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FINALISTS:

• Boston University Men's Heavyweight Varsity 8+ - Under their new coach Tom Bohrer they beat Brown for the first time in 22 years, and then went on to have the best IRA in school history. They also won the Chapman award for most improved crew.
• Brown Heavyweight Men - The Brown Heavies dominated Sprints, winning the V8, JV8, 3V4, 1F, and 2F. Then the team went to Henley where the Varsity 8 won the Ladies Plate over the GBR U23 eight.
• Gonzaga College High School Boys - Won the DC City Champs, were fastest American crew at Stotesbury, won the SRAA National Championship. Then raced and won one race in the Princess Elizabeth cup at Henley.
• Los Gatos Lightweight Junior Girls 8+ - Rebounded off of their 2nd place finish at Southwest Regionals to win Junior Nationals for the third straight year.
• New Zealand Men's 1x, Mahe Drysdale - Had a dominating summer, winning two World Cups and Henley. Then won his fourth World Championship. Was also a member of the Great Eight that won the Head of the Charles. Won the Silverskiff regatta.
• New Zealand Men's 2- - Went in to the season as underdogs against the GBR pair, but won each race against them including wins in two World Cups, Henley, and a capping the summer off with a World Championship.
• Princeton Men's Lightweight Varsity 8+ - Crew went undefeated against collegiate competition in 2009. Went undefeated during the spring regular season, won Eastern Sprints and IRA's by open water. Won the Temple Cup at Henley, and was the fastest collegiate crew at the Head of the Charles.
• Stanford Women - Won their first Division I team championship, including first in the Varsity Eight, third in the Second Varsity Eight, and fifth in the Varsity Four.
• USA Women's 2- - Erin Cafaro and Susan Francia raced both the pair and eight at the World Championships, winning gold in both events. The pair were the first athletes to double up at Worlds since 2001. Cafaro and Francia also won the Head of the Charles as members of the Hudson Shark Great Eight.
• Washington Men - Despite losing to west coast rivals Cal and Stanford throughout the regular season, the Huskies responded at the IRA. There, they won gold in four of the five heavyweight events(Varsity 8, JV 8, Frosh 8, and Open 4).
• Williams Women - Dominated Division III, winning the New England Championships and then their four consecutive NCAA team championship.
• Wisconsin Women's Lightweight Varsity 8+ - Varsity 9 went undefeated in '09, winning their third straight Sprints, dominating IRA's by 11 seconds, and winning the Head of the Charles by 26 seconds.

Also nominated: USA U23 Men's 4-, Pocock Juniors, Clemson Women, St. Andrew Rowing Club, Virginia Women's Varsity 8, St. Augustine Prep Men's Lightweight 2x, USA Junior Women's 8, Maritime Rowing Club