Sunday, May 11

UCLA women’s rowing team uses seat racing to gain an edge

Handing her oar off to a teammate, junior Samantha Upton lifted herself out of her boat, over the murky saltwater of Marina del Rey and into the newly vacated seat in the boat floating next to her – in the process sliding past the teammate moving into Upton’s old seat. Read more...

Photo: The process of refining the UCLA women’s rowing team includes “seat races” in which athletes compete against each other for spots in various races and boats.


UCLA rowing pulls closer in races against USC

Although the Bruins lost their dual with crosstown rival USC on Saturday, they kept their margins tighter than they did a month ago. Read more...

Photo: UCLA rowing’s varsity eight boat lost to USC by 2.5 seconds, a marked improvement from April’s Crew Classic in San Diego, in which UCLA lost to USC by nearly five seconds in the varsity eight.


When UCLA faces undefeated USC in a one-on-one competition this weekend, the Bruins will aim to take down the Trojans in the four-person boat races, which were a close call the last time the teams met.

UCLA rowing to face USC in heated race

Unlike the large regattas that have defined most of the spring, this weekend UCLA women’s rowing will compete against only one team – USC. Read more...

Photo: When UCLA faces undefeated USC in a one-on-one competition this weekend, the Bruins will aim to take down the Trojans in the four-person boat races, which were a close call the last time the teams met.

When UCLA faces undefeated USC in a one-on-one competition this weekend, the Bruins will aim to take down the Trojans in the four-person boat races, which were a close call the last time the teams met.