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Ivy League Championships
No. 7 Women's Open Rowing Has Impressive Saturday at Ivy Championships
May 16, 2026 | Women's Rowing - Open
The Tigers' 3V placed third in its heat (06:40.21) behind Yale (6:36.1) and Brown (6:39.9) to collect a spot in its grand final.
Princeton's 1V led throughout its heat and crossed the line first at 6:07.3. Brown was second (6:11.2) while Harvard also nabbed a third place finish spot (6:18.5).
The 1V wins its heat (06:07.3) and will race for @IvyLeague gold tomorrow!
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Another look at the 1V crossing the line with the fastest time! pic.twitter.com/xLP2Hl5ztu— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 16, 2026
Princeton's 2V picked up an open water victory at 6:18.7, over eight seconds in front of Dartmouth (6:27.0) and 9.5 seconds ahead of Harvard (6:28.3) in its heat.
The 2V earns an open water decision in its heat (6:18.7)!
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Princeton's 2V earned an 8.2-second victory! pic.twitter.com/tVbRsWTfAP— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 16, 2026
The Tigers' varsity four also won its heat (7:01.6), almost four seconds in front of Dartmouth (7:05.6) and Harvard (7:11.5).
The Tigers' varsity four corrals the fastest time in its heat (7:01.6) and will also race for @IvyLeague gold! pic.twitter.com/APtqLlRPG8— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 16, 2026
An impressive victory for the Varsity Four! pic.twitter.com/Lx3J7JxxI9— Princeton Open Women (@princetonwcrew) May 16, 2026
Princeton's varsity four C rows for gold at 8 a.m. with the varsity four B following at 8:10 a.m. on Sunday.
"I'm very happy for our boats that qualified for their respective grand finals," said head coach Lori Dauphiny. "We will have work to do to accomplish what we want, but we're excited for tomorrow's racing."
The winner of the Varsity Eight Grand Final will be crowned the Ivy League Champion and will be awarded the Ivy League Champion Trophy. The Team Trophy will be presented to the team with the highest point total across all boats. The League's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Championship will be awarded to the team with the most points across the three NCAA boats (V8, 2V8 and V4).
Sunday Schedule
Varsity Four C Grand Final – 8:00 a.m.
Varsity Four B Grand Final – 8:10 a.m.
Third Varsity Grand Final – 8:30 a.m.
Varsity Four Grand Final – 8:50 a.m.
Varsity Eight Grand Final – 9:30 a.m.
