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They are an NCAA Division I team. The men's head coach since 1996 is Chris Clark. HISTORY 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. LOCATION The Wisconsin Crew team's boathouse is located on Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin . The boathouse that was built in 1968 was recently demolished to make way for a new building. The new boathouse is currently under construction and is estimated to be finished by Fall 2004. MEN'S VARSITY COACHES
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Men's Varsity Eight 1951, 1959, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1986, 1990 Men's Second Varsity Eight 1973, 1974, 1986 Men's Freshman Eight 1900, 1907, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1983, 1985 Women's Varsity Eight 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986 REGATTA WINS OF NOTE Eastern Sprints
Head Of The Charles
Midwest Rowing Championship
CUPS AND TROPHIES WON Cochrane Cup 1963, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973-1977, 1980, 1981, 1984-1991, 1996, 1998-2000, 2002 Walsh Cup 1967-1969, 1985-1989, 1997-2002 Ten Eyck Trophy 1972-1975, 1979, 1980, 1986-1988, 1997, 1999-2002 |
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