“That course has a turn, so there is definitely a bit of a home-court advantage,” senior Tim Moore says of the race at Yale. “It was nice to really take command of that piece. Then, to defeat Yale in the two races at Sprints was definitely a bit of payback. We respect them as very worthy opponents. We won’t be comfortable until we get them at IRAs.”

Because of the long duration of the championship season, it is almost another season unto itself. The importance of the races looms large for the Crimson rowers.

“It was obviously one goal of ours to continue that dual season record,” senior coxswain Angela Chang says. “We were looking forward to these last two championship races where we know everyone is going to be working hard.”

The IRA National Championships will take place on May 31st in Camden, N.J.

“The league is competitive enough that boats can get significantly faster,” Moore says. “We are eager to continue the streak we have had and are not done yet.”

—Staff writer Alexa N. Gellman can be reached at agellman@college.harvard.edu