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The Wisconsin Badgers Crew is the crew team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rowing is also the oldest organized sport at the University, dating back to 1874.

They are an NCAA Division I team. The men's head coach since 1996 is Chris Clark.

Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Men's Varsity Coaches 4 National Championships 4.1 Men's Varsity Eight 4.2 Men's Second Varsity Eight 4.3 Men's Freshman Eight 4.4 Women's Varsity Eight 4.5 Women's Lightweight Eight 5 Regatta Wins of Note 5.1 Eastern Sprints 5.2 Head of the Charles 5.3 Midwest Rowing Championship 6 Cups and Trophies Won 6.1 Cochrane Cup 6.2 Walsh Cup 6.3 Ten Eyck Trophy 7 External links

The first crew team is thought to have set out on Lake Mendota in 1874 though the only evidence of this is a letter written in 1912 by a Wisconsin alumnus. By 1878 rowing had become an intramural sport at the University. The first National Championship won by Wisconsin was in 1900 by the Men's Freshman Eight team. The Wisconsin Crew team has won 48 Intercollegiate Rowing Association titles since then.

The Men's Varsity Eight won their first National Championship title in 1951, the first of seven such titles. The most recent came in 1990. This win brought an invite to the Henley Royal Regatta, the fourth visit for Wisconsin.

Wisconsin's women first began actively competing in the early 1970s, and at that time, the National Women’s Rowing Association Championship served as the National Championships for collegiate boats. The Women's Varsity Eight won the club title outright in 1975, and was the highest placed collegiate boat in 1976, 1977, and 1978. In 1986, the Wisconsin women won the National Collegiate Championship which first began in 1981.

The Wisconsin Crew team's boathouse is located on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin. The Porter boathouse was completed early spring 2005. It is 50,000 square feet and includes a moving water rowing tank for 24, five boat bays, including one repair bay, coaches offices, and locker rooms for three teams.

• Amos W. Marston - 1894
• Andrew M. O'Dea - 1895-1898
• Curran C. McConville - 1899
• Andrew M. O'Dea - 1900-1906
• Edward H. Ten Eyck - 1907-1910
• Harry E. "Dad" Vail - 1911-1928
• George W. "Mike" Muurphy - 1929-1934
• Ralph Hunn - 1935-1940
• Allen W. Walz - 1941-1942
• George A. Rea - 1943
• Curt P. Drewes - 1944-1945
• Allen W. Walz - 1946
• Norm Sonju - 1947-1968
• Randal T. "Jabo" Jablonic - 1969-1995
• Chris H. Clark - 1996-present

1951, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1990

1973, 1974, 1986

1900, 1907, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1983, 1985

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986

2004, 2005, 2006

• Men's Freshman Eight - 2000
• Men's Second Freshman Eight - 2000
• Men's Varsity Eight - 1946, 2002
• Men's Second Varsity Eight - 1987, 2001
• Men's Third Varsity Eight - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006

• Women's Club Fours - 1998
• Women's Youth Fours - 1992
• Women's Lightweight Eight - 2000, 2001
• Men's Championship Eight - 1966, 1972, 1973
• Women's Championship Eight - 1977, 1978, 1979, 1988

• Men's Varsity Eight - 1973-1980, 1983-2006

1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973-1977, 1980, 1981, 1984-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, 2002

1967-1969, 1985-1989, 1997-2002

1972-1975, 1979, 1980, 1986-1988, 1997, 1999-2002

• WiscoRowingHistory.org — Wisconsin Rowing History
• UWBadgers.com — UW Men's Crew Official Site

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