Head of the Charles 2018
Walk This Way: Harvard Crew's Walk-ons
It is difficult to walk on to most collegiate sports teams, but crew is one exception. With the contributions of a legion of walk-on members, Harvard's rowing program strengthens both its performances on the course and the community within its ranks.
The Head of the Charles Turns 54
Though The Head of the Charles Regatta has a relatively short history in the world of collegiate crew, its history is a storied one for Harvard's crew program.
Steering Wheel
Krista Anderson, along with the rest of the coxswains across the crew program, are just as responsible for motivation as they are for navigation.
Rowing Down a Dream
The Head of the Charles Regatta is chock-full of tradition and draws massive crowds to the banks of the river.
What's in a Name?: The Persistence of Radcliffe Crew
The Harvard women's crew team prefers to go by a different name. Radcliffe, the former women's college associated with college, is the namesake of women's crew in remembrance of the imbalance of resources afforded to the burgeoning women's side in the 1970s.
Early Risers
Rowers are well into their daily training by the time the sun rises over the Charles.
Good As Newell
Newell Boathouse, constructed in 1900 as a gift from the Harvard Club of New York, is the home of Harvard men's crew.