Women's Crew

The women’s open crew’s first varsity boat dominated its 2011 season from start to finish. It capped an undefeated season on Sunday by claiming the gold medal in the grand final at NCAA Championships on Sunday, beating the field by 1.5 seconds.

Emerging fresh from the gloomiest days of indoor winter training, the crews put on an impressive show this weekend with three of the four teams racing.

The signs of spring are reassuring, but few students on campus are more excited about the warm weather than the athletes of the men’s and women’s crews.

While most students still have a few days before they return to campus for the new school year, fall varsity athletes have already found their way back to Princeton to start preseason training. With the beginning of the fall seasons just a few weeks away and some exciting stories on the horizon, we bring you the final installment of this summer’s athletics highlights.

Last weekend was full of challenges for three of Princeton’s varsity crews. The men’s first lightweight boat lost its 20-race winning streak in a narrow loss to Harvard on Saturday, and the men’s heavyweights, looking to regain the Content Cup from Brown, were unable to close the 3-second gap.