2009 Pac-10 Varsity 8 Championship Highlights

Finishing-stretch coverage of west coast collegiate rowing at its best. Under the blistering sun at Lake Natoma, Sacramento, California, the men's championship features the closest margin ever (Cal, Stanford) while Stanford proved to be the class of the women's field.

Click the picture to watch. 65 MB, 5:44. Flash version.

Stanford Invitational, Day 3 Rowing

Stanford and Wisconsin put on a show at Redwood Shores, California. Wisconsin’s Max Goff and Stanford’s Alex Osborne introduce "The Rower's Perspective" and we hear from coaches Steve Todd, Chris Clark and Craig Amerkhanian.

Click the picture to watch. 357 MB, 32:32. Flash version.

Stanford Invitational, Day 2 Rowing

Watch collegiate rowing at its best. Day 2 features Oregon State taking on Stanford, with highlights of defending IRA National Champion Wisconsin vs Washington.

Click the picture to watch. 140 MB, 12:47. Flash version.

Stanford Invitational, Day 1 Rowing

This year's Stanford Invitational featured round-robin, head-to-head duals between five of the top collegiate rowing teams in the country. On Day 1, 2008 IRA Champion Wisconsin took on Oregon State, and the Washington Huskies faced off with the Cardinal from Stanford.

Click the picture to watch. 159 MB, 14:32. Flash version.

IRA Men's Varsity 8 Grand Final - repost

The story of the 2008 IRA men's varsity 8 national championship. Click the picture to watch, or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File"). 414 MB, 38:08. Flash version. NEW: Here's the embed code for playing the movie on your own web page.

IRA Men's Second Varsity 8 Grand Final

Washington dukes it out with California and Wisconsin on their way to answering IRA announcer Fred Schoch's question, "Who wants it?". Click the picture to watch, or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File"). 70 MB, 6:25. Flash version.

IRA Men's Freshman 8 Grand Final

"Holy mackerel!" didn't make the final cut, but that's what Fred Shoch uttered when these six fine crews came barreling towards him while he waited at the 1,000 meter mark. See what he saw, and find out who won. Our vantage points give you the best seat in the house. Click the picture to watch, or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File"). 72 MB, 6:32. Flash version.

IRA Men's Lightweight 8 Final

With spectacular rowing over the final 500 meters, Cornell overtakes Princeton to win the lightweight national championship. Click the picture to watch, or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File"). 67 MB, 6:08. Flash version.

IRA Women's Lightweight 8 Final - repost

Wisconsin swings to a National Championship in the Women's Lightweight 8 Final. Click the picture to watch, or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File"). 82 MB, 7:30. Flash version.

IRA MV8 Semi-final #2

Bonus coverage for rowing addicts. Click the picture to watch, or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File"). 72 MB, 6:32. Flash version.

IRA MV8 Semi-final #1

For rowing addicts, a raw audio and video sequence from the IRA semi-finals of the men's Varsity 8. Stay tuned for our Championship package. Click the picture to watch, or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File". It's 67 MB in size, 6:07 in duration). Flash version.

Cal vs Washington Dual at Redwood Shores

Under excellent racing conditions, Washington rowed away from Cal to retain ownership of the Schoch Cup . Click the picture to watch or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save target as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File". It's 326 MB in size, 34:42 in duration). Flash version.

Cal Interclass Race Highlights 2008

Cal men's crew coach Steve Gladstone observes this year's traditional Interclass Race at UC Berkeley. Click the picture to watch or download the movie (to download on a PC, right-click and "save file as.." and on a Mac, ctrl-click and "Download Linked File". It's 40.3 MB in size, 4:11 in duration). For webmasters: Embed code.

The Tour 2007

The final fall practice is memorialized once again. This year, we give you "The Victors' Journey".

IRA MV8 final - clean build

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2007 IRA MV8 semi final (raw)

For rowing addicts, a raw sequence from the IRA semi-finals of the men's Varsity 8.

2007 Pac 10 varsity 8 final - final

Washington proves it deserves its #1 ranking at Lake Natoma, near Sacramento, California.

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Washington, Cal dual race

Washington dominates the racing across Lake Washington to capture a decisive win.

The Tour

Marking the end of Fall rowing at Cal.

Bring on the Frosh

Frosh assistant coach Pat McGrath describes the challenges being met by the novice oarsmen at Cal.