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Head of the Charles 2018

Walk This Way
Men's Crew

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.

Good As Newell
Men's Crew

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
Women's Crew

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
Men's Crew

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.

Respect Earned, but not Given
Women's Crew

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
Men's Crew

Early Risers

Rowers are well into their daily training by the time the sun rises over the Charles.

Good As Newell
Men's Crew

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.

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