Harvard Men’s Lightweight 8 Claims Third Straight Head of the Charles Victory

Harvard men’s heavyweight team also found success on Sunday with a second-place finish. The women’s lightweight eight, however, misses out on three-peat with a disappointing fourth-place finish

59th Head of the Charles Regatta Brings Thousands to Cambridge

The 59th annual Head of the Charles Regatta drew thousands of rowers, coaches, and spectators from around the world to the banks of the Charles River from Friday to Sunday.

Greatness Dawns

The Harvard men's crew team rows on the Charles as the sun rises.

In Photos: The 59th Head of the Charles Regatta

The annual Head of the Charles Regatta returned for its 59th iteration this past weekend. Bringing together more than 11,000 competitors and thousands of spectators from around the world, the regatta is the largest of its kind. Over the three-day event, Crimson photographers lined the Charles River to capture the energy and life it brought to campus.

‘It’s Like the Super Bowl for Us’: Harvard’s Alumni Make Their Head of the Charles Return

With thousands of onlookers in tow on a gleaming fall day, some of Harvard’s most decorated rowers returned to Cambridge this morning to compete once again at the Head of the Charles.

More than a Reunion: Alumni Perspectives on HOCR

For Harvard alumni who made their mark on the water for four years on one of the Crimson’s crew teams, the HOCR is a chance to reunite with old teammates, coaches, and current rowers looking to claim glory on the highest stage.

Individual Rescued After Sustaining Injuries From Weeks Bridge Jump

An individual was rescued from the Charles River by the Cambridge Fire Department after suffering injuries from jumping off the John W. Weeks Bridge early Sunday morning.

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.

A Spectator’s Guide to Head of the Charles

For the 59th year in a row, the world’s largest rowing event, the Head of the Charles Regatta, will draw thousands of spectators to Cambridge to bask in the electric atmosphere of the unique athletic pageant.

‘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.

‘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.

Isabel inches through the water

RowAmerica Rye

Talking Toms

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.

Glorious Gabe

Gritty Gabe

Commanding Cate

Airborn Anya

Cheng changes it up and takes up the oar

‘One of a Kind in the World’: The Head of the Charles High School Experience

We all know the Head of the Charles as one of the pinnacle events of college rowing, and the best-known boat race this side of the Atlantic Ocean. But on Sunday morning, when everyone is preparing for the finals in the afternoon, the best high school rowers in the country will be navigating the twists and turns of the difficult Charles River course.

A Guide to Rowing at the Head of the Charles

The Head of the Charles Regatta (HOCR) is a unique race that occurs once a year, bringing together tens of thousands of people to Harvard Square to watch some of the most talented rowers in the world. We take you through the basics of the sport.