Women's Crew
Harvard Men’s Lightweight 8 Claims Third Straight Head of the Charles Victory
Harvard men’s heavyweight team also found success on Sunday with a second-place finish. The women’s lightweight eight, however, misses out on three-peat with a disappointing fourth-place finish
59th Head of the Charles Regatta Brings Thousands to Cambridge
The 59th annual Head of the Charles Regatta drew thousands of rowers, coaches, and spectators from around the world to the banks of the Charles River from Friday to Sunday.
‘It’s Like the Super Bowl for Us’: Harvard’s Alumni Make Their Head of the Charles Return
With thousands of onlookers in tow on a gleaming fall day, some of Harvard’s most decorated rowers returned to Cambridge this morning to compete once again at the Head of the Charles.
‘The Power of a Female Coxswain’: An Unsung Hero of the Head of the Charles
It might seem daunting to think about steering a boat around tricky twists and turns while barreling down a river at full throttle, but the female coxswains on Harvard’s men’s crew teams do so with a commanding grace.
‘It Feels Like a Family’: A Day in the Life as a Radcliffe Rower With Isabel Llabres Diaz
Competing in any sport at a Division-I level is a full time job. While there is always an intensity with every hour spent practicing, for the Harvard crew teams, there is an even larger prize each October: the chance to defend their home turf during the Head of the Charles. For Radcliffe heavyweight crew standout Isabel Llabres Diaz, a sophomore hailing from Oxford, U.K., this fall will be a moment where she and her teammates can truly set themselves apart from their competitors.
Harvard Athletes Won 13 Medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Shattering a 128-Year-Old Record
Harvard athletes won 13 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, smashing a school record that had stood for 128 years.
Stunning Olympics Victory Earns Kristen Faulkner ’16 Gold in Women’s Road Race
Kristen T. Faulkner ’16 won gold in the women’s road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Meet Harvard’s 26 Olympians at the 2024 Paris Games
Harvard will be represented at the 2024 Paris Olympics by 26 students and alumni — a greater showing than 100 national Olympics delegations.
Harvard Rowing Finds Multiple Paths to Success at Head of the Charles Regatta
The Harvard rowing teams logged multiple high-placing finishes during their biggest home regatta of the year, the Head of the Charles, marking a promising start to the 2023-24 season for the four crew programs.
Orange Sea
Then-Syracuse women's rowing head coach Claire Ochal speaks to her athletes at an NCAA tournament. This year, Ochal replaced long-time Harvard-Radcliffe heavyweight head coach Liz O'Learly this year.
Claire Ochal Takes Helm as Head Coach of the Harvard-Radcliffe Heavyweights
As Harvard women’s heavyweight rowing enters its 2023 season and the historic Head of the Charles Regatta approaches, Claire Ochal begins her first year as head coach of the team. Ochal replaces previous head coach Liz O’Leary, who had an incredible 37-year impact on Crimson heavyweight rowing.
‘The Spirit of Radcliffe’: Weld Boathouse Reopens to a New Generation of Rowers
The Weld Boathouse, one of Harvard’s two crew boathouses, welcomed rowers back to its historic space last week after more than a year of renovations.
Head of the Charles Solo
A member of the Riverside Boat Club rows solo in the Head of the Charles Single Scull event.
