Princeton University Athletics
150 Years ? Women's Open Rowing
November 17, 2014 | Women's Rowing - Open
| Women's Open Rowing |
| First Race: April 8, 1972 vs. MIT |
| 14 Ivy League Championships • 5 national championships |
| 1972 | Princeton, in its first year as a varsity program, wins the inaugural EAWRC Championship |
| 1982 | Princeton wins its first Ivy League championship by 2.1 seconds over Yale. |
| 1990 | Princeton completes its first of six straight undefeated seasons and wins its first collegiate national championship by two seconds over Radcliffe. |
| 1995 | Princeton wins its third straight national championship by less than one second over Washington, which had previously ended Princeton's six-year unbeaten streak. |
| 1997 | Lori Dauphiny takes over as head coach and Princeton advances to the inaugural NCAA Championships regatta. Princeton wins the 2V gold medal. |
| 2004 | After winning the Ivy League championship, Princeton competes at the prestigious Royal Henley Regatta and reaches the finals of the Remenham Challenge, |
| 2006 | Princeton produces arguably the greatest crew in collegiate history. Three future Olympians, including two-time gold medalist Caroline Lind, lead the Tigers to their first NCAA varsity eight gold medal. |
| 2011 | Princeton finishes another undefeated season with its second NCAA Championships V8 gold medal. |
| 2012 | Princeton sends five alumni to the London Olympics; three race in the W8+ gold medal final. |
| 2014 | For the first time since 1994-95, Princeton repeats as Ivy League champion; the Tigers defeated No. 1 Brown on Cooper River to win their 14th Ivy title. |
The 150th anniversary of the first intercollegiate athletic event in Princeton University history will be Nov. 22, 2014, which will be 150 years to the day that Princeton defeated Williams 27-16 in a baseball game. As part of the 150th celebration, Princeton will be commemorating the history of each of its 38 varsity teams, in reverse order of the time they became varsity programs.
Thursday, June 11
Tuesday, June 04
Wednesday, June 22
Monday, June 06