams resume practices socially-distanced and masked, the coaches and rowers on Yale’s three crew teams have come up with an innovative way to condition together, moving their ergometers to the Payne Whitney Gymnasium grass.

September 29, 2020

DREW BECKMEN, WILLIAM MCCORMACK & ASHLEY QIN
ANALYSIS: A shifting demographic for storied Yale crew: International athletes elevate the Elis

April 24, 2020