Women's Rowing Travels To San Diego
April 4, 2002
Coral Gables, Fla. (www.hurricanesports.com) —
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The University of Miami varsity women will compete against Washington, Virginia, Stanford, Texas, Washington State and Navy in the Jessop-Whittier Cup race on Saturday April 6 at 11:20 a.m. (EST).
The Grande Final for the Jessop-Whittier Cup is on Sunday, April 7 at 5:40 p.m. (EST). The Petite Final is at 2:40 p.m. (EST).
In its most recent competition, the UM varsity women won four of five races vs. UCF, Connecticut and West Virginia on the Hurricanes’ home course on Indian Creek in Miami Beach on March 23.
The women’s varsity eight, which included Jenny Lee (coxswain), Jenny Krawec, Jacqui Julien, Anna Cohen, Marijka Vander Pol, Monika Manios, Alli Nelson, Ananda Chou and Mandy Turner, opened the days racing with a first-place finish over Connecticut (7:30.65) and West Virginia (7:41.71) with a time of 7:22.75.
In the last race of the day the UM varsity eight (7:09.54) came away with another first-place finish over West Virginia (7:10.88), UCF (7:21.42) and UM (JV) 7:30.54.
San Diego Crew Classic History
Behind the birth of the San Diego Crew Classic in 1973 were two century old rowing clubs: The San Diego Rowing Club, founded in 1888, and the women’s ZLAC Rowing Club, founded in 1892. Several generations of old San Diego families were members of the clubs and from them came Crew Classic founders Patty Wyatt, Joe Jessop, Andy Borthwick, Del Beekley, and others like them. They had the vision and the initiative.
The University of Washington and the Naval Academy had developed a great rivalry and, when they were approached with the idea of coming to San Diego for a West Coast regatta, they enthusiastically agreed.
The first Crew Classic regatta featured 300 competitors in 12 races and a budget of $10,000. The twenty-sixth Crew Classic features over 3,000 competitors in 87 races with a budget of $300,000.
The San Diego Crew Classic has become internationally recognized as one of the finest regattas in the world.
