Though not always thought of as a major sport in the United States, rowing has an international reputation for requiring conditioning, chemistry and practice. The Washington University Crew is looking to live up to that reputation. “Rowing is the ultimate team sport.

The Varsity 8 squad of the Washington University crew team took 17th place at the 2009 Head of the Charles Regatta and earned an automatic bid for next year’s regatta for the first time in program history.