Conner Parker

Both the men’s and women’s teams will be competing for national championships this weekend.

While Cal could not clinch the title, both teams still earned podium finishes: The men came in second while the women finished third overall.

Cal men’s and women’s rowing are officially entering the championship stretch as they head to Sacramento this weekend to race at the Pac-12 championships.

In the annual Windmere Cup, both the men's and women's rowing teams fell to Washington. Cal's only winning boat was the men's third varsity eight.

Both of the Cal rowing teams will be looking to gear up and fine-tune their rowing this weekend against Washington for their final regular season regatta.

Cal men’s rowing concluded a successful start to its season this past weekend with a dominant win against UC San Diego. The Bears’ varsity eight and second varsity eight boats finished first and second, respectively.

You ultimately have to earn the trust of the rowers in the boat. Cataldo has to feel both their excitement and exhaustion.

Cal women’s rowing kicked off its season in victorious fashion last weekend, winning five of six races over two days of competition. Meanwhile, Cal men’s rowing is set for its season opener this weekend against UC San Diego.

Cal is behind in training by its own standards — the blue and gold are just two and a half months into their training due to pandemic-induced restrictions. The Bears were not able to congregate as a full team until recently.

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