San Diego Crew Classic

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Fact Sheet

37th Annual San Diego Crew Classic

EVENT DATES: March 27-28, 2010. In addition, crews will be on the water for practice throughout the day on Friday, March 26.

LOCATION: Crown Point Shores on Mission Bay

OVERVIEW: More than 3,400 athletes from 100 clubs, universities and colleges from across the United States will be participating in this premier rowing event. The San Diego Crew Classic has been the marquee regatta on the West Coast for many years and has been on the rowing scene with many esteemed regattas such as Head of the Charles. The San Diego Crew Classic has been the competitive site of both future and current Olympians. and is an event for rowers of all levels and from ages 14-84 to compete each year in various divisions. Some are novice rowers, while others are reliving their college and club experiences. The Masters level is the fastest growing segment of the sport, with many Masters rowers new to the sport.

EVENT FEATURES: Check all the event features here. In addition to the outstanding racing, the San Diego Crew Classic features a trade show, great food and alumni tents along with great viewing of the racing from Crown Point Shores or on the massive Jumbotron located adjacent to the merchandise and alumni areas and from the Beer Garden on the Shore featuring local breweries.

PHOTOS For stock event photos, click here Credit: Hugh Cox

RACE COURSE: Begins near Sea World and heads north along Mission Bay for 2000 meters, finishing at Crown Points Shores Park.

SCHEDULE: Click on Schedule and Results at the left. Racing begins at 7:30 a.m. both days.

WINNERS: Winning crews for the major events in 2009 were University of California in the Copley Cup (men) and the University of Michigan (women) in the Jessop-Whittier Cup.

COPLEY CUP FIELD for 2010: CAL, Stanford, Boston University, Syracuse, Northeastern, Michigan, UC Davis, UC San Diego, University of San Diego, Brown, Temple

JESSOP-WHITTIER CUP FIELD for 2010: USC, Radcliffe, Washington State, Virginia, St. Josephs, UCLA, Villanova, and Grand Valley.

ADMISSION: Ticket prices for the 2010 San Diego Crew Classic are $7.00 for ages 13 and older per day and parking is $10 per car at Crown Point Shores. There is free shuttle from free parking at Ski Beach.

SAN DIEGO For information about San Diego as a destination, visit the San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau website here
Coverage:

4/9/09 Fifth-place finish in tough San Diego field for m.crew – The Brown Daily Herald

4/7/09 San Diego brings rough waters for WSU rowing - The Daily Evergreen

4/7/09 Varsity boat takes third in San Diego - The Daily Cardinal

4/7/09 Elis second in San Diego – Yale Daily News

4/6/09 UCSD Varsity Eight Captures Cal Cup For Second Time In Three Years; JV And Novice Also Prevail At San Diego Crew Classic UC San Diego on-line

4/6/09 Crew successful in weekend regattas in Seattle, San Diego – The Daily of the University of Washington

4/6/09 Amazing place, race for Michigan – Wolverines women pull off Crew Classic upset – Union Tribune

4/5/09 Michigan, U. of California top Crew Classic – USA Today

4/5/09 Men’s Rowing Completes San Diego Crew Classic – OSU Beavers

4/4/09 Crew Closes the Gap in San Diego – Syracuse University Athletics – Crew

4/4/09 Crew Classic lets issue of NCAA control drift by – Union Tribune