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.

Pac 10 Championship, Lake Natoma

In a thrilling come-from-behind finish, Washington proves it is the leading candidate for this year's 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". It's 398 MB in size, 36:23 in duration). Flash version. NEW: Here's the embed code for playing the movie on your own web page.

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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