Thanks to Gene Kininmonth.
Conditions: "An Old School Duel of Classic Proportions"
There was a lot of pride at stake in today's cross-town confrontation between
George Washington University and their rivals from Georgetown. And just a
little history too.
Today's men-only varsity event was a best-of-seven match races. The crews
raced into a strong headwind on the Potomac River from Key Bridge to
Washington Harbour, a distance of a little over a half mile. George
Washington's JV Eight and Freshman Eight raced Georgetown in a best of five
series.
Joining the varsity events this year for the first time were alumni races.
Alumni of each school raced each other in three age classes:
"Young Alumni": Grad's - 35 years
"Masters Alumni": 35 - 50 years
"Veteran Alumni": 50 years and over
A highlight of The Duel this year was an Exhibition Row by George Washington's
"Original Crew of 1956". The crew performed the row-past rowing in the shell
"Men's Eight of 1956" named in their honor.