Washington Rowing History
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Nuts and Bolts
100

When was the last time Washington won the PAC-12 Rowing Championships as a team

2021


100

This husky holds the women's 2k world record on the standard C2.

Brooke Mooney

100

This coastal town is famous for its cheese factory, dairy farms, and nearby foggy beaches along the Northern Oregon Coast

Tillamook

100

This creature is often seen in the mornings scurrying around the launches parked on the left side of the apron. 

Raccoon

100

If Gabby catches you doing this in the weight room you are in BIG trouble 

Yawning 

200

The first year of documented women's rowing at Washington

1903

200

This dynamic duo took 3rd place in the 2- for team USA at the 2025 World Rowing Championships

Jess Thoennes and Holly Drapp


200

This is the largest mountain range in Washington State

Cascades 


200

This creature has perched itself on an open erg room window, and it is known for its exceptional memory

Crow 

200

If you have this protein shake after a C workout don't forget to grab a banana to go with it

Evolve


300

The UW women’s program became an NCAA varsity sport in this year.


1997


300

This Husky won Henley in 2000, and has medaled at the olympics not 1, not 2, but 3 times.

Mary Whipple

300

This type of ecosystem found on the Olympic Peninsula receives over 140 inches of rain per year

Hoh Rainforest

300

This creature is a dark, chicken-like water bird, often mistaken for a duck but actually a member of the rail family

Coots

300

In the film "The Boys in the Boat" Bobby Moch said this catch phrase during their final race

"As One"

400

How many times have the UW Women Swept NCAA and what years 

Twice, 2017 and 2019


400

This Husky graduated in 2017 and she recently won a bronze medal at the 2024 olympics for New Zealand in the 4-

Phoebe Spoors

400

The deepest Lake in Washington State

Lake Chelan

400

These creatures have long, streamlined bodies, short legs, webbed toes, and long, tapered tails

River Otters

400

What country does the peach system originate from?

Great Britain

 

500

This UW trailblazer integrated women’s club teams into varsity sports in the 1970s and helped build the legacy of this championship-level rowing program

Kit Green

500

This former Husky competed in the 1984 Olympics, and later became a nine-time Pac-10 Coach of the Year after leading the Huskies NCAA rowing titles in 1997, 1998, and 2001

Jan Harville 

500

Before the Montlake Cut was built, the Duwamish name for the passage, where people portaged canoes between the lakes was this "sxWátSadweehL". This translates to

"Carry a canoe" 

500

This bird is often spotted standing alone on the docks or in the surrounding marshy areas, and is known by what two names

Great Blue Heron and Bluey 

500

What model is the newest Empacher edition to the fleet?

X86

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