UW Headed To Redwood Shores For Annual Cal Dual

The Washington men's and women's rowing teams return to action this Saturday, April 20, as the Huskies travel to the Bay Area for the annual UW-Cal Dual Regatta, the west's oldest and most prestigious rowing rivalry.
 
Racing begins at 9:00 a.m., with the first of 11 men's and women's races. Cal will provide a live video stream of the regatta (see link at top-right of this page). Live results will be posted on HereNow.com.
 
The UW-Cal Dual, first contested by the men in 1903 and by the women in 1977, is the oldest and most significant collegiate rowing rivalry in the western United States. It's also nearly unique in that, each year, both the men's and women's teams compete on the same race course on the same day – rare for a dual.
 
This year, according to the most recent polls, the Dual pits the No. 2-ranked Cal men vs. No. 3 UW, while on the women's side, the Huskies are ranked No. 7, and Cal is No. 4.
 
Here's the schedule:
 
9:00 a.m. – Exhibition: Cal Women's 5V8+ vs. Cal Women's 6V8+
9:10 a.m. – Men's Freshman 8+
9:20 a.m. – Women's Novice 8+/Women's Fourth Varsity 8+
9:30 a.m. – Men's Varsity 4+
9:40 a.m. – Women's Third Varsity 8+
9:50 a.m. – Men's Third Varsity 8+
10:00 a.m. – Women's Varsity 4+
10:10 a.m. – Men's Second Varsity 8+
10:20 a.m. – Women's Second Varsity 8+
10:30 a.m. – Men's Varsity 8+
10:40 a.m. – Women's Varsity 8+
 
The Washington-California men's varsity eight dual series dates back to 1903, with 111 meetings between the two schools. At stake is the Schoch Cup, named after Delos "Dutch" Schoch of Washington's class of 1936 (Schoch was the alternate for the famed "Boys In The Boat"). Washington holds a 76-34-1 record in the dual meeting.
 
Washington's men's second varsity eight series with Cal dates back to 1939, with the UW winning 52 of 77 races. The UW's freshman eight race began in 1939, with Washington wining 60 of 80 races.
 
Washington and California have a women's varsity eight rivalry that dates back to 1977. The Huskies will race for a chance to retain the Simpson Cup, which was donated by longtime Washington supporters Hunter and Dottie Simpson, whose daughter, Anne, rowed at Cal. Washington leads the series 26-20, and at one point won 22 of 23 races from 1981-2003. The Huskies' broke the Bears' six-year streak in the varsity eight win a win in 2021 and then won again in 2022 in Berkeley, and again on Montlake Cut in 2023.
 
The second varsity eight series against California began in 1975, with Washington winning 31 of 43 races. The Golden Bears won in 2004, snapping an 11-race UW win streak that was the Huskies' longest in the series.
 
Last year in Seattle, Cal won three of five women's races, with the Huskies taking the varsity eight and varsity four events.
 
Following the Cal Dual, the Huskies will have two weeks to prepare for the 2024 Windermere Cup/Opening Day Regatta, including Twilight Sprints on Friday, May 3, and the full regatta on May 4. This year, the UW welcomes men's and women's crews from Italy and the University of Wisconsin for Windermere Cup.