With the graduation of two seniors and the return of many key first-year rowers who competed in both the varsity and second varsity crews last spring, the team is looking forward to continued success in the 2006-07 season.

The 2005-06 season carried with it the momentum from the team’s trip to the Henley Royal Regatta in 2005 where they became the first Colby men’s crew to win an international race. The returning athletes took the experience gained there and continued to move the team forward through the fall, winter, and spring seasons.

The spring season featured a series of close races against NESCAC’s perennially strong competition and was highlighted by a ninth place finish at the New England Rowing Championships and a subsequent selection to the ECAC National Invitational Regatta.

Program Overview

Crew is the oldest intercollegiate sport in the nation and for almost 20 years it has grown in size and increased in speed at Colby. The College's crew rows on nearby Messalonskee Lake at the Colby-Hume Center. The center features a recently expanded boathouse and seven miles of sheltered water.

The Colby crew believes that a student athlete's education can be significantly enhanced outside the classroom. Our rowers accomplish this with the commitment they make to one another, to the team, and to the process of attaining athletic excellence. Through year-round training we maximize cardiovascular conditioning, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, rowing technique, and psychological preparation. The combination of training and racing provides our students with a rich collegiate experience.

To meet their goals the crew uses the fall to redefine technique, create a base of fitness, and gain valuable racing experience. The winter schedule consists of indoor training crucial to success in the spring. In February the crews return to the water for the challenge of the spring racing season. Each weekend in April includes races against crews from across New England, including the New England Rowing Championships and the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships.

About the Colby-Hume Center

Women's Crew