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Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweights Defend V8+ Title at The 61st Head of the Charles Regatta

By Leo P. Petropoulos  • 

The Massachusetts winter winds came early this year, but they were no damper on the hundreds of thousands of spectators descending upon the Charles River to watch the reigning national medalists, the Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight rowing team, compete in the 61st annual Head of the Charles Regatta. The team defended its Head of the Charles title in the V8+, defeating Georgetown by 0.021 seconds to win gold yet again.


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Four of the Forty-Two: Previewing Harvard’s Four Teams on the Charles

By Leo P. Petropoulos  • 

With hundreds of thousands of spectators descending on Boston for the 61st annual Head of the Charles regatta, one can only imagine what the hallowed walls of both Newell and Weld Boathouses would say about the work Harvard and Radcliffe’s rowing teams put in to prepare for the event.


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Caitlyn Kukulowicz Trades In Her Skates For Oars

Senior rower Caitlyn Kukulowicz was a figure skater before she joined the Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight crew team. She has found that some of her figure skating skills have helped her excel on the Charles River.


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From the Charles to the Thames: Harvard Alums Take on the Boat Race

While rowing fans from around the world flock to the Charles River every fall, the rowing world centers across the pond in the spring for The Boat Race on the River Thames.


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‘It’s Like Rower Christmas’: Generations of Harvard and Radcliffe Rowers Reunite in Alumni Boats for the Head of the Charles

Finding water to row on and the time to get out there can be difficult for many former rowers. For Harvard and Harvard-Radcliffe alumni, the Head of the Charles provides the joy of a holiday and an opportunity to once again do the thing they love.


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Hughes Hired

Elizabeth “Libby” Hughes, the new Head Coach of the Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight rowing team.


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Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweight Rowing Secures Third Place Finish at IRA Nationals

By Leo P. Petropoulos  • 

In a fitting end for the historically successful Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight rowers, the Black and White concluded its 2025-2026 campaign with bronze honors at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship on the pristine waters of Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.


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Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweight Rowing Retains Beanpot

The No. 1 Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight rowing team continued its dominant streak on the Charles. With the win, the program will hold onto the coveted Beanpot for another year, bringing it safely back home to Weld Boathouse.


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Harvard-Radcliffe Launches Boat

By Jason Deng  • 

The Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight crew team heads out on The Charles.


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Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweights Dominate Varsity 8 and Lightweight 8 at Knecht Cup

The Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweight Rowing team proved why it’s ranked first in the country in Cherry Hill, N.J., at the Knecht Cup this weekend. The varsity eight had an especially commanding performance, placing first in both the lightweight eight+ and the varsity eight+ races.


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Leaving Weld

By Sarah G. Erickson  • 

The Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight team pushes off from the dock during the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta


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Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweight Rowing Snatches The Class of 1999 Cup Back From Princeton

Last weekend, the No. 1 Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight crew team bested the No. 2 Princeton Tigers to reclaim the coveted Class of 1999 Cup for the first time in six years.


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Harvard-Radcliffe Lightweights Glide Down The Charles

The Harvard-Radcliffe lightweight crew team during the 2024 Head of the Charles Regatta.

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