The No. 1 men’s heavyweight crew handily defeated its opponents for the third straight weekend on Saturday, besting No. 6 Navy by 8.5 seconds and No. 17 UPenn by 20.8 to earn its fifth consecutive Adams Cup. The regatta was the 69th running of the event.
Though the Midshipmen held their own for the first three-eighths of the race, the Crimson punished their opponents heading into the midway point. After failing to achieve separation through 750 meters, Harvard had open established open water through 1,000 and coasted to the nearly nine-second lead, never allowing the Navy boat to creep back into contention.
The Crimson swept all five races contended on the day and next rows against crosstown rival No. 4 Northeastern next Saturday to close its duals season.
—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu.