Men's Crew


124-Year-Old Newell Boathouse Undergoes Significant Renovations

Walking along the banks of the Charles River, no observant onlooker can miss one of the oldest and distinctive buildings: the Newell Boathouse, which is currently undergoing renovations to bring it into the modern era.


Carrying the Boats: A Day in the Life Preparing for the Head of the Charles

If a Harvard student knows one thing about crew, it's that every time they walk past the Charles River, they seem to see the boats flying down the water. That is because the crew teams work through a whopping eleven practices each week. In theory, that doesn’t sound too difficult. But, add that workload to all the normal parts of college life — the classroom, extracurriculars, and a social life — and you arrive at an almost impossible feat, seemingly taken on by only the most masochistic among us.  Senior heavyweight rower Gabriel Obholzer has somehow made it all work. And, he’s made it work to the highest standard of both school and sport.


‘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.


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Newell Boathouse, along the Charles River.


Time is of the Essence

The men's heavyweight rowing team rows past Harvard Business School and towards Weeks Bridge on October 19.


Send Off

Harvard crew members carry the boat into the water during a practice before the Head of the Charles Regatta. Junior rower Jack Dorney will not be competing in the regatta in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics.


Junior Jack Dorney Prepares to Join Long Line of Harvard Rowing Olympians

While most of the Harvard men’s heavyweight crew team is preparing for the Head of the Charles Regatta, one of the Crimson’s oarsmen will be watching from across the Pond as he trains for another race, one almost a year away –– the 2024 Paris Olympics.


Head of the Charles

Spectators watch from above as competitors in the Head of the Charles Regatta pass by.


Harvard Lightweight Crew Makes Cambridge Return in Biglin Bowl

It wasn’t the triumphant return it may have hoped for, but for the first time in almost three years the men’s lightweight rowing team raced the 2,000 meters along the Charles River this past Saturday, fielding five boats in a competitive bout against Dartmouth and MIT.


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