Women's Crew


‘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.


‘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.


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.


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.


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.


Head of the Charles

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


I Saw 3 Ships

The Harvard rowing teams participated in Cambridge's own Head of the Charles on Oct. 24, 2021. This past weekend, they again competed in Cambridge, in Saratoga, N.Y. and in Providence, R.I.


Harvard’s Century-Old Boathouses to Undergo Renovations

Harvard will commence renovations on its historic Weld and Newell Boathouses this year in what is planned to be the most significant update to the buildings since their construction more than a century ago.


Fall Finale

While the Head of the Charles Regatta in October (pictured above) marks the highlight of the fall crew season, the Foot of the Charles Regatta on Nov. 13 was the fall finale for all four Harvard rowing teams.


Head of the Charles from High Above

Men's and women's crew teams from around the world were treated to clear skies and blue waters during Saturday and Sunday's races. Standout Harvard performances include the Radcliffe Lightweight team finishing in third place in the women's Lightweight Eights race.


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