Princeton University Athletics
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Shea Rowing Center Has All Four Teams Heading To The Postseason
May 18, 2021 | Heavyweight Rowing, Women's Rowing - Open, Women's Rowing - Lightweight, Men's Rowing - Lightweight
PRINCETON, N.J. - After waiting over 22 months to race, the teams at the Shea Rowing Center has been very busy over the past few weeks with races.
Now, all four squads get to race for a national championship.
The women's open rowing team was selected for an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Rowing Championships (May 28-30) in Sarasota, Fla., while the men's heavyweight, men's lightweight and women's lightweight teams will race at the IRA National Championship regatta (May 28-29) at Mercer Lake.
Princeton's women's open rowing squad will have its 1V, 2V and V4 rowing at the NCAA regatta. Its 1V is seeded ninth, 2V seeded 16th and its V4 ranked No. 10.
Tickets for the NCAA Championship regatta can be purchased online prior to the championship (all-session) here or here. For fans who can not attend the races, webcasts for each day will be available here.
The heavyweight squad will have three boats in competition (1V, 2V and 3V) at the IRA regatta while the men's lightweight (1V, 2V) and women's lightweight (V8, 2X) teams will have two boats each.
For the heavyweight boats, each one will race in a time trial with the top 16 advancing to the semifinals. Top two of each semifinal will move on to the Grand Final. The time trials are on Friday morning (May 28), the semifinals on Friday afternoon with the Grand and Petite Finals Saturday (May 29).
Each of the lightweight finals are on Friday morning.
There are no spectators allowed at the event. Fans can follow the action for both days on Youtube on the USRowing Channel.
Now, all four squads get to race for a national championship.
The women's open rowing team was selected for an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Rowing Championships (May 28-30) in Sarasota, Fla., while the men's heavyweight, men's lightweight and women's lightweight teams will race at the IRA National Championship regatta (May 28-29) at Mercer Lake.
Princeton's women's open rowing squad will have its 1V, 2V and V4 rowing at the NCAA regatta. Its 1V is seeded ninth, 2V seeded 16th and its V4 ranked No. 10.
Tickets for the NCAA Championship regatta can be purchased online prior to the championship (all-session) here or here. For fans who can not attend the races, webcasts for each day will be available here.
The heavyweight squad will have three boats in competition (1V, 2V and 3V) at the IRA regatta while the men's lightweight (1V, 2V) and women's lightweight (V8, 2X) teams will have two boats each.
For the heavyweight boats, each one will race in a time trial with the top 16 advancing to the semifinals. Top two of each semifinal will move on to the Grand Final. The time trials are on Friday morning (May 28), the semifinals on Friday afternoon with the Grand and Petite Finals Saturday (May 29).
Each of the lightweight finals are on Friday morning.
There are no spectators allowed at the event. Fans can follow the action for both days on Youtube on the USRowing Channel.
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